Eric Church
Jun 6, 2011
EMI Records artist Eric Church, whose latest Country single is "Homeboy," is releasing his third studio album on July 26th. The album, "Chief," is already winning praise as being truly original and true Country music.
"I have a theory that all of us artists only get a small window of time to make records when people will really listen and care," said Church. "It's up to us to move the needle. People like Waylon and Cash or Garth and Strait,-- they all took the format and said, 'We're going over here,' and they each changed the direction of the music a little bit-- helping to make it what it is today."
Church took a month off and went to a secluded cabin in North Carolina to reflect and write the entire album which he later recorded in Nashville with producer, Jay Joyce (Patty Griffin, Cage the Elephant), who also produced his previous two releases. He named the album, "Chief,"after a nickname given to his grandfather.
"More than anyone else, we have built are career on the backs of the fans," he said.. "We have not had a lot of TV exposure or number one songs, but we have had music that stirs passion, we put on shows that stoke the flames of that passion, and our fans have carried the torch. Our music belongs to them."
The track-listing for "Chief" is as follows.
- Creepin' (Eric Church / Marv Green)
- Drink In My Hand (Eric Church, Michael P. Heeney, Luke Laird)
- Keep On (Eric Church / Ryan Tyndell)
- Like Jesus Does (Casey Beathard / Monty Criswell)
- Hungover & Hard Up (Eric Church / Luke Laird)
- Homeboy (Eric Church / Casey Beathard)
- Country Music Jesus (Eric Church / Jeremy Spillman)
- Jack Daniels (Eric Church / Jeff Hyde / Lynn Hutton)
- Springsteen (Eric Church / Jeff Hyde / Ryan Tyndell)
- I'm Gettin' Stoned (Eric Church / Jeff Hyde / Casey Beathard / Jeremy Cradey)
- Over When It's Over (Eric Church / Luke Laird)
For more information, a list of upcoming appearances and tour dates, visit www.ericchurch.com.
By Jim Asker
