Thomas Rhett has a new album on the way and, although we know Thomas can write and record a damn good country song, we’re going to have to wait and see just exactly what he cooks up. Inspired by his hometown, Center Point Road appears to be quite the mish-mash of musical styles and influences.
“For me, Center Point Road really symbolizes what it was like to grow up in Hendersonville,” says Rhett. “First dates, first football games, first heartbreak, first kisses, success and failures. I really feel like that road shaped who I am today, and it felt fitting because the record, for the most part, is pretty nostalgic. Songs like ‘Almost,’ ‘That Old Truck’ and especially ‘Center Point Road,’ really describe who I was as a kid and teenager, and who I’ve become as an adult.”
While the first two singles leave something to be desired for the average country music fan, this new album will embrace what they’re calling “bold unpredictability,” AKA Thomas Rhett’s signature sound. It’s “hot-blooded R&B meets brassy, shag-carpeted funk, danceable disco and breezy beachside soul, joining classic balladry, new school honky-tonk and above all, twangy authenticity.”
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Center Point Road is set to drop on May 31st, with pre-order beginning tomorrow, March 29th.
CENTER POINT ROAD Track Listing:
1. “Up”
(Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally)
2. “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time featuring Little Big Town”
(Thomas Rhett, Karen Fairchild, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, Jonathan Yip)
3. “Blessed”
(Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur)
4. “Look What God Gave Her”
(Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Julian Bunetta, JKash, Ammar Malik, John Henry Ryan)
5. “Center Point Road” featuring Kelsea Ballerini
(Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Amy Wadge, Cleve Wilson)
6. “That Old Truck”
(Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, Kamron Kimbro, Ryan Tedder)
7. “VHS”
(Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Amy Wadge)
8. “Notice”
(Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley)
9. “Sand”
(Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Michael Hardy)
10. “Beer Can’t Fix” featuring Jon Pardi
(Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, Zach Skelton, Ryan Tedder)
11. “Things You Do For Love”
(Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird, Josh Osborne)
12. “Remember You Young”
(Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley)
13. “Don’t Stop Drivin’”
(Thomas Rhett, Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, Josh Miller)
14. “Barefoot”
(Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Miller)
15. “Dream You Never Had”
(Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley)
16. “Almost”
(Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Amy Wadge)
