Carrie Underwood – Play On

Play On
By: Carrie Underwood

Release Date:  November 3, 2009

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Carrie Underwood has come a long way since her 2005 win on American Idol and today – four years, two albums and a entertainer of the year award later – her all American girl attitude is like a magnet to the hearts of country music listeners.

The album’s first release, “Cowboy Casanova” was supposedly a leaked pre-release that fortunately snuck its way up the country music charts.  While I personally haven’t taken this album for a spin, I can guess that Underwood will ring in another number one.  Play on Carrie, play on!   ~SW

Check out Carrie on Walmart’s SoundCheck.

Track Listing:

1. Cowboy Casanova – HOT
2. Quitter
3. Mama’s Song
4. Change
5. Undo It
6. Someday When I Stop Loving You
7. Songs Like This
8. Temporary Home
9. This Time
10. Look At Me
11. Unapologize
12. What Can I Say – Featuring Sons of Sylvia
13. Play On

Music Video:

• Cowboy Casanova:

Related Artists:

• Josh Gracin |
• Kellie Pickler |
• Bucky Covington |

On the Web: carrieunderwoodofficial.com

Joe Nichols – Old Things New

Old Things New

By: Joe Nichols

Release Date: October 26, 2009

Joe Nichols is like an old friend, always excited to talk to but don’t always get to hear from. With mainstay hits like “Brokenheartsville” and “The Impossible” Nichols has kept it real country over the years.  We’re sure this album will be Nichols’ next best thing.  Not only for him but for country music too.

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Purchase “Old Things New” on Amazon: Old Things New

Track Listing:

1. Gimme That Girl
2. It’s Me I’m Worried About
3. Old Things New
4. Man Woman
5. Believers
6. Cheaper Than A Shrink
7. The Shape I’m In
8. This Bed’s Too Big
9. We All Go Home

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On the web: joenichols.com

Tim McGraw – Southern Voice

Southern Voice

By: Tim McGraw

Release Date: October 20, 2009

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Since success of “Live Like You Were Dying” in 2004 and “Let it Go” in 2007, combined with movie roles and sell out tours, it seems like Tim McGraw’s celebrity status has been upgraded to first-class.

That being said, we’re super excited with the news of a new studio album from McGraw and it seemed like the album, “Southern Voice,” would be pleasing when we got a taste with the radio pre-releases of “It’s A Business Doing Pleasure With You” and the title track, “Southern Voice.”

Track Listing:

1. Still
2. Ghost Town Train
3. Good Girls
4. I Didn’t Know It At The Time
5. It’s A Business Doing Pleasure With You - HOT
6. If I Died Today
7. Mr. Whoever You Are
8. Southern Voice – HOT
9. You Had To Be There
10. I’m Only Jesus
11. Forever Seventeen
12. Love You Goodbye

Related Artists:

Faith Hill |

Jo Dee Messina |

On the web: timmcgraw.com

Toby Keith – American Ride

“American Ride”
By: Toby Keith

Release Date: October 6, 2009

Toby Keith has a ton of #1 hits, let’s see how many he can produce with this new album.

Keith recently released the album’s first music video to the single “American Ride”. While Keith is known to get political, this video is set up like a Jib Jab political cartoon, and it totally surprised us. We’ll let you be the judge of it, download it on iTunes:

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Purchase “American Ride” on Amazon: American Ride

Track Listing:

1. American Ride – HOT
2. Gypsy Driftin’
3. Are You Feelin’ Me
4. Every Dog Has Its Day
5. Woke Up On My Own
6. If You’re Tryin’ You Ain’t
7. Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)
8. If I Had One
9. You Can’t Read My Mind
10. Tender As I Wanna Be
11. Loaded
12. Ballad Of Balad

On the Web: tobykeith.com

Sugarland – Gold and Green

“Gold and Green”
By: Sugarland

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Sugarland has released holiday tracks in the past but this album is the duo’s first full holiday collection. When I first learned they would be releasing a full-fledged holiday album I immediately looked to see if the track, “Little Wood Guitar” would be included as it has become a holiday favorite for me. (Ok, I do listen to it year round, I’ll be honest.)

Recommend: Also check out their latest music video release “Keep You”.

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Track Listing:

1. City Of Silver Dreams*
2. Winter Wonderland
3. Holly Jolly Christmas
4. Coming Home*
5. Gold And Green*
6. Maybe Baby (New Year’s Day)*
7. Nuttin’ For Christmas
8. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
9. Little Wood Guitar*
10. Silent Night

* Original songs co-written by Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush.

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On the Web: sugarlandmusic.com

Luke Bryan – Doin’ My Thing

Doin’ My Thing
By: Luke Bryan

Release Date: October 6, 2009

“Doin’ My Thing” is Luke Bryan’s follow-up to his debut album “I’ll Say Me” released in 2007. Since then, Bryan has enjoyed the early successes of his career with “All My Friends Say” , “Country Man” and one of my personal favorites, “We Rode In Trucks.” Now, with his latest single from the new album, this Georgia-born artist proves he can do slow love songs with the single “Do I”.

Catch Luke Bryan at Joe’s Bar on October 13.

Download Luke Bryan music on iTunes:
Purchase “Doin’ My Thing” on Amazon: Doin’ My Thing

Track Listing:

1. Rain Is A Good Thing
2. Doin’ My Thing
3. Do I – HOT |
4. What Country Is
5. Someone Else Calling You Baby
6. Welcome To The Farm
7. Apologize
8. Every Time I See You
9. Chuggin’ Along
10. I Did It Again
11. Drinkin’ Beer And Wastin’ Bullets

Discography

• I’ll Stay Me (2007) |

On the Web:  lukebryan.com

Keep You is a keeper

Released exclusively through the iTunes Music Store, Sugarland’s “Keep You” music video from the album “Love on the Inside” has the online music store’s users raving it.  Just after three days in the store, the video has already reached number two in the iTunes Top Country Music Video listing.

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush have teamed up with their long trusted director Shaun Silva to create another remarkable video.   Reminiscent of the hit Sugarland song “Stay,” from a few years ago, “Keep You” follows in its footsteps as the long, sad song that the duo seems to do quite well with.

Preview the video in the iTunes Store:

For a limited time, download “Love on the Inside” for just $7.99:

Also in Sugarland news, on Tuesday, the Duo will release their first holiday album titled “Gold and Green”.
(Personal recommendation, be sure to listen to “Little Wood Guitar” on this album.)