Paulette rides "Horseback" with new release.

Friday, June 14, 2024 – Working cowgirl and songstress Jenna Paulette will release her sophomore disc, "Horseback," on Sept. 6 with independent record label Leo33.

Paulette signed with the label, which is also the home of Zach Top, at the beginning of this year. Approaching her new project married and with a baby on the way, Paulette said to Cowboys & Indians, "This record is a cumulation of perspectives I have from the moments and people that made me: rural, cowboy, America, my biggest heartaches leading to my healing, the men and women I'm so proud to come from and represent."

"From the 'ear break' on the record 'Prairie Primrose,' which I literally wrote most of from the saddle, to one of my favorites to perform live, 'Run the Damn Ball,' to 'The Prophet (Grandaddy's Song),' it's all a picture of the perspectives and personalities I've been influenced by throughout my life. A body of work I can stand behind," she said.

With "Darlin'" and "Hang Your Hat" already available, Paulette put out "Wild Is Her Favorite Color," today. Written by ACM and CMA Award-winning songwriters Lori McKenna, Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsey, "Wild Is Her Favorite Color" celebrates the freedom that comes with leaving your heart on your sleeve and living authentically.

"Being wild has always gotten a bad rap, but I've always felt wild," Paulette reflected from the saddle on Instagram. "Not Fireball shots at 3 A.M. wild, but honeysuckle growing up an old fence post. Horse wide open in a pasture. Sunset on fire, wind in my hair kind of wild. The kind of wild that God smiles about because he's the one that made the wild... Not people's opinions, not my own opinions about myself, not the constraints of society, undomesticated but feminine. Ruled by her maker and not the things the world says will make her. Free to be whatever it is that truly makes me come alive. So yes, I'm wild. And I'm hoping that when I'm done with it, it won't have such a bad rap."

Paulette released "The Girl I Was (Red Dirt Deluxe)" in March, marking the one-year anniversary of the disc.

Paulette is currently on the road with Aaron Watson as part of The Armadillo Dance Hall Tour.

The track list is:
1. Wild Is Her Favorite Color (Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey)
2. 3 Kings (Jenna Paulette, Parker Welling, Casey Brown)
3. The Devil Is An Angel (Jenna Paulette, Parker Welling, Casey Brown)
4. Run The Damn Ball (Rodney Clawson, Casey Beathard, Hunter Phelps)
5. The Dirt (Jenna Paulette, Will Bundy, Hillary Lindsey)
6. Chasin' Whiskey (Joe Fox, Tony Lane)
7. The Prophet (Granddaddy's Song) (Ashley McBryde, Matraca Berg, Lori McKenna)
8. Outside (Kelley Lovelace, Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson)
9. Prairie Primrose (Jenna Paulette, Will Bundy, Lydia Vaughan)
10. Darlin' (Jenna Paulette, Jess Cayne, Matthew Morrisey)
11. Horseback (Jenna Paulette, Will Bundy, Lydia Vaughan)
12. Hang Your Hat (Jenna Paulette, Smith Ahnquist, Jim Beavers, Rhett Akins)
13. A Hill To Die On (Jenna Paulette, Smith Ahnquist, Lynn Hutton)

Paulette settled in Nashville in 2015, where she struck up a mentorship with Ashley Gorley – a veteran songwriter with 60-plus number one hit under his belt – which ultimately led to her publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music in June 2021.