Ballard goes for "Sunshine & Whiskey"
Monday, April 14, 2014 – After scoring his first number one with "Helluva Life,”" Frankie Ballard is hitting country radio with his new single, “"Sunshine & Whiskey."
Co-written by hit songwriters Luke Laird and The Cadillac Three'’s Jaren Johnston, the song captures the innocence of summer love and serves as the title track for his current album.
"“Man, it has been a crazy cold winter this year, and I feel like we are all ready for a little sunshine and whiskey to warm us up," said Ballard. "From the first time I heard this song, I knew I had to record it, and I can't wait to share it with everyone."
Ballard worked with producer Marshall Altman on the 11-song disc.
The Michigan native is currently playing headline shows and will join Jake Owen’s Days of Gold Tour for select dates through the summer.
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CD reviews for Frankie Ballard
The rough-edged, soulful vocalist Frankie Ballard certainly receives some high-powered songwriting help on "El Rio." Chris Stapleton, considered country music's savior by some, contributes to a couple of songs, and hit makers Chris Janson and Kip Moore also each have co-writing credits on the release. Perhaps most telling inclusion of all, however, is Ballard's cover of Bob Seger's love song, "You'll Accomp'ny Me." Much like Seger before him, Ballard ...
Upon first glance at the track list of Frankie Ballard's sophomore release, "Sunshine and Whiskey" you might think you're in for 40 minutes of upbeat party anthems. Nearly half the songs have unsubtle titles like "Drinky Drink," "Sober Me Up" and the standard, "Don't tell Mama I Was Drinking." But behind some of the clichéd titles are deeper themes including introspection, death and regret.
"It Don't Take Much" is autobiographical. ...
As country music's latest "triple threat" (singer/songwriter/guitarist), Michigan native Frankie Ballard puts a blues/soul spin on his country music, and that resulted in a video hit with Tell Me You Get Lonely. While his major-label debut EP does play to his strengths on some songs, all too often he ends up getting lost in the already-crowded batch of new wannabe country stars.
A good example of the best and worst of the album are in Ballard's two singles to date. ...
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