Track is featured on forthcoming 12 song debut
Kimberly Kelly releases another taste from the forthcoming album with her take on “Black Rose.” The song will appear on her label debut, I’ll Tell You What’s Gonna Happen, arriving on CD and LP July 8th via Show Dog Nashville in partnership with Thirty Tigers.
Produced by Brett Tyler, Kelly’s husband a hit songwriter himself with No. 1s like “Cold Beer Calling My Name” under his belt and written by Kelly’s friend and mentor Country Music Hall of Famer Billy Joe Shaver, her powerful take on the track closes out an album that unintentionally became a tribute to the late country music legend.
“Billy Joe was such an important part of my journey into music, and since we used his quote as the title of the album, it just seemed like we should end with one of his songs,” shares Kelly. “We listened to his entire catalog and just couldn’t decide what to cut. We landed on this one thinking we could tell it from Billy Joe’s point of view. He was strong in his faith, but also an outlaw. ‘The second time I done it on my own.’ I can relate to that line. Sometimes you do something again just because you want to.”
Kelly continues, “We put the voicemail he left me on the end of the track to bring it all the way around. When we started recording, I didn’t set out to make a tribute record to Billy Joe, but I love how this whole project came out and I will always love him.”
The latest track follows the release of nostalgic song-of-summer ready track, “Summers Like That” as well as “Blue Jean Country Queen” featuring Steve Wariner. Kelly also recently released a video for “Summers.” Directed by Tyler Barksdale, the video brings the song to life, capturing what young love looks like.
Fans can catch Kelly this Tuesday, June 28th at 7 pm CT as she concludes her three-week residency at Nashville’s legendary venue, The Basement.
