For Wallen, it's "One Thing At A Time"
Wallen, who also will launch a tour this year, including stadiums, recorded 36 songs for the set. His "Dangerous: The Album" disc contained 30 songs and was a hit out of the box in January 2021. However, Wallen's went into a tailspin almost immediately after he was caught on video using the "N" word near his Nashville home. Radio stations dropped playing his songs. Wallen was suspended from his label. Eventually, he started touring again.
Opening with confessional "Born With A Beer In My Hand" and closing with "Dying Man," Wallen said, "This record represents the last few years of my life, the highs and the lows. It also brings together the musical influences that have shaped me as an artist – country, alternative and hip-hop. There are 36 songs on this album because we just kept exploring with fresh lyrics, music and production ideas, and these are the songs that felt right to me. It was a blast to create, and I was so grateful to be back in the studio to lay this out for my fans."
Showcasing his wide-ranging influences and creativity – he interpolated The Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider" – showcased on "Everything I Love," a sample of Young Thug's "Lifestyle" interpolated on "180 (Lifestyle)," collaborations with Eric Church on "Man Made A Bar," HARDY on "In The Bible," and "Cowgirls" with ERNEST, finishing with "Dying Man" (Codeine it got Elvis / Whiskey it got Hank / I always thought somethin' like that / Might send me on my way), the album runs the gambit.
"I just try to tell it how it is – the good, the bad, the love, the heartbreak. That's all I know how to do," said Wallen. "My hope is that this album makes my fans proud; makes 'em laugh, smirk, cry, and think – just like it did for me."
Wallen's sister, Ashlyne Wallen, sings harmony on "Outlook." He said, "I grew up in church singing three-part harmonies with my two sisters. That's how I learned to sing, so this was a full-circle moment for Ashlyne and me."
The cover art also holds family significance for Wallen – photographed at the home of his late Mamaw (Grandmother) Boots. "My Mamaw Boots helped raise me. I had such a special bond with her, so I wanted to honor her with this new record."
Three new songs off the album arrive tonight: "Last Night," "Everything I Love" and "I Wrote The Book."
Wallen also will go on his One Night At A Time World Tour with a 63-date/30 stadium show tour kicking off overseas March 15-24 in New Zealand and Australia with HARDY before returning stateside on April 15 at Milwaukee's American Family Field, then hitting New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, Chicago's Wrigley Field, and Boston's Fenway Park with Parker McCollum, and wrapping on Oct. 7 at Tacoma Dome in Washington. ERNEST and Bailey Zimmerman support across U.S. and international dates.
The track listing is:
1. Born With A Beer In My Hand (Morgan Wallen, Zach Abend, Michael Hardy)
2. Last Night (John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ryan Vojtesak)
3. Everything I Love (Morgan Wallen, Ashley Gorley, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
Contains interpolation from "Midnight Rider" written by Gregg Allman, Robert Kim Payne
4. Man Made A Bar (featuring Eric Church) (Rocky Block, Jordan Dozzi, Larry Fleet, Brett Tyler)
5. Devil Don't Know (Travis Denning, Jared Mullins, Ben Stennis)
6. One Thing At A Time (Ashley Gorley, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen)
7. '98 Braves (John Byron, Josh Miller, Travis Wood)
8. Ain't That Some (Chris LaCorte, Chase McGill, Josh Miller, Blake Pendergrass)
9. I Wrote The Book (Morgan Wallen, Michael Hardy, Cameron Montgomery)
10. Tennessee Numbers (Jordan Minton, Blake Pendergrass, Travis Wood)
11. Hope That's True (Morgan Wallen, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
12. Whiskey Friends (Morgan Wallen, Ashley Gorley, Jonathan Hoskins, Ernest Keith Smith, Josh Thompson, Ryan Vojtesak)
13. Sunrise (John Byron, Blake Pendergrass)
14. Keith Whitley (Thomas Archer, Brad Clawson, Jared Mullins)
15. In The Bible (featuring HARDY) (John Byron, Jeff Garrison, Jon Hall, Ben Johnson, Geoffrey Warburton)
16. You Proof (Morgan Wallen, Ashley Gorley, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
17. Thought You Should Know (Morgan Wallen, Nicolle Galyon, Miranda Lambert)
18. F150-50 (Jared Mullins, John Pierce, Ben Stennis)
19. Neon Star (Country Boy Lullaby) (Morgan Wallen, Ernest Keith Smith, Josh Thompson, Ryan Vojtesak)
20. I Deserve A Drink (John Byron, Devin Dawson, Jacob Durrett, Hillary Lindsey)
21. Wine Into Water (John Byron, Matt Jenkins, Blake Pendergrass)
22. Me + All Your Reasons (Morgan Wallen, Ashley Gorley, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
23. Tennessee Fan (Morgan Wallen, Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Mark Holman)
24. Money On Me (Michael Lotten, Blake Pendergrass, Matt Roy)
25. Thinkin' Bout Me (John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips, Ryan Vojtesak)
26. Single Than She Was (John Byron, Ben Johnson, Ryan Vojtesak)
27. Days That End In Why (John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Driver Williams)
28. Last Drive Down Main (Jerry Flowers, Ryan Hurd, Michael Lotten)
29. Me To Me (Morgan Wallen, Ashley Gorley, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
30. Don't Think Jesus (Jessi Alexander, Mark Holman, Chase McGill)
31. 180 (Lifestyle) (Rocky Block, Ashley Gorley, Mark Holman, Blake Pendergrass, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak) Contains interpolation from "Lifestyle" written by Arsenio Archer, London Holmes, Dequantes Lamar, Bryan Williams, Jeffery Williams
32. Had It (Rocky Block, Alex Eskeerdo Izquierdo, Ryan Vojtesak)
33. Cowgirls (featuring ERNEST) (Rocky Block, Ashley Gorley, James Maddocks, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
34. Good Girl Gone Missin' (Morgan Wallen, Ashley Gorley, James Maddocks, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
35. Outlook (Morgan Wallen, Rodney Clawson, Jeff Hyde)
36. Dying Man (Ben Johnson, Blake Pendergrass, Josh Thompson)
Produced by Joey Moi
Tracks 2, 16, 25, 34 Co-produced by Charlie Handsome
Track 9 Co-produced by Jacob Durrett and Cameron Montgomery
Tracks 13, 19, 31, 33 Co-produced by Jacob Durrett
Musicians:
Drums: Jerry Roe
Percussion: Jerry Roe Bass: Mark Hill, Jimmie Lee Sloas
Electric Guitar: Tom Bukovac, Dominic Frost, Charlie Handsome, Derek Wells
Acoustic Guitar: Todd Lombardo, Bryan Sutton
Banjo, Bouzouki, Dobro, ukulele: Bryan Sutton
Mandolin: Todd Lombardo, Bryan Sutton
Keys, Hammond B3 Organ: Dave Cohen
Steel: Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin
BGVs: Wes Hightower, Ashlyne Wallen
Programming: Zach Abend, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, James Maddocks, Cameron Montgomery, Ben Stennis
Tour dates are:
April 14-15 Milwaukee, WI American Family Field*#
April 20 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
April 22-23 Oxford, MS Vaught-Hemingway Stadium*+
April 27 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
April 28 Moline, IL Vibrant Arena
April 29 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
May 4 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
May 5 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
May 6 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 18 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium*
May 19-20 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium*$
May 24 Austin, TX Moody Center
May 26 Houston, TX Minute Maid Park*#
June 1-2 Atlanta, GA Truist Park*$
June 3 Panama City Beach, FL Gulf Coast Jam^
June 8-9 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
June 10 Myrtle Beach, SC Carolina Country Music Fest^
June 14-15 Pittsburgh, PA PNC Park*#
June 17 Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Park*#
June 22-23 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field*$
June 29-30 Detroit, MI Ford Field*#
July 6-7 St. Louis, MO Busch Stadium*$
July 14-15 San Diego, CA Petco Park*#
July 19- 20 Phoenix, AZ Chase Field*#
July 22 Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium*#
Aug 3 Detroit Lakes, MN WE Fest^
Aug. 11-12 Columbus, OH Ohio Stadium*#
Aug. 16-18 Boston, MA Fenway Park*$
Sept. 2 Washington, DC FedEx Field*$
Oct. 7 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
International datse:
March 15 Auckland, NZ Spark Arena #
March 19 Ipswich, QLD CMC Rocks ^
March 21 Sydney, NSW Qudos Bank Arena #
March 22 Sydney, NSW Qudos Bank Arena #
March 24 Melbourne, VIC Rod Laver Arena #
March 25 Melbourne, VIC Rod Laver Arena #
Aug. 5 Camrose, AB Big Valley Jamboree^
Sept. 14 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
Sept. 15,16, 18 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
Sept. 21 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
Sept. 22 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
Sept. 23 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Sept. 28 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
Sept.. 29 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
Sept. 30 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Oct. 3-4 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
* Stadium Dates
^ Festival Dates
# HARDY, ERNEST, Bailey Zimmerman
$ Parker McCollum, ERNEST, Bailey Zimmerman
& HARDY, Bailey Zimmerman
% Riley Green, ERNEST
+ HARDY, ERNEST
More news for Morgan Wallen
- 03/20/25: Wallen sets release date for upcoming CD
- 01/24/25: Wallen acknowledges "I'm The Problem" and stadium tour
- 12/31/24: Wallen surprises with "Smile"
- 12/12/24: Wallen pleads guilty in chair throwing incident
- 10/25/24: Wallen's Sand In My Boots Fest sells out
- 10/24/24: Wallen goes live to "Love Somebody"
- 10/21/24: Wallen, Post Malone, Brooks & Dunn, HARDY headline Sand in My Boots Fest
- 10/18/24: Wallen wants to "Love Somebody"
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