(CelebrityAccess) – On the heels of his eighth No. 1 Country single Darius Rucker has responded to fans’ appeals for new music with an announcement on the TODAY Show, letting them know they won’t be waiting much longer for a new album from the 3-time GRAMMY winning star. When Was The Last Time, the long-awaited fifth studio country album on Capitol Records Nashville, will be released nationwide Friday, October 20. Fans can preorder the album at http://umgn.us/DariusPreOrder.
The Platinum-selling star released the album’s second single, a song he wrote with Derek George and Travis Hill, “For The First Time” to Country radio just yesterday, Monday, July 24. “For The First Time” is the follow-up to his most recent No. 1 single, “If I Told You, marking eight country No. 1 singles for Rucker since his country music debut in 2008.
Earlier this week, Rucker spoke with Billboard about teaming up with esteemed Nashville producer Ross Copperman (Dierks Bentley, Brett Eldredge, Keith Urban) to bring his vision for the album to life.
“On top of being a genius with the equipment, Ross is so high-energy and funny; that kid is never not laughing.” He added, “Every time we were in the studio we had a great band who had great ideas of their own, so it was the farthest thing from tedious, but just, let’s get in and do it. I think for the whole record we spent just three days tracking music.”
This fall’s release will be yet another signature moment in the multiplatinum career of one of music’s most beloved figures. Rucker has never been busier while working on his new album with a slate of television appearances this spring and summer including a CMT Crossroads episode with John Mellencamp, an appearance in Adam Sandler’s Netflix original, Sandy Wexler, and his own episode of Celebrity Undercover Boss on CBS.
Rucker, an avid golfer and passionate fan of the game, is currently hosting a new monthly show in SiriusXM’s 23/7 golf channel, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio. On Par with Darius Rucker debuted July 26.
About Darius Rucker
Rucker first attained multi-Platinum status in the music industry as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of GRAMMY award-winning Hootie & the Blowfish. Since re-introducing himself to the world as a country artist, he has released four consecutive albums to top the Billboard Country albums chart and earned a whole new legion of fans. In 2014, Rucker won his third career GRAMMY award for Best Solo Country Performance for his 4x Platinum selling cover of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” off his album, True Believers. Rucker’s first two country albums, Learn To Live and Charleston, SC 1966 produced five No. 1 singles including “Come Back Song,” “This,” “Alright,” “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” and “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It.” Southern Style, his fourth studio country album, features his seventh No. 1 single “Homegrown Honey,” co-written by Rucker, label mate Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Nathan Chapman. Rucker’s last single, “If I Told You,” is his eighth No. 1 on country radio and the first cut from his forthcoming fifth album for Capitol Nashville.
Contacts & Information
Darius Rucker
http://www.dariusrucker.com
North American Agency
CAA / Creative Artists Agency – Nashville
401 Commerce Street Penthouse Suite
Nashville, TN 37219 United States
Phone: 615-383-8787
Fax: 615-383-4937
http://www.caatouring.com
Responsible Agent (s):Darin Murphy
E-Mail: Darin.Murphy@caa.com
North American Management
Maverick Management
1025 16th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212 United States
Phone: 615-324-2380
Fax: 615-324-2381
Responsible Manager (s):Chris Parr
E-Mail: cparr@maverick.com
North American Publicity
Essential Broadcast Media LLC
2001-B Blair Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37203 United States
Phone: 615-327-3259
Fax: 615-327-3260
http://www.ebmediapr.com
Responsible Publicist:Ebie McFarland
E-Mail: ebie@ebmediapr.com
Responsible Publicist:Darlene Rodriguez
E-Mail: darlene@ebmediapr.com
North American Record Label
Capitol Nashville
401 Commerce Street, Suite 1100
Nashville, TN 37219 United States
Phone: 615-524-7500
http://www.umgnashville.com
