July 30 Show Dog Debut Led by Fast Rising Single “Need A Bar Sometimes”
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Platinum-selling, hit-making singer, songwriter and entertainer Clay Walker’s Show Dog Nashville debut album Texas To Tennessee will be released July 30. Starting today, May 7, the album can be pre-ordered with two instant grat tracks (the title song and hit single “Need A Bar Sometimes”) at orcd.co/texastotennessee.Produced by Michael Knox (Jason Aldean) and Jaron Boyer (“Somewhere On A Beach”), the 10-song collection’s first single “Need A Bar Sometimes” is continuing to gain momentum.
Recorded in Nashville and Galveston, the comeback album finds the native Texan embracing a number of dualities. Most notably, it finds a striking balance in reflecting the era of Walker’s most prolific hitmaking — country music of the ’90s and 2000s that’s enjoyed a resurgence in recent years — while fully articulating modern sounds and approaches. That aesthetic is perfectly embodied in the single.
Upon its release, “Need A Bar Sometimes” was quickly hailed as the song-of-the-moment for a pandemic-weary world. Driven in tandem by a processed steel guitar lick and Walker’s celebrated voice, the song has amassed more than 12 million on-demand streams and is adding 1 million radio impressions weekly resulting in its current climb on both Billboard and Mediabase country charts.
“Need A Bar Sometimes” has also garnered almost 8 million views for its official and lyric videos. The video has been No. 1 or No. 2 on CMT’s 12 Pack Countdown every week for several months. Taste of Country said, “Embraces his twang, but adds just the smallest amount of contemporary production to make a mix that fits 2020.”
As a songwriter, Walker has long contributed to his albums – often writing solo – and he’s credited on many of his biggest hits. For Texas To Tennessee, he co-wrote each of the collection’s 10 songs. “I got to write with the best writers in country music,” he says. “Every writer on this album is accomplished, most came in with ideas they thought fit me or developed ideas I brought and it led to real cohesiveness in all these songs.”
Later this month, Walker and Tracy Lawrence will share the stage for full band performances during a run of shows in the Midwest, May 20-23. The weekend will kick off in Dubuque, IA and conclude a four show run in Shawnee, OK (see full itinerary below). Fans can expect an energetic night full of number one hits as well as new music from both artists. Please note that all shows will observe local and state COVID-related protocol. For tickets and information, visit claywalker.com/tour
Texas To Tennessee joins a body of work that already includes four platinum albums, 31 charted singles and 11 No. 1 hits. Among them are “Live Until I Die,” “Dreaming With My Eyes Open,” “If I Could Make A Living,” “This Woman And This Man,” “Hypnotize The Moon,” “Rumor Has It,” “Then What,” “The Chain Of Love,” “I Can’t Sleep” and “She Won’t Be Lonely Long.”
Track listing for Texas To Tennessee:
1. Anything To Do With You
(Clay Walker/Brandon Kinney/Shane Minor/Mike Mobley)
2. Need A Bar Sometimes
(Clay Walker/Jaron Boyer/Josh Mirenda/George Birge)
3. Catching Up With An Ol’ Memory
(Clay Walker/Jaron Boyer/George Birge/Lalo)
4. Country Side
(Clay Walker/Jaron Boyer/Lynn Wilbanks)
5. Cowboy Loves A Woman
(Clay Walker/Jennifer Hanson/Mark Nesler)
6. Texas To Tennessee
(Clay Walker/Jennifer Hanson/Mark Nesler)
7. I Just Wanna Hold You
(Clay Walker/Jaron Boyer/Ben Stennis)
8. Loving You Then
(Clay Walker/Jaron Boyer/Brad Rempel/Ben Stennis)
9. You Look Good
(Clay Walker/Jaron Boyer/Michael Tyler)
10. One More
(Clay Walker/David Lee Murphy/Justin Weaver)
Tour Dates:
Thurs., May 20 Five Flags Center Dubuque, IA
Fri., May 21 Ralston Arena Ralston, NE
Sat., May 22 Riverside Amphitheater Jefferson City, MO
Sun., May 23 Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center Shawnee, OK