New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Delivering a unifying message to his loyal fan base, "Love Hope Faith," Colt Ford's sixth studio album, celebrates all things that bring us together -- friends, family and our faith for a better future. Produced by Shannon "Fat Shan" Houchins and Noah Gordon, "Love Hope Faith" is scheduled for release on Average Joes Entertainment May 5, 2017. Ford will kick off the "Love Hope Faith" 22-city tour on February 24 with more dates to follow. Pre-order "Love Hope Faith" on iTunes and instantly receive "
Reload" f/Taylor Ray Holbrook and the first single, "4 Lane Gone."
Featuring such guests as
Music City stalwarts
Brad Paisley ("Lookin' for a Hand Out"),
Toby Keith ("
Time Flies"), Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley and brother Josh ("Young Americans") and veteran rockers Lit ("I'm Mud"); promising newcomers like Waterloo Revival's Cody
Cooper and
George Birge ("
Dynamite"),
Tyler Farr ("My Truck"), Taylor Ray Holbrook ("
Reload"),
Javier Colon ("No Rest") and
Granger Smith ("Keepin' It Real"), "Love Hope Faith" is the ultimate populist country record, featuring a little something for everyone.
"Love Hope Faith" was created with some of the leading songwriters in music today, Jeff Hyde ("Lookin' for a Hand Out") and Jeffrey Steele, Jeremy Popoff, Shane Minor, Vicky McGehee ("Bad Day feat. Rizzi Myers"), to Jaren Johnston, Neil
Mason and
Jesse Frasure ("Dirt Road Disco") to Walker Hayes,
Thomas Archer and Marshall Altman ("No Rest"), Eric Dodd and Alex Hall ("
Dynamite") and Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins,
David Lee Murphy ("Keepin' It Real feat. Granger Smith"). Still, it is the sturdy persona of
Colt Ford that gives them their consistency.
"There are a lot of different styles on this album, but I think my fans will hear it's just me," said Ford. "As long as I remain true to myself, I can delve into all of them."
Track List:
1) RELOAD feat. TAYLOR RAY HOLBROOK (Jared Sciullo, Charlie Farley, Austin Jenckes)
2) DYNAMITE feat. WATERLOO REVIVAL (Eric Dodd, Alex Hall)
3) YOUNG AMERICANS feat. CHARLES & JOSH KELLEY (Jared Sciullo, John Purdue, Renee Myers, Austin Webb)
4) DIRT ROAD DISCO (Jaren Johnston, Neil Mason,
Jesse Frasure)
5) 4 LANE GONE (Kyle Fishman,
Houston Phillips, Josh Thompson)
6) MY TRUCK feat. TYLER FARR (Colt Ford, Jeremy Popoff,
Dennis Hill, Gary Wright)
7) LOOKIN' FOR A HAND OUT feat. BRAD PAISLEY (Colt Ford, Jeff Hyde)
8) TIME FLIES feat. TOBY KEITH (Colt Ford, Justin David)
9) NO REST feat. JAVIER COLON (Walker Hayes,
Thomas Archer, Marshall Altman)
10) I'M MUD feat. LIT (Charley Farley,
Daniel Lee)
11) BAD DAY feat. RIZZI MYERS (Jeffrey Steele, Jeremy Popoff, Shane Minor, Vicky McGehee)
12) DRUNK GIRL (Trent Tomlinson, Jimmy Richie, Ed Hill)
13) KEEPIN' IT REAL feat. GRANGER SMITH (Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins,
David Lee Murphy)
"Love Hope Faith" Tour Dates:
2/24/2017 - Cherokee Casino - Roland, OK
2/25/2017 - Social House Soulard - St. Louis, MO
3/3/2017 - Oddbody's
Music Room - Dayton, OH
3/4/2017 - Thirsty Cowboy - Medina, OH
3/11/2017 - The Oil Palace - Tyler, TX
3/19/2017 - Camping World 500 - Avondale, AZ
3/24/2017 - Q & Z Expo Center - Ringle, WI
3/25/2017 -
Mystique - Dubuque, IA
4/14/2017 - Grizzly Rose - Denver, CO
4/15/2017 - Shots Bar and Grill - Scottsbluff, NE
4/20/2017 - Wendells Dippin Branch - Anderson, SC
4/28/2017 - The Vine at Del Lago Resort & Casino - Waterloo, NY
5/12/2017 - The Battery Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
5/26/2017 - Country 500 - Daytona Beach, FL
7/8/2017 - Big O
Music Fest - Owensboro, KY
7/22/2017 - Busco Beach & ATV Park - Goldsboro, NC
7/28/2017 - Guthrie's River Ruckus - Guthrie Center, IA
7/29/2017 - FireFest 2017 - Cold Spring, MN
8/5/2017 - Country on the River - Prairie du Chi en , WI
8/17/2017 - Klamath County Fairgrounds - Klamath Falls, OR
8/24/2017 - Genesee County Fair - Mount Morris, MI
9/15/2017 - Loretta Lynn's Ranch Pavilion - Hurricane Mills, TN
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