Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Arista Nashville) - Arista Nashville hitmaker
Jason Michael Carroll first connected with fans with his powerful Top 5 debut single, 'Alyssa Lies,' and his gift for heartfelt poignancy takes center stage once again with the beautiful new ballad, 'Hurry Home,' the second single from Carroll's sophomore album, Growing Up Is Getting Old.
The tale of a worried father anxiously and hopefully awaiting word from his runaway daughter, 'Hurry Home' immediately resonated with Carroll, not just because he's a devoted dad himself, but also because his family endured a similar experience when he was a child.
Jason Michael recalls, 'My mom's sister ran away when I was a kid, when I was two. We prayed for this lady every night, and I had no clue who she was. Years later, at Christmas, my grandma's phone rang, and I remember handing the phone to my grandma and watching her face go flush. After 16 years of this woman being gone, her oldest daughter called home, and to me, 'Hurry Home' captures a lot of that.'
It's that sense of unconditional love of a parent for a child that Carroll sees at the heart of 'Hurry Home.' He says, 'It doesn't matter what you've done and doesn't matter where you've been, you can still come home. Their families - all they want is them back. None of that other stuff matters to them anymore' but to have their loved ones home again.
The new single continues an exciting time for Carroll, who just scored his latest Top 10 with the smash, 'Where I'm From,' which he performed earlier this week on the 2009 CMT Music Awards. Last week, Carroll was highly visible throughout the CMA Music Festival in Nashville , with multiple appearance and performances, including the LP Field main stage, the Riverfront Daytime Stage, and much more. USA Today accompanied Carroll for a behind-the-scenes look at part of his CMA Music Fest experience, and you can see the video online now at usatoday.com.
And with Father's Day around the corner, look for Jason Michael as proud papa to his four children in a three-page, photo-filled family feature in the June 22 issue of Country Weekly, on stands now.
Carroll is back on the road and on tour all summer with complete dates online now at www.jasonmichaelcarroll.com.
