The country music icon Blake Shelton has officially achieved a new milestone in his famous career: 30 Country -Singles No. 1. His last chart topper, “Texas,” serves as a lead single from his upcoming album Only for leisure usePublished on Friday, May 9 on BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
The song has already found international success, exceeded an impressive eight -week run in Great Britain in Great Britain and for two weeks in the Canadian charts.
“It was a few years ago since I had a single No. 1 in No. 1, and I was cheered over it,” said Shelton. “I had no idea whether ‘Texas’ would be a song number one, but when I heard it for the first time, I knew that it was something else and it sounded like nothing else I had ever done.”
A career milestone for Shelton – and a breakthrough for new writers
“Texas” was produced by long -time employee Scott Hendricks and was written by Johnny Clawson, Kyle Sturrock, Josh Dorr and Lalo Guzman. The route marks a big breakthrough for its authors – it is the first No. 1 single for Clawson, Sturrock and Dorr and the second for Guzman.
“I’m looking forward to these songwriters,” said Shelton. “I know that some of the first songs are number one, and if you have a situation in which someone gets his big break and you can be a little small part of it, it does something special.”
Shelton now joins a rare group of Country legends with 30 or more goals of number 1, including George Strait, Alabama, Kenny Chesney and Ronnie Milsap. When he gave in with the performance, he recognized the long street to this point.
“Texas marks my 30 number one as an artist. Thirty is a lot, and 30 songs number one are incredible and I really try to record everything,” he said. “I have to thank the fans and the industry for their support in these years.”
A deep love for country music -and country music statistics
Shelton, a self-proclaimed statistics enthusiast, finds the performance almost surreal.
“I’ve always been a nerd for statistics and things like that in country music,” he admitted. “I always look for artist statistics, regardless of whether it is Ronnie Milsap or Alabama or George Strait or Reba, and only to see how many albums they sold or how many songs No. One had, and for this reason that I open number 1 singles with 30 number one.
Only for leisure use: New album fall on May 9th
Shelton’s new 12-track album Only for leisure use marks his first studio publication in four years. The project encompasses topics of love, grit, heart and the roots, all of which are anchored by Shelton’s unmistakable voice and storytelling.
The album shows guest appearances by Gwen Stefani, Craig Morgan and John Anderson.
Only for leisure use Track list:
- Stay land or die – (Drew Parker, Graham Barham, Sam Ellis, Beau Bailey)
- Texas – (Johnny Clawson, Kyle Sturrock, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman)
- Hangin ‘on (feat. Gwen Stefani) – (Sam Ellis, Charles Kelley, Greylan James)
- Stranger – (Michael Hardy, Zach Crowell, Jameson Rodgers)
- Leave it in anyway – (Michael Hardy, Zach evening, Kyle Clark, Carson Wallace)
- Heaven sweet at home (feat. Craig Morgan) – (Chris Tompkins, Sarah Buxton, Jake Rose)
- Life happens too quickly – (Craig Wiseman, David Lee Murphy, Lindsay Rimes)
- Mississippi not – (Shane Mcanally, Ross Copperman, Ben Haylip, Josh Osborne)
- All my love – (Blake Shelton, Colton Swon, Zach Swon)
- Cold can – (Bobby Pinson, Josh Osborne, Andrew Deroberts)
- The keys – (Jay Brunswick, Brock Berryhill, Bobby Pinson)
- Years (feat. John Anderson) – (Pat McLaughlin, John Anderson, David Ferguson, Daniel Auerbach)
Shelton continues to shape Country music on and outside the stage
With 52 million singles sold, 13 million albums and almost 11 billion global streams, Shelton has built up a legacy that is characterized by both critical recognition and fan hinge. His curriculum vitae comprises six ACM Awards, ten CMAs and several People’s Choice and CMT Awards.
This year he started his Live in Las Vegas Residenc Friends & Heroes Tour In addition to Craig Morgan, Deana Carter, Trace Adkins and Emily Ann Roberts.
In collaboration with Ryman Hospitality, Shelton is involved with a roof stage in cooperation with his brand Ole Red venue with locations in TiShomingo, Nashville, Gatlinburg, Orlando and today a flagship in Las Vegas.
