Country State of Mind

Country State of Mind

by Josh Turner
Country State of Mind

Country State of Mind

by Josh Turner

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Overview

The title Country State of Mind and the album's mildly retro artwork signal that this 2020 album from Josh Turner is a salute to his heroes. Unlike some country covers albums, Country State of Mind doesn't rely heavily on shopworn classics. There are songs associated with Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, but the respective "Alone and Forsaken" and "The Caretaker" are lonesome tunes not cut with the frequency of "I Saw the Light" or "I Walk the Line." Arguably, the biggest songs here are Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen" and Waylon Jennings' "Good Old Boys," both evocative of the country music of the '80s, which makes sense: that's the formative decade for the singer. Turner relies on a lot of songs from that decade, opening his record with a nice version of Keith Whitley's "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" and cutting Hank Williams, Jr's "Country State of Mind" with Chris Janson. Turner also cashes in a few chits to get Kris Kristofferson and John Anderson duet on a couple of their old hits ("Why Me," "I've Got It Made"), and they help provide authentic grace notes on an album that's simple, straightforward, and satisfying. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 08/21/2020
Label: Mca / Mca Nashville
UPC: 0602507280383
Rank: 49125

Tracks

  1. I'm No Stranger to the Rain
  2. I've Got It Made
  3. Why Me
  4. Country State of Mind
  5. I Can Tell by the Way You Dance
  6. Alone and Forsaken
  7. Forever and Ever, Amen
  8. Midnight in Montgomery
  9. Good Ol' Boys
  10. You Don't Seem to Miss Me
  11. Desperately
  12. The Caretaker

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Josh Turner   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Maddie   Primary Artist
Tae   Primary Artist
Maddie & Tae   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kris Kristofferson   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Anderson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Randy Travis   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Allison Moorer   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Chris Janson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Runaway June   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Trey Keller   Vocals (Background)
David Dorn   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Natalie Stovall   Vocals (Background)
Terrell Hunt   Vocals (Background)
Mike Johnson   Dobro,Guitar (Steel)
Evan Hutchings   Drums,Percussion
Jennifer Wayne   Vocals (Background)
Lashanda Evans   Vocals (Background)
Maddie Marlow   Vocals (Background)
Taylor Dye   Vocals (Background)
Naomi Cooke Johnson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Kenny Greenberg   Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Electric Baritone),Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic)
Kevin Grantt   Bass,Harmonica,Bass (Vocal)
Danny Rader   Banjo,Dobro,Hi String Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Chad Cromwell   Drums
Joe Spivey   Fiddle,Mandolin
Vicki Hampton   Vocals (Background)
Perry Coleman   Vocals (Background)
Glenn Worf   Bass,Bass (Vocal)
Dan Dugmore   Lap Steel Guitar
Gordon Mote   Piano,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer
Tania Hancheroff   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Kera Jackson   Art Direction
Tommy Cecil   Recording
William Morris Endeavor   Booking
Tommy Cecli   Engineer
Bruce Robison   Composer
Hank Williams III   Composer
Trey Keller   Engineer,Recording
Chris Janson   Duet
Craig Allen   Design,Art Direction
Natalie Stovall   Group Member
David McClister   Photography
Jeff Linsenmaier   Engineer,Programming
Amy Marie   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Don Schlitz   Composer
Shannon Finnegan   Production Coordination
Paula Turner   Groomer
John Anderson   Duet
Colleen Runne   Groomer
Roger Wade   Composer
Andrew Fowler   Engineer,Recording,Vocal Engineer
Katy Robbins   Stylist
Evan Hutchings   Engineer,Recording
Jennifer Wayne   Group Member
Josh Kerr   Engineer
Jacob Butler   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Taylor Dye   Group Member
Michael Walter   Engineer
Sarah Marie Burke   A&R
Michelle Freetly   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Renee Behrman-Greiman   Art Direction
Madison Font   Group Member
Brain Wright   A&R
Naomi Cooke Johnson   Group Member
Kris Kristofferson   Duet,Composer
Sonny Curtis   Composer
Hank Williams, Jr.   Composer
Don Sampson   Composer
Waylon Jennings   Composer
Ron Hellard   Composer
Sandy Pinkard   Composer
Justin Niebank   Mixing,Programming,Mixing Engineer
Josh Turner   Art Direction
Jim Lauderdale   Composer
Max D. Barnes   Composer
Mills Logan   Engineer,Recording
Micah Wilshire   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Robb Strandlund   Composer
Monte Warden   Composer
Alan Jackson   Composer
Drew Bollman   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Paul Overstreet   Composer
Kenny Greenberg   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Programming
Johnny Cash   Composer
Jim DeMain   Mastering Engineer
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