Conner Smith announces release of ‘Smoky Mountain Sessions’
Rising singer/songwriter Conner Smith has unveiled plans to release his new four-song collection, ‘Smoky Mountain Sessions’, on 2nd August.
Smith has had a remarkable year, marked by the release of his debut album, a multi-week UK chart-topper, his first ACM Awards nomination, and numerous headline tours. Now, he continues his upward trajectory with this latest project, produced by Dwight A. Baker at Echo Mountain Studio in Asheville, North Carolina. Recorded with his touring band over four days, the collection includes his current single “Roulette On The Heart” featuring Hailey Whitters, alongside two solo-penned tracks.
“‘Smoky Mountains Sessions’ came from a desire to get back to the core of songwriting,” says Smith. “With these new songs, two of which I wrote by myself, I wanted to create them in a way that felt very raw and honest. Working with Dwight Baker for the first time, we took my band up to Echo Mountains in Asheville and brought these songs to life over the course of four days. This collection is just the beginning of more new music on the way I can’t wait to share!”
The track list for ‘Smoky Mountain Sessions’ includes:
‘A Thousand Miles Away’ – Written by Conner Smith
‘Song For Tennessee’ – Written by Conner Smith
‘Boys In The Picture’ – Written by Conner Smith, Rodney Clawson, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt Jenkins
‘Roulette On The Heart (featuring Hailey Whitters) (Smoky Mountains Sessions)’ – Written by Conner Smith, Jessi Alexander, Chase McGill, Mark Trussell
Additionally, Smith recently released the original song ‘Steal My Thunder’ featuring Tucker Wetmore, crafted for the soundtrack of the blockbuster ‘Twisters’. The energetic track, co-written with Matt Jenkins, Ben Johnson, and Blake Pendergrass, is part of ‘Twisters: The Album’, accompanying the movie set to hit theatres on 17th July in the UK and 19th July in the US.
“Having the opportunity to be a part of the Twisters movie and album is a very cool honour,” said Smith. “With such a high calibre group of artists featured on the project and an already iconic movie, being asked to write a song for it was creatively inspiring. Adding Tucker Wetmore to the song took it to a new level and I’m glad he was able to join us in bringing ‘Steal My Thunder’ to life.”
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