Country State of Mind (album) explained
Country State of Mind is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Josh Turner. It was released on August 21, 2020, via MCA Nashville.
Content
The album is composed entirely of cover songs. First released was Turner's cover of Randy Travis's "Forever and Ever, Amen", which features Travis on duet vocals. The recording was Travis's first since his 2013 stroke.[1] Other artists whose songs are covered on the album include Patty Loveless, Vern Gosdin, Hank Williams, and Hank Williams Jr. Kris Kristofferson provides duet vocals on a cover of his own "Why Me", and John Anderson on his "I've Got It Made".[1] Other collaborators on the album include Chris Janson (who sings on the title track), Allison Moorer, Runaway June, and Maddie & Tae.[2]
Critical reception
Rating it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated that "Unlike some country covers albums, Country State of Mind doesn't rely heavily on shopworn classics." He also called the album "simple, straightforward, and satisfying", praising the inclusion of cover songs from the 1980s as well as the vocal contributions of Anderson and Kristofferson.[3]
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic[4]
- John Anderson – duet vocals on "I Got It Made"
- Perry Coleman – background vocals
- Naomi Cooke – background vocals on "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- David Dorn – keyboards
- Dan Dugmore – lap steel guitar
- Jamie Lin Wilson - harmonica on "Desperately"
- Taylor Dye – background vocals on "Desperately"
- Lashanda Evans – background vocals
- Maddie Font – background vocals on "Desperately"
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar, harmonica
- Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, programming
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Tania Hancheroff – background vocals
- Terrell Hunt – background vocals
- Evan Hutchings – drums, percussion
- Chris Janson – duet vocals on "Country State of Mind"
- Mike Johnson – dobro, steel guitar
- Trey Keller – background vocals
- Kris Kristofferson – duet vocals on "Why Me"
- Jeff Linsenmaier – programming
- Allison Moorer – duet vocals on "Alone and Forsaken"
- Gordon Mote – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
- Justin Niebank – programming
- Danny Rader – banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar
- Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin
- Natalie Stovall – background vocals on "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
- Randy Travis – guest vocals on "Forever and Ever, Amen"
- Josh Turner – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Jennifer Wayne – background vocals on "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Notes and References
- Web site: Josh Turner Announces New Album 'Country State of Mind' . Wide Open Country . September 4, 2020 . Bobby Moore. June 18, 2020 .
- Web site: Josh Turner's new album salutes country music with Runaway June, Randy Travis, and more . Taste of Country . June 23, 2020 . September 4, 2020 . Philip Trapp.
- Web site: Country State of Mind . AllMusic . September 4, 2020 . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
- Web site: Credits. AllMusic. October 20, 2020.
