High Country Sound

High Country Sound is the second studio album by American country music artist Canaan Smith.[2][3] The album was released on April 2, 2021 through Round Here Records and was the debut release of the indie label in association with AWAL.[4][5] Smith co-wrote and produced every track on the album.[6][7]

High Country Sound
Studio album by
Canaan Smith
ReleasedApril 2, 2021
Genre
Length37:16
Label
Producer
Canaan Smith chronology
Bronco
(2015)		 High Country Sound
(2021)
Singles from High Country Sound
  1. "Colder Than You"
    Released: June 8, 2020[1]

Background

Smith released his debut album Bronco in 2015 on Mercury Nashville, who he split with after saying he felt "lost in the mix" of the major label environment. In 2019, he signed as the flagship artist to Round Here Records, an indie label founded by Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, who Smith knew from his college days at Belmont University. He said the duo supported him and allowed him "100% freedom" when working on his new music, with no pressure to chase radio airplay. He remarked that he was "digging deep and reaching inside kind of thing to find that sound that best reflects me and not just a sound that we think is cool or is going to work or going to compete".[8] Smith called the album "a flag in the ground for who I am and what I stand for".[4]

Track listing
High Country Sound
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grounded"
2:58
2."Mason Jars & Fireflies"
3:07
3."Colder Than You"
  • Smith
  • Crowder
  • Jared Mullins
3:21
4."High Country"
  • Smith
  • Crowder
  • Blake Redferrin
2:38
5."Catch Me If You Can" (featuring Brent Cobb)
2:49
6."Cabin in the Woods"
2:56
7."American Dream"
  • Smith
  • Blair Daly
3:18
8."Sweet Virginia"
  • Smith
  • Kelley
  • Crowder
  • Hubbard
3:06
9."Still"
  • Smith
  • Stennis
  • Beavers
3:10
10."Like I Ain't Missin' You"
  • Smith
  • Redferrin
  • Afable
3:05
11."Highway Blues"
  • Smith
  • Kelley
  • Jake Rose
3:16
12."Losin' Sleep Over a Girl"
3:26
Total length:37:16

Release history
Release formats for High Country Sound
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various April 2, 2021
  • Round Here Records
  • AWAL
 [9]

References
  1. "CANAAN SMITH – COLDER THAN YOU". Daily Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies. May 19, 2020.
  2. "Canaan Smith's New Album, High Country Sound – Available Now!". The Country Daily. April 4, 2021.
  3. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (March 19, 2021). "Canaan Smith To Release New Album 'High Country Sound' In April". Entertainment Focus.
  4. Evans Price, Deborah (April 8, 2021). "CANAAN SMITH RETURNS WITH FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS, 'HIGH COUNTRY SOUND'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. "ALBUM REVIEW: Canaan Smith – 'High Country Sound'". Your Life in a Song. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. Farthing, Lydia (April 2, 2021). "Canaan Smith Returns With Sophomore Album 'High Country Sound'". Music Row Magazine.
  7. Crone, Madeline. "Canaan Smith Had to Go Home to Make His Next Album, 'High Country Sound'". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  8. Reuter, Annie (April 2, 2021). "Canaan Smith Found Himself And His 'High Country Sound' After Leaving Major Label Deal". Forbes. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  9. "High Country Sound by Canaan Smith". Apple Music (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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