Country State of Mind (album)

The album is composed entirely of cover songs. First released was Turner's cover of Randy Travis's "Forever and Ever, Amen", which features Travis on duet vocals. The recording was Travis's first since his 2013 stroke.[1] Other artists whose songs are covered on the album include Patty Loveless, Vern Gosdin, Hank Williams, and Hank Williams Jr. Kris Kristofferson provides duet vocals on a cover of his own "Why Me", and John Anderson on his "I've Got It Made".[1] Other collaborators on the album include Chris Janson (who sings on the title track), Allison Moorer, Runaway June, and Maddie & Tae.[2]

Rating it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated that "Unlike some country covers albums, Country State of Mind doesn't rely heavily on shopworn classics." He also called the album "simple, straightforward, and satisfying", praising the inclusion of cover songs from the 1980s as well as the vocal contributions of Anderson and Kristofferson.[3]

1. "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" (Sonny Curtis, Ron Hellard) – 3:52
2. "I've Got It Made" (Max D. Barnes) – 2:56
   • featuring John Anderson
3. "Why Me" (Kris Kristofferson) – 3:02
   • featuring Kris Kristofferson
4. "Country State of Mind" (Hank Williams Jr., Roger Alan Wade) – 4:03
   • featuring Chris Janson
5. "I Can Tell by the Way You Dance (You're Gonna Love Me Tonight)" (Sandy Pinkard, Bob Strandlund) – 3:26
6. "Alone and Forsaken" (Hank Williams Sr.) – 3:17
   • featuring Allison Moorer
7. "Forever and Ever, Amen" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) – 3:49
   • featuring Randy Travis
8. "Midnight in Montgomery" (Alan Jackson, Don Sampson) – 3:47
9. "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" (Waylon Jennings) – 2:53
10. "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (Jim Lauderdale) – 4:06
    • featuring Runaway June
11. "Desperately" (Bruce Robison, Monte Warden) – 3:56
    • featuring Maddie & Tae
12. "The Caretaker" (Johnny Cash) – 2:18

Adapted from AllMusic[4]

• John Anderson – duet vocals on "I Got It Made"
• Perry Coleman – background vocals
• Naomi Cooke – background vocals on "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
• Chad Cromwell – drums
• David Dorn – keyboards
• Dan Dugmore – lap steel guitar
• Taylor Dye – background vocals on "Desperately"
• Lashanda Evans – background vocals
• Maddie Font – background vocals on "Desperately"
• Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar, harmonica
• Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, programming
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• Tania Hancheroff – background vocals
• Terrell Hunt – background vocals
• Evan Hutchings – drums, percussion
• Chris Janson – duet vocals on "Country State of Mind"
• Mike Johnson – dobro, steel guitar
• Trey Keller – background vocals
• Kris Kristofferson – duet vocals on "Why Me"
• Jeff Linsenmaier – programming
• Allison Moorer – duet vocals on "Alone and Forsaken"
• Gordon Mote – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
• Justin Niebank – programming
• Danny Rader – banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar
• Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin
• Natalie Stovall – background vocals on "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
• Randy Travis – guest vocals on "Forever and Ever, Amen"
• Josh Turner – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Jennifer Wayne – background vocals on "You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar