Highway Desperado
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Producer | Michael Knox | |||
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Highway Desperado is the eleventh studio album by American
Broken Bow Records. It was preceded by the lead single "Try That in a Small Town", which was released in May 2023 and has topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, as well as the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, becoming Aldean's first chart-topper on the latter chart. Three other songs, "Tough Crowd", "Let Your Boys Be Country",[1] and "Whiskey Drink" were also released ahead of the album. "Let Your Boys Be Country" was released as the second single from the album.[2]
Aldean co-wrote three of the album's fourteen tracks, making it his first album since 2009's Wide Open to contain tracks that he has written or co-written.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tough Crowd" |
| 3:20 |
2. | "Let Your Boys Be Country" |
| 3:15 |
3. | "Knew You'd Come Around" |
| 3:14 |
4. | "Hungover In a Hotel" |
| 3:24 |
5. | "Try That in a Small Town" |
| 3:00 |
6. | "Whiskey Drink" |
| 3:10 |
7. | "Whose Rearview" |
| 3:16 |
8. | "I'm Over You" |
| 3:00 |
9. | "Rather Watch You" |
| 3:33 |
10. | "Breakup Breakdown" |
| 3:00 |
11. | "Get Away from You" |
| 3:20 |
12. | "Changing Bars" |
| 3:25 |
13. | "From This Beer On" |
| 3:07 |
14. | "Highway Desperado" |
| 4:24 |
Total length: | 46:33 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Jason Aldean – vocals
- Tully Kennedy – bass (all tracks), programming (tracks 1, 3–7, 9, 11–14)
- Rich Redmond – drums
- Kurt Allison – electric guitar (all tracks), programming (1, 3–7, 9, 11–14), keyboards (1, 5–7, 14), twelve-string guitar (7)
- Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar (all tracks), slide guitar (8)
- Michael Knox – programming
- Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar (1–10)
- Danny Rader – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 5–7, 11–13), bouzouki (2, 11–13)
- Blake Bollinger – programming (1, 3–14)
- Tony Harrell – Hammond B3 organ(1–3, 5–7, 10–13), synthesizer (4, 8, 9), piano (11), keyboards (14)
- Neil Thrasher – background vocals (1, 4, 5, 9)
- Perry Coleman – background vocals (2, 3, 6, 7, 10–14)
- Micah Wilshire – background vocals (2, 7, 8, 11–14), programming (2, 8, 10), electric guitar (2, 8); piano, synth bass (8)
- John Willis – acoustic guitar (3, 4, 8–11)
- Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (11–14)
Technical
- Michael Knox – production
- Adam Ayan – mastering
- Jeff Braun – mixing
- Brandon Epps – engineering, editing (all tracks); vocal engineering (3, 4)
- Peter Coleman – engineering
- Mickey Jack Cones – vocal engineering
- Micah Wilshire – vocal engineering (2–4, 6–14)
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[3] | 14 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] | 44 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[5] | 34 |
UK Country Albums (OCC)[6] | 5 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] | 32 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 19 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] | 6 |
References
- ^ a b Black, Lauren Jo (August 25, 2023). "Jason Aldean Announces 'HIGHWAY DESPERADO' Album and Shares New Song, 'Let Your Boys Be Country'". Country Now. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Aldean announces 2024 headlining tour dates, new single 'Let Your Boys Be Country'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2023.