Jason Aldean records new disc
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 – Jason Aldean spent most of January in the studio with producer Michael Knox finishing up his sophomore album. Aldean will introduce the lead track titled "Johnny Cash" to radio this week, followed by an album in the second quarter.
"This is a song I've had my eye on for a couple of years," said Aldean. "When we are recording, I always try and think about what songs will be good for our live show, and this is one of those. It rocks hard and our fans are loving it so far."
Since his self-titled debut was out 78 weeks ago, the disc has had 3 chart-topping radio hits, three number 1 videos on CMT, industry awards and more than 850,000 albums sold to date.
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Relentless
Jason Aldean roars into his sophomore album with the rocking tale of rebelliousness, "Johnny Cash." Sure, the title's going to get attention, but the only connection with the legend is the music that's playing in the car. Aldean's first album had a rural pride theme, but half of these 12-songs appear to have a common thread of a man looking back at a failed relationship.
There's the 'question song' ballads, "Do You Wish It Was Me?" and »»» |
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