This new collection includes some of George's biggest hits that didn't reach that #1 chart position includign favorties like "Unwood" (George's first single and first top 10 hit), "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger," "Amarillo By Morning," and many many more! 22 MORE HITS also includes the brand new single "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls."
Tracklist:
How 'Bout Them Cowgirls
Amarillo by Morning
Fireman, The
Gone as a Girl Can Get
When Did You Stop Loving Me
Marina del Rey
Desperately
Cowboy Rides Away, The
Lovebug
Cowboys Like Us
She Let Herself Go
You'll Be There
Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You
What Do You Say to That
Drinking Champagne
You're Something Special to Me
Meanwhile
Adalida
If You Can Do Anything Else
Unwound
If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)
Overnight Success
UPC: 602517505926Label: Mca NashvilleRelease Date: 11.13.07Format: CD
2011 eleven song single CD version Icon series compilation. With a career spanning three plus decades & one filled with a record setting lengthy string of number one country hits, Strait is a living legend & Icon.
Tracklist:
Amarillo By Morning
Ocean Front Property
All My Ex's Live in Texas
Love Without End, Amen
I Cross My Heart
Check Yes or No
I Just Want to Dance with You
Living and Living Well
Give It Away 1
I Saw God Today 1
River of Love
UPC: 602527809366Label: Mca NashvilleRelease Date: 9.13.11Format: CD
35 of Hank Williams Jr.'s biggest hits including: "A Country Boy Can Survive", Whiskey Bent & Hell Bound", & "Family Tradition" plus the new remix of "Stoned At The Jukebox"
Tracklist:
Family Tradition
Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound
Women I've Never Had
Outlaw Women
Kaw-Liga
Old Habits
Dinosaur
The Blues Man
Texas Women
Dixie On My Mind
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
A Country Boy Can Survive
Honky Tonkin'
If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie
The American Dream
Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight
Leave Them Boys Alone
Queen Of My Heart
The Conversation (feat. Waylon Jennings)
Man Of Steel
Attitude Adjustment
All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin Over Tonight
Major Moves
I'm For Love
This Ain't Dallas
Ain't Misbehavin'
Country State Of Mind
Mind Your Own Business
Born To Boogie
Heaven Can't Be Found
Young Country
If The South Woulda Won
My Name Is Bocephus
There's A Tear In My Beer
Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'
Stoned At The Jukebox (Remix)
The Conversation
Man Of Steel
Attitude Adjustment
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
Major Moves
I'm For Love
This Ain't Dallas
Ain't Misbehavin'
Country State Of Mind
Born To Boogie
Heaven Can't Be Found
Young Country
If The South Woulda Won
My Name Is Bocephus
There's A Tear In My Beer
Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'
Stoned At The Jukebox (Remix)
UPC: 715187941922Label: Curb RecordsRelease Date: 6.16.15Format: CD
Tracklist:
Fair and Tender Ladies
Winsborough Cotton Mill Blues
Wheel Hoss
Fare Thee Well
Goin' Up
With These Chains
When the Ship Comes in
Roll on Muddy River
Blue Grass Chopper
Ranger's Command
Prisoner's Plea
Brown Mountain Light
Sangaree
Barbara Allen
Back Road Fever
Copper Kettle
Salt Creek
UPC: 810177219422Label: Liberation HallRelease Date: 7.24.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
In The Sweet By And By
He Leadeth Me
Down To The River To Pray
Love Lifted Me
Jesus Hold My Hand
The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference
Nothing But The Blood
No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus
I Am Bound For The Promised Land / Shall We Gather At The River / Down By The Riverside (Medley)
O, Come, Angel Band
One Day At A Time
River Of Jordan
I Must Tell Jesus
While The Endless Ages Roll
Amazing Grace
UPC: 792755584927Label: Green Hill Prod.Release Date: 5.22.12Format: CD
After the success of her fiery 2024 LP, Baptized By The Blaze, Nashville outlaw siren India Ramey is back with Villain Era, set for release on May 8, 2026, via Copoco Records/Blue Èlan. Baptized By The Blaze was the story of Ramey’s journey through the fire, a harrowing passage toward healing and empowerment. Villain Era is firmly rooted in her own reckoning; it doesn’t ask for permission, it kicks the door wide open. “This album is the ‘healed’ me,†Ramey says. “I didn’t know how to have boundaries because I was such a people pleaser. If my boundaries offend you, I’ll happily play the villain in that story.†Ramey left the South for the first time to record in Los Angeles with two-time Grammy-nominated producer Eric Corne. Together, they built a soundscape as cinematic as it is cathartic, with a powerhouse band including Ted Russell Kamp, Eugene Edwards, Chris Masterson, Eleanor Whitmore, Kevin Brown, Boo Bernstein, and Haley Spence Brown. The result is Villain Era: ten spaghetti western–meets–honky tonk vignettes penned solely by Ramey, laced with grit, gallows humor, and emotional precision. With five studio albums under her belt, Ramey continues to be one of country music’s fiercest truth-tellers. Now, with Villain Era, she stands unapologetically in her power, delivering songs that cut deep and laugh loud, songs that balance the weight of lived experience with the freedom of release.
Tracklist:
We Ride At Dawn
Welcome To My Villain Era
Scattered And Smothered
Six Feet Under
Cryin' In My Lingerie
Nobody's Coming
Dead To Me
Cult Money
Red Red Roses
Ghost Town
UPC: 199806061992Label: Blue Elan RecordsRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: CD
The 20th studio album from GRAMMYr Award-winning, International Bluegrass Music Association Award-winning, Billboard Chart-topping, and celebrated progressive Bluegrass band. Digipak.
Tracklist:
Working Man Blues
Dead Man Walking
Holding on to You
Light at the End of the Day
Up from the Bottom
Wounds Don't Take to Healing
Dry Spot in the Rain
To the End of the Line
Karma's Got Your Number
Gospel 32 (Let Him Move)
Looking for Something Good
Longclaw
Dancing on the Moon
The Way that I Was
Life Moves On
Hard Times Ain't that Hard Anymore
Hit the Nail on the Head
The Voyageur
Burning Me Again
Live Rosin
UPC: 198704553868Label: Americana VibesRelease Date: 2.13.26Format: CD
With The Way I Should, Iris DeMent stepped boldly into new territory, delivering a collection that balanced her fierce lyrical conviction with tender vulnerability. Released in 1996, this third studio album from the revered Americana singer-songwriter expanded on her folk and country roots, blending sharp political commentary with deeply personal storytelling.Backed by a fuller, more contemporary sound and featuring collaborations with legends like Delbert McClinton and Mark Knopfler, DeMent doesn't shy away from weighty topics. From government corruption ("Wasteland of the Free") to working-class struggle ("Quality Time"), she gives voice to the disillusioned with searing honesty and soulful grit.Yet for all it's pointed critique, The Way I Should is just as powerful in it's quieter moments. Songs like "When My Mornin' Comes Around" and "Keep Me God" shimmer with grace, hope, and an unwavering moral compass. DeMent's unmistakable voice anchors every track with a sense of authenticity that's rare and resonant.The Way I Should is a fearless statement from a singular voice in American music. Timeless in message and rich in heart, it remains one of DeMent's most compelling and relevant works.In celebration of the album's 30th anniversary, Yep Roc Records is reissuing The Way I Should on CD. The album is remastered by Mike Westbrook of Material Mastering.
Tracklist:
When My Mornin' Comes Around
There's a Wall in Washington
Wasteland of the Free
I'll Take My Sorrow Straight
This Kind of Happy
The Way I Should
Letter to Mom
Keep Me God
Quality Time
Walkin' Home
Trouble (With Delbert McClinton)
UPC: 634457208384Label: Yep Roc RecordsRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Jackson Dean doubles down on the reputation he's earned for his gravel-toned vocals, wayward spirit, and thought-provoking, lyric-driven music with his third studio album, Magnolia Sage. Featuring an eclectic collection of songs that move from sweeping to soothing, rocking to ruminative; this album comes together to create a sound that is singularly Jackson Dean. Alive, sexy, and rugged, Magnolia Sage offers two different vistas to consider the notions of drifting, finding love and realizing one's place in the world.
Tracklist:
Blacktop Blues
Make a Liar
Be Your Man
5th of July
Tennessee Moon
Over and Over
Hey Mississippi
Something Easy
Wildfire
Dust on a Dirt Road
Heart on the Range
UPC: 843930148769Label: Big Machine RecordsRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: CD
Jason Aldean - 30 Number One Hits - CDAldean celebrates his unprecedented run of chart dominance with Jason Aldean - 30 Number One Hits. This career-spanning collection highlights every single one of his chart-topping hits, giving fans the ultimate soundtrack of the last two decades of country music. From his breakout 2005 debut all the way to his most recent No. 1 smashes, this definitive release captures the history of a modern icon whose music continues to shape the sound of country today. Whether you're a lifelong fan or discovering his music for the first time, 30 Number One Hits is a celebration of Aldean's unmatched legacy and a must-have for any country music collection.
Tracklist:
Why
She's Country
Big Green Tractor
The Truth
My Kinda Party
Don't You Wanna Stay
Dirt Road Anthem
Tattoos on This Town
Fly over States
Take a Little Ride
The Only Way I Know
Night Train
When She Says Baby
Burnin' It Down
Just Gettin' Started
Tonight Looks Good on You
Lights Come On
A Little More Summertime
Any Ol' Barstool
You Make It Easy
Drowns The Whiskey
Girl Like You
Rearview Town
Got What I Got
Blame It On You
If I Didn't Love You
Trouble with a Heartbreak
Try That In A Small Town
Friends Like That (feat Jason Aldean)
Whiskey Drink
UPC: 4099964205183Label: Bmg Rights ManagemenRelease Date: 11.21.25Format: CD
Jason Aldean enters a new chapter with the release of his 12th studio album, a landmark project featuring 20 brand-new songs that showcase the full scope of his artistry from hard-charging anthems built for the stage to the kind of honest, lived-in storytelling that has defined his career. This expansive collection underscores Aldean’s staying power and creative evolution, reaffirming why he remains one of country music’s most enduring and influential voices. With more than 25 million social media followers and a career that has defined modern country music, Jason Aldean stands as one of the genre’s biggest superstars and most consistent hitmakers. Known for his signature blend of stadium-sized country anthems and heartfelt ballads, Aldean has become a cultural force, connecting with fans through anthems that capture both the grit and the soul of American life. The New York Times praised his sound as “country’s hard-rocking everyman,” while Rolling Stone called him “one of country music’s boldest risk-takers.” Aldean’s legacy is cemented by a string of accolades including three ACM “Entertainer of the Year” awards, countless platinum certifications, and a career-spanning catalog that has redefined success in Nashville. Across his journey, Aldean has delivered era-defining songs like “Big Green Tractor,” “Dirt Road Anthem,” “Burnin’ It Down,” “You Make It Easy,” and “Try That in a Small Town,” each showcasing his ability to command the charts while staying true to his roots.
Tracklist:
Anytime Soon
Drinking About You
Don't Tell On Me
How Far Does A Goodbye Go
Songs About Us
Good Thing Going
She's Why
Backroads Of My Memory
Dust on the Bottle
High Road
Easier Gone
Help You Remember
Country Into Rock 'n' Roll
What's A Little Heartache
One Last Look
Fight A Fire
Hard To Love You
Little Hometown Left
Her Favorite Color
Lovin' Me Too Long
UPC: 4099964217575Label: Bmg Rights ManagemenRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: CD
Jelly Roll, the giant underground genre-bending singer/songwriter/rapper today released a new album Ballads of the Broken, ahead of his sold-out show at the iconic Ryman Auditorium. In celebration of the new record
Tracklist:
Dead Man Walking
Backslide
Son Of A Sinner
Over You
Hollow
Even Angels Cry
Sober
Empty House
Mobile Home (demo)
Son Of A Sinner (demo)
UPC: 4050538721393Label: Broken BowRelease Date: 1.7.22Format: CD
Reissue. A Beautiful Disaster is the sixth solo studio album by JellyRoll, originally released in 2020. It features guest appearances from Krizz Kaliko, Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings and Tech N9ne among others. Includes "Creature", "I Need You", "Nothing Left at All", and "Tears Could Talk".
Tracklist:
The Bottom
I Need You
Nothing Left at All
Suicide
Bottle and Mary Jane
Creature (FT. Tech N9Ne ; Krizz Kaliko)
Tears Could Talk (FT. Bailee Ann)
Staring at a Stranger (FT. Struggle Jennings)
Love Me (FT. Brianna Harness)
Jesus and Rock and Roll (FT. Lil Wyte)
Life (FT. Brix)
Pill Talking
UPC: 850015145179Label: Strange MusicRelease Date: 9.13.24Format: CD
Jelly Roll - "Beautifully Broken" - Beautifully Broken is the new studio album from Jelly Roll, releasing October 11, 2024 and featuring the hit single "I Am Not Okay." Full Length Album Compact Disc EXPLICIT
Tracklist:
Winning Streak
Burning
Heart of Stone
I Am Not Okay
When the Drugs Don't Work (Feat. Ilsey)
Higher Than Heaven (Feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Liar
Everyone Bleeds
Get By
Unpretty
Grace
What It Takes
Hey Mama
Time of Day (Feat. MGK)
UPC: 602468028123Label: Republic RecordsRelease Date: 10.11.24Format: CD
Reissue. Self Medicated is a 2020 album from Jelly Roll. Includes the single "Save Me".
Tracklist:
House of Cards
2Promise
Save Me
Overdose
Dance with Ghosts
Loneliness
Afraid of Me
5 Am
Johnny and June
My Last Joint
Rescue Me
Better Off Alone
A Million Times
Feelings
Explode
Still My Hero
Oo Far
One More Ride
UPC: 850017324053Label: Strange MusicRelease Date: 9.13.24Format: CD
Jelly Roll - Whitsitt Chapel - Country - CD
Multi-platinum artist
Recordbreaker for most weeks spent at #1 on Billboard's All-Genre Emerging Artist chart at 25 weeks
Biggest Facebook Artist of the Day in Meta history
#1 Debut country single with "Son of a Sinner"
Tracklist:
Halfway to Hell
Church
The Lost
Behind Bars (With Brantley Gilbert and Struggle Jennings)
Nail Me
Hold on Me
Kill a Man
Unlive (With Yelawolf)
Save Me (With Lainey Wilson)
She
Need a Favor
Dancing with the Devil
Hungover in a Church Pew
UPC: 4050538907674Label: Bmg Rights ManagemenRelease Date: 6.2.23Format: CD
Round Record is proud to reintroduce the recordings of David Grisman & Jerry Garcia with the debut of Bare Bones, a collection of duo performances exploring the foundation of their beloved studio recordings. Spanning 3 discs, the compilation includes the original, unembellished master recordings, alternate takes, and the first performances of classic tunes the duo recorded. After over 30 years, Grisman has opened the Dawg Vault to curate a collection honoring the magic of their studio works.
Tracklist:
Walkin' Boss
Dreadful Wind and Rain
I Truly Understand
I'm Troubled
When First Unto This Country
The Handsome Cabin Boy
Casey Jones
The Sweet Sunny South
Freight Train
Jenny Jenkins
A Horse Named Bill
Arkansas Traveler
Hot Corn Cold Corn
The Miller's Will
There Ain't No Bugs on Me
Hopalong Peter
Three Men Went A-Hunting
Whiskey in the Jar
Down in the Valley
Bare Bones Prelude
Friend of the Devil
Grateful Dawg
The Sweet Sunny South
Take Me
Walkin' Boss
Dawg's Walz
Two Soldiers
Little Glass of Wine
Teddy Bear's Picnic
Arabia
Crawdad Song
Man of Constant Sorrow
Moonlight Bay
Drink Up and Go Home
Shenandoah
When First Unto This Country
Walkin' Boss
Two Soldiers
Freight Train
The Sweet Sunny South
There Ain't No Bugs on Me
Hot Corn Cold Corn
The Miller's Will 9
Sweet Sunny South (Banjos)
Jenny Jenkins
Whiskey in the Jar
I'm Troubled
Hot Corn Cold Corn
Walkin' Boss
There Ain't No Bugs on Me
When First Unto This Country
UPC: 880882643423Label: Round Records (rr0)Release Date: 12.13.24Format: CD
Jim Lauderdale embodies the sound of American roots music for listeners around the world. A 2025 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Lauderdale will release his 38th and 39th albums in 2026: Country Super Hits Volume 2 and a bluegrass collection, The Birds Know. His major label debut, 1991's Planet of Love, opened the door to international touring and established him as an A-list songwriter on Music Row. His songs have been recorded by George Strait, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Chicks, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lucinda Williams, Charley Crockett, Dave Edmunds, Solomon Burke, and many others. Between 2004 and 2013, Lauderdale wrote and recorded six albums with Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter. His many other collaborators include Buddy Miller, Elvis Costello, Donna the Buffalo, North Mississippi Allstars, Po' Ramblin' Boys, and Ralph Stanley. In 2016, Lauderdale received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association; he's also won two Grammys in the Best Bluegrass Album category.
Tracklist:
Two Crows
We Look At Things In Different Ways
Little Bitty Diamonds
Innocent Heart
The Birds Know
Don't Look Down
Chuck Wills' Widow
Life Has a Way of Making Jokes (Don't It)
You Wanted Mountains From Me
You'll Never Forget Her
Rainbow Choo Choo Train
UPC: 840526506712Label: Sky Crunch RecordsRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: CD
Never released on CD, and unreleased until 1964, six years after Johnny Cash's 1958 departure from Sun for Columbia Records, Original Sun Sound spans both his first and final recordings for the label. The early "Wide Open Road" shows the singer still under influence of Hank Williams (as well being a rarity in featuring the steel guitar of A.W. "Red" Kernodle, who left the group shortly afterwards), but the sardonic, Charlie Rich-penned "Thanks a Lot," from one of his final Sun sessions, finds Cash beholden to no one but himself. There's also Cash's self-penned gospel song, "Belshazzar," an unusual inclusion in that his producer, Sam Phillips, usually recorded only the performer's secular material.
Tracklist:
Always Alone
Country Boy
Goodnight Irene
Wide Open Road
Thanks A Lot
Big River
Belshazzar
Born To Lose
New Mexico
I Forgot To Remember To Forget
Two Timin' Woman
The Story Of A Broken Heart
UPC: 015047818020Label: Sun RecordsRelease Date: 7.24.26Format: CD
Never released on CD, originally released in 1958 on Sun Records, Johnny Cash's second album was a smash success, with singles such as "I Walk The Line", "Guess Things Happen That Way", and "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" shooting to the top of the charts and earning Cash a reputation as one of country's greatest songwriters and performers. The Man In Black is accompanied by Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant, known at the time as The Tennessee Two. The album was produced by Sun Records founder, Sam Phillips, and Jack Clement.
Tracklist:
Ballad Of A Teenage Queen
There You Go
I Walk The Line
Don't Make Me Go
Guess Things Happen That Way
Train Of Love
The Ways Of A Woman In Love
Next In Line
You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven
I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You
Home Of The Blues
Big River
UPC: 015047819027Label: Sun RecordsRelease Date: 7.24.26Format: CD
Celebrating one of the most legendary and diverse careers of all time, Johnny Cash THE GREATEST series highlights and honors the various musical sides of Johnny Cash. The initial launch of THE GREATEST series kicks off with THE NUMBER ONES, which features 19 of his #1 hits including "I Walk the Line," "There You Go," "Ring of Fire" and more.
Tracklist:
I Walk the Line
There You Go
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
Guess Things Happen That Way
The Ways of a Woman in Love
What Do I Care
Don't Take Your Guns to Town
Ring of Fire [Version]
Understand Your Man 1
The One on the Right Is on the Left 1
Folsom Prison Blues [Live] 1
Daddy Sang Bass 1
A Boy Named Sue [Live] 1
Sunday Morning' Comin' Down [Live] 1
Flesh and Blood 1
One Piece at a Time [Version] 1
There Ain't No Good Chain Gang 1
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky 1
Highwayman
UPC: 886919033328Label: Sony LegacyRelease Date: 8.7.12Format: CD
The Comes Around features new Cash compositions as well as a diverse array of cover songs including Nine Inch Nails, "Hurt," Hank Williams, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry,"
Tracklist:
Man Comes Around, The
Hurt (Quiet)
Give My Love to Rose
Bridge Over Troubled Water
I Hung My Head
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, The
Personal Jesus
In My Life
Sam Hall
Danny Boy
Desperado
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Streets of Laredo, The
Tear Stained Letter
We'll Meet Again
UPC: 044006333922Label: Lost HighwayRelease Date: 11.5.02Format: CD
All legends start somewhere, and With His Hot and Blue Guitar is where the legend of Johnny Cash began. Newly remastered in honor of Sun Records' 70th Anniversary, Cash's debut album was also the first LP issued by Sam Phillips on the legendary label. The Man in Black is backed by the Tennessee Two on classic Cash hits like "Folsom Prison Blues," "Cry, Cry, Cry" and "I Walk the Line."
Tracklist:
0
Rock Island Line
0
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
0
Country Boy
0
If the Good Lord's Willing
0
Cry! Cry! Cry!
0
Remember Me
0
So Doggone Lonesome
0
I Was There When It Happened
0
I Walk the Line (Single Version)
1
the Wreck of the Old 97
1
Folsom Prison Blues
1
Doin' My Time
UPC: 015047819126Label: Sun RecordsRelease Date: 7.24.26Format: CD
Celebrate 10 years of California Sunrise with this special anniversary CD, featuring the original album plus three additional tracks.
Tracklist:
Out Of Style
Cowboy Hat
Head Over Boots
Night Shift
Can't Turn You Down
Dirt On My Boots
She Ain't In It
All Time High
Heartache On The Dance Floor
Paycheck
Lucky Tonight
California Sunrise
Drinkin' And Dancin'
How Did You Know
If I Had Another Heart
UPC: 199957592451Label: Capitol NashvilleRelease Date: 6.12.26Format: CD
Singer/Songwriter Joshua Ray Walker’s made a name for himself with poignant, human portraits of flawed, fascinating characters. Now, on his latest album, Ain’t Dead Yet, Walker’s telling a more personal story – his own.“Human beings are super multi-faceted, and part of the reason I wrote about characters in the first place was because I could explore things about myself that I didn't feel comfortable exploring if I were to admit that it was really about me,” Walker says. “All my songs are about parts of me, I just didn't try to stick them on another fictional character this time.”Beneath the album’s flippant title resides some of Walker’s heaviest storytelling yet. Three years ago, when he started writing Ain’t Dead Yet (his sixth studio album, to be released May 29 via Thirty Tigers/East Dallas Records), Walker hadn’t yet received the cancer diagnosis that rearranged and threatened his life (he currently has a clean bill of health). But that year was still uncommonly fraught with mental, physical, and career stresses. Pulling the songs out of the can to finalize them for the album – including re-writing and re-working almost all the songs – Walker, who was then undergoing and recovering from cancer treatment, was surprised by their prescience.“That whole year I just felt awful and like I was dying. I didn't feel right, and mentally I was off, like there really was something wrong the whole time,” Walker says. “So I think the reason some of these songs feel the way they do is because I felt that way, even though I didn't know something was wrong yet.”“Memory lane is a freeway now,” Walker sings on “Chasing Sunsets,” a cinematic Laurel Canyon sound-inspired song all about the unease in life’s liminal moments. The idea came to Walker while chasing the last of the daylight across the California desert on a 22-hour drive from his home in Dallas to a co-writing session in Los Angeles (where he finished the song). Though all but one verse were written before cancer, the song’s melancholy belays Walker’s uncertainty, and revisits a familiar thread in some of Walker's best-known songs: reckoning with life’s worth and mortality (“Canyon,” “Voices,” “Flash Paper”). “Chasing sunsets / Where the light starts to bend / The darkness / Is where the end begins,” he sings; after all, when the sun sinks into darkness at day’s end, it’s always hard to believe it will rise again.Throughout the album, Walker grapples with big life questions – a reluctance to pass down his flawed genes (“Blue Genes”); the importance of being content to put one foot in front of the other rather than dream big, sometimes (“Stepping Stones”); and on the loping Texas dance hall track “Some People,” Walker tries his hand at a John Prine-esque consideration of human nature, cautioning against short-sighted assumptions about other peoples’ situations.Ain’t Dead Yet is often lyrically somber, but sonically, it’s reminiscent of Walker’s early albums, relying on pedal steel and fiddle as much as Walker’s consummate guitar picking, sweet tenor, and high falsetto and yodel. The album was recorded before, during, and after cancer treatment(including three songs the day before the lung surgery that could have changed his voice forever) and at three Dallas, TX studios: Audio Dallas, Modern Electric, and album producer and long-time collaborator John Pedigo’s home studio.Coming out the other side of a fight with cancer offered Walker a second chance. But the angst inherent to facing death and the requisite perspective on the past figure thematically across the album, as well. “I live with few regrets / Played my cards far from the vest / I’ve always been my biggest threat / But I ain’t dead yet,” Walker sings on the title and opening track. Equal parts defiant and bittersweet, it sets up Ain’t Dead Yet as a reflection on his last few years. Fittingly, the album concludes with a softer bookend, “Thank You For Listening,” which is a sincere note to Walker’s listeners.Though the songs on Ain’t Dead Yet are more overtly about Walker than on his past albums, he still plays around with character, at times embodying his most outrageous selves: “Every hat’s a cowboy hat / If it’s sitting on my head / Just like every girl’s a cowgirl / If she’s laying in my bed,” he sings on “Outlaw.” The first of those lyrics is a real line Walker delivered once on a tour in response to a fan, who thought he should wear a cowboy hat to sing country music. A rare moment when Walker felt he’d said something exquisitely cool in the moment, he jotted it down and later wrote the whole song. (Walker imagines “Outlaw” delivered by the self-aggrandizing titular character of his song “Cowboy” (released on 2021’s See You Next Time)). Elsewhere on the album for “Shoot Me Straight,” Walker brought back the horn section from “Sexy After Dark,” to add bravado to a song all about his brashest moments. And in “Texas Sober,” Walker pokes fun at the arbitrary rules for living well he’s watched both himself and friends set.Song ideas come to Walker from many places, and he honors two of the most personal ones on “Capital Letters.” Written for two important mentors – Walker’s grandpa (about whom he wrote his first song ever, “Fondly,” which was released on his 2019 debut, Wish You Were Here), and Trey Johnson, co-founder of State Fair Records, Walker’s first label – the song is Walker’s way of honoring the roles these long-gone loved ones still play in his life. Sometimes he finds himself talking to them, seeking their advice; others he even wonders if they have some hand in the songs he writes.Ain’t Dead Yet is Walker’s time capsule of the past three years. Standing on the other side, it’s also a dedication to the future. “I'm really grateful to have a second chance, and I'm also grateful to have lived through thinking I was going to die. It gives you perspective in a way you really can't fake until you've actually done it; in a way, it was kind of a gift,” Walker says, though sometimes a new beginning also feels like a lot to live up to.“I faced death; I almost lost my house; I got engaged; We lost most of our belongings to flood and mold; I’ve had loved ones die; I almost lost my entire music catalog. It's been a lot, good and bad. I'm just a much different person,” he continues. “I'm very intentional with my time, and I'm a lot happier, even though things have been hard, I genuinely do think I'm happier. It's been a pretty wild transformation.”
Tracklist:
Ain't Dead Yet
Shoot Me Straight
Chasing Sunsets
Outlaw
Capital Letters
Texas Sober
Blue Genes
Stepping Stones
Some People
Thank You For Listening
UPC: 732388025985Label: East Dallas RecordsRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: CD
2017 collection from the legendary mother-daughter country music duo. Features 21 stone cold classics including 'Mama He's Crazy', 'Why Not Me', 'Don't Be Cruel', 'Turn It Loose' and, of course, 'Love Can Build A Bridge'. The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, the Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and eight Country Music Association awards. The duo also charted twenty-five singles on the country music charts between 1983 and 2000, fourteen of which went to Number One and six more of which made Top Ten on the same chart. After eight successful years as a duo, the Judds ceased performing in 1991 after Naomi was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Soon after, Wynonna embarked on a highly successful solo career. The two have occasionally reunited for special tours.
Tracklist:
Mama He's Crazy
Why Not Me
A Girl's Night Out
Love Is Alive
Have Mercy
Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)
Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain
Cry Myself to Sleep
Don't Be Cruel 1
I Know Where I'm Going 1
Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues 1
Turn It Loose 1
Give a Little Love 1
Change of Heart 1
Young Love (Strong Love) 1
Let Me Tell You About Love 1
One Man Woman 1
Born to Be Blue (Single Edit) 1
Love Can Build a Bridge (Radio Edit) 2
One Hundred and Two 2
Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again) - By Wynonna
UPC: 715187945623Label: Curb RecordsRelease Date: 6.30.17Format: CD
The Grammy Award winning country music duo, The Judd's, follow up their successful Last Encore Tour with a new release - I WILL STAND BY YOU: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION. The album features a career spanning collection of hits that includes 14 total tracks, 10 of which hit number one on the country chart plus two brand new recordings.
Tracklist:
Mama He's Crazy
Why Not Me
Girls Night Out
Love Is Alive
Have Mercy
Grandpa (Tell Me Bout The Good Old Days)
Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain
I Know Where I'm Going
Turn It Loose
Young Love (Strong Love)
Love Can Build A Bridge
Flies On The Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)
I Will Stand By You
Back Home
UPC: 715187923423Label: Curb RecordsRelease Date: 4.5.11Format: CD
The First Lady of crossover country music who paved the way for the likes of Shania Twain and Trisha Yearwood with her multiple award winning, chart-topping singles, celebrates her long career on this hit-packed collection!These recent recordings prove the timelessness of Newton's catalog from "Angel Of The Morning" and "Queen Of Hearts" to "Love's Been A Little Bit Heard On Me" and "The Sweetest Thing I've Ever Known)!"Also includes superb cover versions of the Shania Twain song "Come On Over" and Cher's "Reason To Believe!"Newton's music continues to find new fans as the result of being featured in blockbuster films such as Deadpool and Promising Young Woman!
Tracklist:
Angel Of The Morning
Queen Of Hearts
Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me
Break It To Me Gently
The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)
A Little Love
Hurt
Crazy LIttle Thing Called Love
Reason To Believe
Come On Over
Tell Her No [CD ONLY]
Heart Of The Night [CD ONLY]
You Make Me Want To Make You Mine [CD ONLY]
Stuck In The Middle With You [CD ONLY]
Ride 'Em Cowboy [CD ONLY]
When Loves Comes Around The Bend [CD ONLY]
UPC: 889466732928Label: CleopatraRelease Date: 7.24.26Format: CD
Middle of Nowhere is the sixth studio album from eight-time Grammy Award-winner Kacey Musgraves and is made for two-stepping. The collection draws from a love of Texas dancehall classics, humorous takes on the human condition, and the space where traditional Country borders many sounds, including Norteño and even Zydeco. Fresh yet familiar, and classically Kacey: honest, fearless, immersive, and always ready to wink at life’s twists and turns.
Tracklist:
Middle of Nowhere
Dry Spell
Back on the Wagon
I Believe in Ghosts
Abilene
Coyote (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
Loneliest Girl
Everybody Want to Be a Cowboy (feat. Billy Strings)
Horses and Divorces (feat. Miranda Lambert)
Uncertain, TX (feat. Willie Nelson)
Rhinestoned
Mexico Honey
Hell on Me
UPC: 602488275446Label: Lost HighwayRelease Date: 5.1.26Format: CD
Flow State is a yacht rock-inspired album from Keith Urban.
Tracklist:
Steal Away
Baby Come Back
Magnet And Steel
Just The Two Of Us
On And On
We Go Back
Help Is On Its Way
How Much I Feel
Summer Breeze
I Just Wanna Stop
Guitar Man
UPC: 199957832410Label: Capitol NashvilleRelease Date: 6.12.26Format: CD
Here are 16 essential moments from the all-too-brief career of this Ralph Stanley alum, who scored his biggest hits the year he passed away, 1989. Here are his country #1s When You Say Nothing at All; I'm No Stranger to the Rain; Don't Close Your Eyes; I Wonder Do You Think of Me; It Ain't Nothin', and more!
Tracklist:
Don't Close Your Eyes
When You Say Nothing at All
I'm No Stranger to the Rain
Miami, My Amy
Brotherly Love
Some Old Side Road
I Wonder Do You Think of Me
'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
Ten Feet Away
It Ain't Nothin'
Homecoming '63
Hard Livin'
I'm Over You
Somebody's Doin' Me Right
Turn Me to Love
Would These Arms Be in Your Way
UPC: 828767824727Label: RcaRelease Date: 4.11.06Format: CD
Braxton Keith / REAL DAMN DEA
Tracklist:
Real Damn Deal
I Ain't Tryin'
Mrs Green
That's How Hearts Get Broken
I Dreamed You Dreamed of Me
White Walls
Always Leaving Something
Hurt By Heart with Mae Estes
Don't No More
Little Bit By Little Bit
Am I All Alone
I Own This Bar
Wind Blows
Prescription
Baby You Do
UPC: 093624824091Label: Warner NashvilleRelease Date: 5.15.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
Party Hat
Nightingale
I Need You Now
Low Down Man
Belle of the West
Quit Calling My Husband
Learn to Forget
Broken Glass
Turn and Burn
Rodeo
UPC: 601163043066Label: Music MakerRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: CD