4x GRAMMY Nominee’s First New Album in Two Years Features 16 New, Diverse Songs
Nashville, TN September 4, 2013 — The wait is over for a new Joe Nichols album. The 4x GRAMMY nominee has completed work on his highly anticipated first album for his new label, RED BOW Records. Titled Crickets, the album features 16 songs, including the Top 25 smash “Sunny and 75,” as well as a cover of the Merle Haggard classic, “Footlights,” in honor of Nichols’ late father Mike.
The album will be available everywhere on October 8th; however, fans can pre-order Crickets now at: http://joenichols.com. With this exclusive pre-order, fans can select from two different packages, the first is an autographed Crickets CD, and a “Sunny and 75” (acoustic) bonus track that can be downloaded immediately. The second package features a limited edition t-shirt along with the autographed CD and “Sunny and 75” (acoustic) bonus track. The ONLY place fans can get an autographed CD, bonus track and limited t-shirt is on Joe’s website.
“Joe Nichols is one of the format’s most talented vocalists, and it is a great honor for this label to be involved with his career,” said Benny Brown, CEO, BBR Music Group. “How often does an artist release a CD with 16 songs these days? Music fans who have waited a long time to hear new Joe Nichols music are going to be very happy.”
Nichols, who has been praised for his work by fellow artists and critics alike, is known for both his sentimental nature and fun loving attitude when it comes to music. The same artist who earned a huge hit with the heartfelt, traditional country ballad “The Impossible” also scored a number one with the contemporary and whimsical “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off.” Nichols’ approach to song selection for Crickets follows the same diverse path.
“First and foremost, I wanted to make a good record that my fans will enjoy listening to over and over again. I wanted songs that would feed both their soul, and their sense of fun,” Nichols said of Crickets. “I felt a renewed enthusiasm and sense of freedom with this record that I think shows in the music and also in my vocals. I could not be happier with this album. I know artists always say, ‘this is my best work yet.’ And I am going to say it now, and mean it.”
Nichols also explains the album title: “When listening back to all the tracks, we found one word that appeared in many of the songs—crickets. It’s a very earthy little creature, and I think these songs are very earthy and organic, like this whole recording process was for me. So when my label CEO Benny Brown suggested we title the album ‘Crickets,’ it made perfect sense.”
Crickets was produced by Mickey Jack Cones and Derek George except for songs “Yeah” and “Billy Graham’s Bible,” which were produced by Tony Brown and Mickey Jack Cones.
Crickets Track Listing:
1) Just Let Me Fall In Love With You
(Steve Bogard, Ryan Tyndell, Brett Beavers)
2) Hard to Be Cool
(Rob Hatch, Jason Sellers)
3) Baby You’re In Love With Me
(Dylan Altman, Eric Paslay, Chris Wallin)
4) Yeah
(Bryan Simpson, Ashley Gorley)
5) Billy Graham’s Bible
(Chris Dubois, Jimmy Melton, Neal Coty)
6) Better Than Beautiful
(Jason Delkou, Rich Herring)
7) Gotta Love It
(Clay Mills, Marla Cannon-Goodman, Dave Berg)
8) Sunny and 75
(Michael Dulaney, Jason Sellers, Paul Jenkins)
9) Y’ant To
(Justin Wilson)
10) Hee Haw
(Lynn Hutton, Tami Kidd-Hutton, Michael Heeney)
11) Love Has a Way
(John Edwards, Jason Sever, Steve Bogard)
12) Smile on Mine
(Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson)
13) Open Up a Can
(Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson, Kelley Lovelace)
14) Old School Country Song
(Rivers Rutherford, Jim Collins)
15) Footlights
(Merle Haggard)
16) Crickets
(Brent Baxter, Bill Whyte, Lisa Shaffer)
ABOUT JOE NICHOLS:
Joe Nichols was one of the first artists signed to RED BOW Records, the newly created imprint of the highly successful BBR Music Group and Sony RED. His current Top 25 single –“Sunny and 75” – was one of the most added songs at country radio upon its debut, and by far the biggest radio add week of Joe’s career.
Nichols is one of country music’s most praised traditional country artists. He has four #1 hits and eight Top 10 singles to his credit, including chart-toppers like “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” and “Gimmie That Girl,” and Top 10 smashes like “The Impossible,” “If Nobody Believed In You,” “What’s A Guy Gotta Do,” “Size Matters” and “I’ll Wait For You.” The star has earned multiple RIAA platinum and gold certifications for his hit albums and singles.
During his career, Nichols has received four GRAMMY nominations, including Best Country Album and Best Country Male Vocal Performance (2 consecutive years) and Best Country Song for his #1 debut single “The Impossible.”
Nichols has won every “best new artist” award available in the field of country music: the prestigious Horizon Award from the Country Music Association; Top New Male Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music and CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year, as well as “new artist” awards from Billboard, Radio & Records and Music Row Magazine and a New York Times Best-Albums-of-the-Year nod.
For more information on Joe Nichols, visit: http://www.joenichols.com/
MEDIA CONTACT FOR JOE NICHOLS:
Jennifer Bohler
Alliance Artist And Media Relations
615 292 5804
jenny@jb-alliance.com