Dallas/Fort Worth (album) explained

Dallas/Fort Worth
Type:studio
Artist:Drake Milligan
Cover:Dallas-Fort_Worth_album_cover.jpg
Genre:Neotraditional country
Length:43:28
Label:BBR Music Group
Producer:Tony Brown
Brandon Hood
Prev Title:Drake Milligan
Prev Year:2021

Dallas/Fort Worth is the debut studio album by American country music singer–songwriter Drake Milligan. It was released on September 15, 2022, via the BBR Music Group and contains 14 tracks, all of which were co-written by Milligan. It includes the single "Sounds Like Something I'd Do". The album reached number one on both the iTunes Top Country Albums chart and the iTunes all-genre Top Albums chart.[1] [2]

Background

The album was announced on August 9, 2022, as an expansion to his self-titled 2021 extended play which included five of the tracks on Dallas/Fort Worth. In a statement accompanying the announcement, Milligan explained "As a lifelong country music fan, it has been my dream to make a full-length record that pays homage to traditional country roots, while still bringing new sounds and energy to the genre". Discussing the album's title, Milligan explained As a native son of the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I’ve always been intrigued by the difference between the two cities. First, there's Dallas: a city determined to prove that everything really is bigger in Texas. Then, just 30 miles to the west, there's Fort Worth: a city that holds true to its Stockyard roots with a taut rope around its cowboy brand. My goal was to bring those same distinctions to the two parts of this album. On Dallas, the songs have a little more polish on their boots. On Fort Worth, there are nods to those traditional Honky-Tonkin’, Western swingin’, cowboy culture roots that I'm based in."[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 'America's Got Talent' Breakout Star Drake Milligan Releases Debut Album 'Dallas/Fort Worth'. People. Amanda. Taylor. September 15, 2022.
  2. DRAKE MILLIGAN'S DALLAS/FORT WORTH IS #1 ITUNES ALL-GENRE TOP ALBUMS AND ITUNES TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS CHARTS ON HEELS OF WRAPPING NBC'S #1 HIT SHOW AMERICA'S GOT TALENT. BBR Music Group. September 15, 2022.
  3. Drake Milligan Announces Debut Album, 'Dalls/Fort Worth'. Jeremy. Chua. Taste Of Country. August 9, 2022.
  4. Dallas/Fort Worth - Drake Milligan: Credits. AllMusic. March 30, 2023.