Trace Adkins Enlists Luke Bryan and Pitbull for ‘Where the Country Girls At’
Is this a new generation's "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"?
Country star Trace Adkins is in the mood to party this summer, and everybody’s invited. The baritone singing hit maker enlists Luke Bryan and Pitbull for the new track, “Where the Country Girls At,” adding another quirky country anthem to his catalog.
Featuring a lighthearted mix of country and hip hop, the track finds Adkins playing chaperone for a pair of party starters with very different styles. Described by the star as “this generation’s ‘Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,’” the new track includes booming baritone vocals from Adkins, country-boy charm from Bryan and all the relentless energy Pitbull has become known for. And according to Adkins, it’s just the beginning.
Along with the new jam, Adkins has also announced the details of his upcoming 13th studio album, The Way I Wanna Go. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of his 1996 debut, Dreamin’ Out Loud, the set will feature 25 tracks and more adventurous all-star collabs, including appearances by Blake Shelton, Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonder (on harmonica).
The project will be produced by Mickey Jack Cones and Derek George, and is set to arrive August 27. Meanwhile, Adkins has already shared tracks like “Heartbreak Song” and “Empty Chair,” and says he’s intent on keeping his reputation for unpredictability going strong.
“I don’t know where my place is gonna be when the history of what I did is written,” he says in a press announcement. “But 90 percent of the time, I said what I wanted to say and stuck to my guns and did what I wanted to do … And, this album is as good as anything I’ve ever done.”
Trace Adkins’ THE WAY I WANNA GO Track List:
- “Where I Am Today” (Mark Holman/ Rhett Akins/ Dallas Davidson/ Ben Hayslip)
- “Heartbreak Song” (Greg Crowe/ Johnny Garcia/ Adam Wood)
- “Where The Country Girls At (feat. Luke Bryan & Pitbull)” (Monty Criswell/ Derek George/ Michael White)
- “Cadillac’n” (Kendell Marvel/ Dan Auerbach/ Paul Overstreet)
- “Finding My Groove” (Dan Smalley/ Casey Beathard/ Houston Phillips)
- “Cowboy Boots and Jeans” (Jim Beavers/ Lindsay Rimes/ Jonathan Singleton)
- “Live It Lonely” (Kelsey Hart/ Kyle Schlienger)
- “Love Walks Through The Rain (feat. Melissa Etheridge)” (Mickey Jack Cones/ Marla Cannon-Goodman/ Kelly Archer)
- “Honey Child” (Monty Criswell/ Robert Counts/ Jimmy Ritchey)
- “It’s A Good Thing I Don’t Drink” (Kerry Kurt Phillips/ Jamie Teachenor – produced by Mickey Jack Cones/ Kenny Beard)
- “Jesus Was A Hippie” (Monty Criswell/ Randy Montana)
- “Memory to Memphis (feat. Keb’ Mo’ & Stevie Wonder on harmonica)” (Monty Criswell/ Derek George/ Curt Chambers)
- “You’re Mine” (Mickey Jack Cones/ Steven Dale Jones)
- “The Way I Wanna Go” (Barry Dean/ Troy Verges/ TJ Osborne/ John Osborne – produced by Jon Coleman)
- “It All Adds Up To Us” (Trace Adkins/ Kenny Beard/ Matt Nolan)
- “If I Was A Woman (feat. Blake Shelton)” (Trace Adkins/ Sherrié Austin/ Jeff Bates/ Kenny Beard – produced by Mickey Jack Cones/ Kenny Beard)
- “Got It Down” (Craig Wiseman/ Brandon Kinney)
- “Careful Girl” (Monty Criswell/ Tony Lane/ Brice Long
- “Empty Chair” (Lance Miller/ David Frasier/ Lonnie Fowler)
- “Cowboy Up” (John Pierce/ Tony Lane/ Jordan Walker)
- “Somewhere In America” (Jon Nite/ Hunter Phelps/ Michael Hardy/ Zach Crowell)
- “So Do The Neighbors (feat. Snoop Dogg)” (Monty Criswell/ Derek George/ Shane Minor/ Calvin Broadus)
- “I Should Let You Go” (Monty Criswell/ Tim Mensy)
- “Low Note” (Monty Criswell/ Derek George/ Michael White)
- “Welcome To” (Craig Wiseman/ Jacob Rice/ James McCormick)
