Long Live the Cowboy

Long Live the Cowboy is the eleventh studio album by country music artist Clay Walker. The album is Walker's first full-length studio LP of new music in 9 years since 2010's She Won't Be Lonely Long. The album was released independently January 21, 2019.[1][2] In addition to the singles "Right Now", "Working on Me" and "Change", the album features a cover of Ed Sheeran's signature hit "Thinking Out Loud".[3]

Long Live the Cowboy
Studio album by
Clay Walker
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)
GenreCountry
Length40:27
LabelMaven
Clay Walker chronology
She Won't Be Lonely Long
(2010)		 Long Live the Cowboy
(2019)
Singles from Long Live the Cowboy
  1. "Right Now"
    Released: October 15, 2015
  2. "Working On Me"
    Released: April 13, 2018
  3. "Change"
    Released: February 22, 2019

Background

In late 2014 a sampler on Walker's website sampled Walker's biggest hits along with a 30-second snippet of a song titled "Rock The Radio".[4]

Later on in 2014 while performing strings of shows at state fairs across the country, Walker announced that his new album then titled "Rock The Radio" would be released in late 2014 or early 2015.[5][6]

During an interview when Walker announced his first single in nearly three years, "Right Now", Walker revealed that he had left Curb Records and was figuring out where to release the songs he had written and recorded after the last two years. "Right Now" served as the lead single from the album.[7][8]

Little was heard from Walker from 2015 to 2017; he did however still play scattered shows here and there but no major tours or any new music was released during this time. He also did note in multiple interviews during this time that his long battle with multiple sclerosis played a role in the lengthy period of inactivity.[9][10]

On April 13, 2018 Walker released the second single titled "Working On Me" from his then still unconfirmed album.[11]

During a live blog on his social media sites on December 21, 2018, Walker announced that he would be releasing a song titled "She Gets What She Wants" at midnight on December 24. During the live blog Walker also stated that the album would be titled Long Live the Cowboy and it would be released in January 2019.[12]

On New Year's Day, Walker released the song "Change" and confirmed the album's release date of January 21, 2019.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Long Live the Cowboy"2:55
2."She Gets What She Wants"2:51
3."Thinking Out Loud"4:52
4."Rock the Radio"3:30
5."Right Now"3:44
6."Little Miss Whiskey"3:25
7."Working On Me"3:54
8."Makes Me Want to Stay"4:16
9."Napkin"3:25
10."Change"3:50
11."Love Is Like the Rain"3:45

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References
  1. "Long Live the Cowboy // Clay Walker (album review)". February 2, 2019.
  2. "Clay Walker Is Back With New Album 'Long Live The Cowboy'". Whiskey Riff.
  3. https://theboot.com/clay-walker-ed-sheeran-thinking-out-loud/
  4. Record, MARGA LINCOLN Independent. "Country star Clay Walker to play songs from new album at SpringFest". Helena Independent Record.
  5. Sailor, Craig (September 4, 2014). "Clay Walker is headed for a new sound" (PDF). www.thenewstribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  6. "N.C. State Fair announces 2014 Dorton Arena concerts - News - The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro, NC". The Courier-Tribune. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  7. Whitaker, Sterling. "Clay Walker Returns With New Single, 'Right Now'". Taste of Country.
  8. "Clay Walker Clashes With Curb Records". Saving Country Music. August 23, 2010.
  9. "Clay Walker on Staying Alive and Urgent New Single 'Right Now'". Rolling Stone.
  10. Carter, Brooke (October 17, 2016). "What Happened to Clay Walker-News & Updates".
  11. Liptak, Carena. "Clay Walker Releases 'Working on Me', First Single in Two-Plus Years [LISTEN]". The Boot.
  12. Reuter, Annie. "Clay Walker Shares Two New Songs Ahead of New Album". Taste of Country.
  13. "Long Live the Cowboy by Clay Walker on Amazon Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-09-08.


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