{"id":76431,"date":"2022-06-28T11:29:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T09:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=76431"},"modified":"2022-06-28T11:29:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T09:29:23","slug":"jimmie-allen-releases-his-eagerly-awaited-third-studio-album-tulip-drive-to-critical-acclaim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/06\/jimmie-allen-releases-his-eagerly-awaited-third-studio-album-tulip-drive-to-critical-acclaim\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Allen Releases His Eagerly Awaited Third Studio Album, \u2018Tulip Drive\u2019, To Critical Acclaim."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019ve been following the career of Jimmie Allen for many years and his debut album \u2018Mercury Lane\u2019 is ever-present in my car. It\u2019s quite simply the perfect soundtrack to any drive and was so good it led to the New York Times describing it as one of 2018\u2019s strongest albums. It also launched this incredible artist with two consecutive number 1 hits; his double platinum debut \u2018Best Shot\u2019 and the platinum certified \u2018Make Me Want To\u2019. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For many artists this might be the go to moment in a career for a writer to realise this singer had something special, but for me that moment came two years later in November 2020 when he stepped on stage to duet with the legendary Charley Pride to sing \u2018Kiss an Angel Good Morning\u2019 as the artist was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the CMA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of us could have known that the ground breaking force that was Charley Pride would pass just a few weeks later but there was a feeling for me that it was almost a passing of the baton moment for Jimmie Allen, a Country artist who is keen to explore new ways of making his music accessible and relevant, something he began to explore in his second collaborative project, \u2018Bettie James\u2019 which illustrated his expansive love for music across genres and was hailed as \u201ca powerful statement from a developing voice\u201d by Billboard. Charley Pride knew what it was to bring Country music to a new audience as in the mid 1970\u2019s he was RCA\u2019s second biggest artist behind none other than the King himself, Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Jimmie Allen has released his 17 song strong tour de force that is \u2018Tulip Drive\u2019, another album that has a deeply personal title. Debut album \u2018Mercury Lane\u2019 was the name of the street he grew up on. The sophomore album \u2018Bettie James\u2019 was named after his late Grandmother, Bettie Snead, and his late father James \u2018Big Jim\u2019 Allen. Now 2022\u2019s release \u2018Tulip Drive\u2019 is named after the street that his Grandmother grew up on. The personal titles of his records is almost proof of how important and personal his music has always been to him but this record really feels like that personal element has spilled into the song writing. Jimmie says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the first (album) where I chose to write songs about my personal experience thoughts and hopes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The resultant music is a reflection of his signature approach to music and solidifies his accent towards music superstardom. Country music has always been about the truth but this record gets deeply into some very personal places, maybe best illustrated by the hugely moving letter to his father Down Home\u2019 and the motivational anthem \u2018Be Alright\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lyrics like \u201cIf haters gonna hate, let \u2018em hate me, it ain\u2019t easy to build your own fire when it\u2019s freezin\u2019, but the grind\u2019s worth the time, believe me” give us an insight to how difficult it might feel to be an artist of colour in the Country genre but the huge support and acclaim he has garnered to date are some proof that things are changing and it will be singers like Jimmie that continue to make that happen. It\u2019s something the legend Charley Pride stood for which is maybe why we often see Jimmie Allen wearing a \u2018Pride\u2019 belt buckle, the duality of that word as an homage to one of his main inspirations and to his pride in being the artist and man he is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brilliant and hugely moving \u2018Down Home\u2019, an open letter to his late Father includes the lyric progression \u201cI promise I\u2019m working with this guitar \u2018bout as hard as I can, I hope I\u2019m making you proud\u201d and on the back of this latest album \u2018Tulip Drive\u2019, I\u2019m sure he can be sure that he has achieved just that; still pushing boundaries but still making great Country music. Jimmie Allen has managed to create an album that achieves the holy grail of music in that it is still a great listen but also sends a really important message. \u2018Big Jim\u2019 and Charley Pride would both be proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimmie Allen embarked on his \u2018Down Home Tour 2022\u2019 in February, his first headline tour, and in Autumn to Spring 2023 he will join Carrie Underwood’s \u2018Denim & Rhinestone Tour\u2019 as a Special Guest on all 43 US Arena dates. In the UK we can only keep our fingers crossed that he shows up at Country2Country or The Long Road 2023 and brings his special brand of Country music to his UK fan base. The videos to new single \u2018Down Home\u2019 and to \u2018Be Alright\u2019 are both really worth a watch and maybe hint at another string to this talented artist\u2019s bow as he was co-director on the former. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He already has a debut picture book \u2018My Voice is a Trumpet\u2019, a powerful story about speaking up for what you believe in at any age, which was published a year ago and he has been executive producer for a Netflix series \u2018Titletown High\u2019 which premiered last year as well as singing the theme song. There really is no end to the talents of this man and I strongly urge you to get the new record and search out the previous two if you haven\u2019t already. This is a Country artist who I\u2019m sure will be around for some time, after all Charley Pride has passed the baton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Tulip Drive’ Tracklist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. by <\/strong>Ash be alright (Jimmie Allen, Jason Evigan, Gian Stone, Castle) *<\/li>
  2. what i’m talkin bout (Zach Abend, Michael Hardy, Seth Ennis) ^<\/li>
  3. kissin you (Jimmie Allen, Ashley Gorley, Zach Crowell) ^<\/li>
  4. down home (Jimmie Allen, Rian Ball, Cameron Bedell, Tate Howell) ^<\/li>
  5. settle on back (Jimmie Allen, Tate Howell, Trip Howell, David Pramik) ^<\/li>
  6. pesos (feat. CeeLo Green & T-Pain) (Jimmie Allen, Edward Martin, Vincent Venditto, T-Pain, Thomas Callaway, Yannique DeLisle Barker, Chris Doyle, J. \u201dLonny\u201d Bereal) +<\/li>
  7. love in the living room (Jimmie Allen, Jesse Frasure, Brandon Day, Alysa Vanderheym, Cary Barlowe) **<\/li>
  8. on my way (Jimmie Allen & Jennifer Lopez) (Ivy Adara, Leroy Clampitt, Michael Pollack) ^^<\/li>
  9. broken hearted (feat. Katie Ohh) (Jimmie Allen, Ashley Gorley, Will Weatherly) ^<\/li>
  10. habits & hearts (Steven McMorran, Derrick Southerland, Jess Cates) ^<\/li>
  11. right now (Jimmie Allen, Matt Rogers, Jordan Schmidt) ^<\/li>
  12. wouldn\u2019t feel like summer (Alysa Vandereheym, Matthew McGinn, Jimmie Deeghan) ^<\/li>
  13. undo (Matt Rogers, Matt McVaney, Daniel Breland) ^<\/li>
  14. get you a girl (Jimmie Allen, Justin Ebach, Matt Jenkins) ++<\/li>
  15. keep em coming (Jimmie Allen, Brad Tursi, Will Weatherly) ^<\/li>
  16. every time i say amen (Travis Hill, Jon Nite, Ross Copperman) ^<\/li>
  17. you won\u2019t be alone (feat. Aadyn) (Jimmie Allen, Justin Ebach) ***<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    * Produced by Jason Evigan and Gian Stone
    ^ Produced by Ash Bowers and Jimmie Allen
    + Produced by Vinny Venditto and Vic \u201cBillboardKiller\u201d Martin
    ** Produced by Jesse Frasure and Jimmie Allen
    ^^ Produced by Keith Hetrick
    ++ Produced by Ilya Toshinskiy and Jimmie Allen <\/strong>
    *** <\/strong>Produced Bowers and Eric Torres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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