Smith announces "Smoky Mountain Sessions"

This is the follow-up to his "Smoky Mountains" CD, which came out in January.

Dwight A. Baker headed production. Smith recorded the new project at Echo Mountain Studio in Asheville, N.C. with his touring band in four days. The release features a fresh take on his current rising single "Roulette On The Heart" featuring Hailey Whitters and two songs Smith wrote by himself.

"Smoky Mountains Sessions came from a desire to get back to the core of songwriting. With these new songs, two of which I wrote by myself, I wanted to create them in a way that felt very raw and honest," said Smith. "Working with Dwight Baker for the first time on this project, we took my band up to Echo Mountains in Asheville and brought these songs to life over the course of four days. This collection is just the beginning of more new music on the way I can't wait to share."

The songs are:
"A Thousand Miles Away" | Written by Conner Smith
"Song For Tennessee" | Written by Conner Smith
"Boys In The Picture" | Written by Conner Smith, Rodney Clawson, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt Jenkins
"Roulette On The Heart (featuring Hailey Whitters) (Smoky Mountains Sessions)" | Written by Conner Smith, Jessi Alexander, Chase McGill, Mark Trusselln

Last week, Smith released original song "Steal My Thunder" featuring Tucker Wetmore which he penned alongside Matt Jenkins, Ben Johnson and Blake Pendergrass. Smith wrote the song for "Twisters: The Album," the star-studded musical companion to the new movie, which premieres on Friday.

"Having the opportunity to be a part of the Twisters movie and album is a very cool honor," said Smith. "With such a high caliber group of artists featured on the project and an already iconic movie, being asked to write a song for it was creatively inspiring. Adding Tucker Wetmore to the song took it to a new level, and I'm glad he was able to join us in bringing 'Steal My Thunder' to life."