Jim Lauderdale Announces 'Country Super Hits Volume 2' Album For March 27th Release
Not only is Jim Lauderdale one of the most beloved, decorated songwriters ever to grace stages and studios around the world, he’s also the most prolific. Since his major label debut in 1991, the recent Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has released a commanding thirty-seven albums under his name and the 38th is on its way.
“I feel like I'm writing and recording more than ever, and that’s such a favorite thing of mine,” Lauderdale says. “Ever since I can remember, I wanted to make records. I don’t have any constraints on me, in terms of release dates, and there’s nothing limiting what I can do.”
With that in mind, Lauderdale has been tinkering away at a new project called Country Super Hits Volume 2, an obvious successor to his 2006 album of a slightly different name - the same Lauderdale country calibre, two decades apart. Chock full of pedal steel, country piano, and telecasters, Volume 2 finds Mr. Americana himself leaning hard into the honky tonk end of the American music spectrum, telling universal stories in his own singular voice.
Lauderdale has released a new single to herald the release of Country Super Hits Volume 2, which is due out on March 27th. “Everybody’s Got A Problem” is about, in Lauderdale’s words: “One thing we all have in common.” To zoom in a little more, he says, “This song relates to the common experience of going through difficult times, and that very few of us are immune to that.” With a lilting swing, Lauderdale and his ace band dive right into the first verse: “Everybody’s got a problem / Most have more than just one / There’s no easy way to solve ‘em / Or they already would be done.” But the real payoff is the tight harmonies and positive realisation of the refrain. “It helps to know you’re not alone with what you’re going through / ‘Cause everybody’s got their problems too.” Simple, true, and purely Jim Lauderdale.
“I feel like I'm writing and recording more than ever, and that’s such a favorite thing of mine,” Lauderdale says. “Ever since I can remember, I wanted to make records. I don’t have any constraints on me, in terms of release dates, and there’s nothing limiting what I can do.”
With that in mind, Lauderdale has been tinkering away at a new project called Country Super Hits Volume 2, an obvious successor to his 2006 album of a slightly different name - the same Lauderdale country calibre, two decades apart. Chock full of pedal steel, country piano, and telecasters, Volume 2 finds Mr. Americana himself leaning hard into the honky tonk end of the American music spectrum, telling universal stories in his own singular voice.
Lauderdale has released a new single to herald the release of Country Super Hits Volume 2, which is due out on March 27th. “Everybody’s Got A Problem” is about, in Lauderdale’s words: “One thing we all have in common.” To zoom in a little more, he says, “This song relates to the common experience of going through difficult times, and that very few of us are immune to that.” With a lilting swing, Lauderdale and his ace band dive right into the first verse: “Everybody’s got a problem / Most have more than just one / There’s no easy way to solve ‘em / Or they already would be done.” But the real payoff is the tight harmonies and positive realisation of the refrain. “It helps to know you’re not alone with what you’re going through / ‘Cause everybody’s got their problems too.” Simple, true, and purely Jim Lauderdale.
In May, Lauderdale will join Emmylou Harris as special guest on her UK and European Farewell Tour, with UK dates as follows:
May
11 - Liverpool – Liverpool Philharmonic
13 - Birmingham - Symphony Hall
15 - Bristol – Bristol Beacon
17 - London – Highways Festival at Royal Albert Hall
18 - Sunderland – Sunderland Empire Theatre
For a full list of Jim Lauderdale’s upcoming tour dates, including the European leg of his shows with Emmylou Harris, please see below.
Fans can stream or purchase “Everybody’s Got A Problem” now at this link, hear Lauderdale’s previously-released single, “People Get Hurt Sometimes,” here, and pre-order or pre-save Country Super Hits Volume 2 ahead of its March release right here.
Country Super Hits Volume 2 Tracklist:
1. I've Still Got You
2. People Get Hurt Sometimes
3. Hope Springs Eternal
4. You Had To Be There
5. Artificial Intelligence
6. I'm Waggin' My Tail
7. Everybody's Got A Problem
8. While We Learn To Break Each Others Hearts
9. Neighbors
10. I Can't Get Around It
11. You're My Honest To Goodness
12. Making A Believer Out Of Me
13. We Don't See You Anymore
May
11 - Liverpool – Liverpool Philharmonic
13 - Birmingham - Symphony Hall
15 - Bristol – Bristol Beacon
17 - London – Highways Festival at Royal Albert Hall
18 - Sunderland – Sunderland Empire Theatre
For a full list of Jim Lauderdale’s upcoming tour dates, including the European leg of his shows with Emmylou Harris, please see below.
Fans can stream or purchase “Everybody’s Got A Problem” now at this link, hear Lauderdale’s previously-released single, “People Get Hurt Sometimes,” here, and pre-order or pre-save Country Super Hits Volume 2 ahead of its March release right here.
Country Super Hits Volume 2 Tracklist:
1. I've Still Got You
2. People Get Hurt Sometimes
3. Hope Springs Eternal
4. You Had To Be There
5. Artificial Intelligence
6. I'm Waggin' My Tail
7. Everybody's Got A Problem
8. While We Learn To Break Each Others Hearts
9. Neighbors
10. I Can't Get Around It
11. You're My Honest To Goodness
12. Making A Believer Out Of Me
13. We Don't See You Anymore
