Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Average Joes Entertainment) Leading up to the July 1, 2014 release of "Thanks for Listening," Colt Ford's 5th studio album on Average Joes Entertainment, fans will be treated to an exclusive album premiere as a First Play on iTunes
Radio - streaming today through Monday, June 30 (iTunesRadio.com/ColtFord). In addition, iTunes will also host a Twitter Chat with Ford tomorrow night, June 25 at 3:00pm PT/6:00pm EST. Fans can tweet with Colt by using the hashtag #AskColtFord and Twitter handle @iTunesMusic. To pre-order the album, click here (iTunes.com/ColtFord) and instantly receive three tracks.
Available everywhere music is sold, an exclusive version of the album sold at Walmart will include a full-length color comic book, "The Average Joes," featuring
Colt Ford and friends as super heroes selflessly saving the world with their super powers.
Produced by Shannon "Fat Shan" Houchins, Noah Gordon, Phivestarr Productions and
Kevin Kadish, "
Thanks For Listening" is a celebration of the things near and dear to Colt Ford's heart - America, country music, hard work, celebrating life with family and friends and simply having a damn good time in the process. The brand new 12-song collection features collaborations with such friends as
Keith Urban ("She's Like"), Duck Dynasty's Boss Hog, Willie Robertson ("Cut 'Em All"),
Jerrod Niemann ("
Crickets"),
Randy Houser ("Washed In The Mud"),
Justin Moore ("Farm Life"),
Chase Rice (the first single, "The High Life"),
Lee Brice ("Sip It Slow"),
Walker Hayes ("Dirty Side") and
Daniel Lee (the title track). Also, for the first time, Colt reveals his growth as an artist by including three solo songs on the new offering: "Workin' On," "Crank It Up," and "Outshine Me."
About Colt Ford
The follow-up to 2012's chart-topping "Declaration of Independence," which remained on the Billboard Country Album chart for more than 58 weeks, "Thanks For Listening," Ford's 5th studio album is set for release on July 1, 2014. "Ride Through the Country," Colt's breakthrough album released in 2008, was re-released October 1, 2013, in celebration of the 5th Year Anniversary of Colt's own independent record label, Average Joes Entertainment. In 2012, Colt penned two #1 hits; Jason Aldean's "Dirt Road Anthem," and Brantley Gilbert's, "Country Must Be Country Wide." Colt has sold over 1 million albums, millions more song downloads, has 1.4 million Facebook fans and over 15 million YouTube views. Colt was also recently featured in a two-page cover story in the "
Arena" section of the Wall Street Journal. In October, 2013, Colt hit the road on a 34-city tour with
Florida Georgia Line in 2013, and is touring with
Toby Keith this summer. In addition to being a gifted songwriter and artist, Colt is also a former professional golfer, and resides with his family in Athens, GA. www.ColtFord.com.