Young plans new record
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 – Chris Young will release his 10th studio album and first for Black River Entertainment, "I Didn't Come Here to Leave," on Oc. 17.
The album's fall release date also coincides with Young's eighth anniversary of his induction into the Grand Ole Opry.
The record contains 14 songs, including 11 co-writes. Young first teased this new chapter with the single "Til The Last One Dies" earlier this year.
"At this point in my career, I hope someone listens to this album and says 'Wow, he dug deep,'" Young said. "The funny thing is, I'm here saying 'Yeah, it's one of the best things I've ever made,' and I believe it wholeheartedly. It's wild to step back and see a really long list of things I've gotten to do already. But I didn't come here to leave."
The track list was not released.
More news for Chris Young
- 10/17/25: Young, Majcen, GIll, Wilson unveil new music
- 08/04/25: Young announces "It Must Be Christmas"
- 08/01/25: Young unveils "I Didn't Come To Leave" song list
- 04/07/25: Young sings "Till the Last One Dies"
- 03/21/25: Young announces label debut
- 12/04/24: Young leaves RCA for Black River
- 03/08/24: Young wonders "What She Sees In Me" ?
- 02/01/24: Young thanks fans following arrest, releases new song as thanks
CD reviews for Chris Young
Given the massive success of Chris Young's award-winning collaboration with Kane Brown on the title track, it would be an easy assumption to make that his eighth studio album would tow the same contemporary line that landed him a bevy of hits. The result is exactly that. But with some contingencies
The opener, "Raised on Country," starts out with a raucous groove that may get your toes tapping for the entirety, but the lyrics devolve into some painfully tired cliches like ...
Chris Young has one of the best country voices, and it's always a pleasure to hear him sing. But it's disappointing when the title cut sounds more like the groove to a Justin Bieber song than anything truly country. When, say, someone like Jason Aldean performs music with barely any resemblance to real country music, it's not that big a deal; he's not a great natural singer to begin with. However, Young's voice is just too good to waste on mere pop. ...
Song selection can sometimes seem fairly inessential whenever chosen by a master singer. Such is the case with "It Must Be Christmas," Chris Young's new holiday collection. He sounds as perfectly comfortable with the jazzy "I'll Be Home for Christmas," where its supper club vibe takes a little of the edge off one seriously sad song, as he does with the Phil Spector rock nugget "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)."
Young is also helped out by a few special guests. ...
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