Lainey Wilson reveals track list for 'Whirlwind': What to know about country star's new album
Country stardom may have Lainey Wilson going a mile a minute, but she's ready to slow things down for a new musical journey.
Wilson revealed the track list for her upcoming album "Whirlwind" on social media Tuesday.
The Grammy-winning singer made the announcement with a video that unveiled the titles of the 14 new songs. The clip also featured a snippet of the unreleased song "4x4xU."
"Writing (and) recording these 14 songs over the past couple of years has helped me stay grounded in ways you’d never believe," Wilson wrote. "This album brought me back to my roots and made me feel at home during times when I couldn’t have been further away, and my biggest hope is that it gives you that same sense of comfort that it has for me."
"Whirlwind," Wilson's fifth studio effort to date, is the follow-up to 2022's "Bell Bottom Country." The album earned Wilson a trio of Top 5 hits on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, as well as a Grammy Award for best country album.
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Here's what you need to know about Wilson's latest album.
Full track list for Lainey Wilson's 'Whirlwind'
- “Keep Up With Jones”
- “Country’s Cool Again”
- “Good Horses” featuring Miranda Lambert
- “Broken Hearts Still Beat”
- “Whirlwind”
- “Call a Cowboy”
- “Hang Tight Honey”
- “Bar in Baton Rouge”
- “Counting Chickens”
- “4x4xU”
- “Ring Finger”
- “Middle of It”
- “Devil Don’t Go There”
- “Whiskey Colored Crayon”
Lainey Wilson announces 'Whirlwind' album, explains title meaning
Wilson announced the upcoming release of "Whirlwind" on social media in May with a photo of the album cover. The "Watermelon Moonshine" singer also shared the significance of the album's title.
"Whirlwind. That’s what my life has been the last couple years," Wilson wrote. "I hope this record brings peace to your ‘whirlwind’ and wraps its arms around you like it did me when I was writing and recording it."
In an accompanying interview with Billboard, Wilson opened up about how the "very rapid pace" of her life inspired the title.
"Whether I'm running into somebody and they're saying, 'Man, your life has been a whirlwind' — or whether the word’s coming out of my mouth, or I open a book and see the word 'whirlwind,' it just seems to be surrounding me," Wilson said at the time. "Whirlwinds cause turbulence that cause chaos. But at the end of the day, you figure out how to come back to the center."
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What songs have been released from 'Whirlwind'?
Wilson gave fans a sneak peek at "Whirlwind" with the release of "Country's Cool Again" in February.
Following the announcement of the album, "Hang Tight Honey" was released as the lead single off "Whirlwind" on May 13. The song peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.
Up next, "4x4xU" will be released on July 4.
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When does Lainey Wilson's 'Whirlwind' come out?
"Whirlwind" will be released on Aug. 23.
The album is available for pre-save and pre-order.
