Country singer and season 4 Voice champ Danielle Bradbery began her 3 date opening stint for country superstar Miranda Lambert last night, and took the opportunity to debut some of the new material she has been writing and recording for her sophomore album. Both songs are cowritten by Mikal Blue, Danielle, Johan Lindbrandt, and Shari Short. “Friend Zone” is a flirty pop rocker with a spoken-word post-chorus that’s arguably a nod to Sam Hunt’s breakout on the country format. “Mama Was A Liar” is a rangy country/pop/rock blend that could lean in any of those directions depending on the production of the studio version. Check out video of Danielle’s debut performances of the songs here:
“Friend Zone”
“Mama Was A Liar
Video courtesy Wim Wim
Both tunes represent a shift away from the innocence of Danielle’s self-titled debut album. Big Machine Label Group (and American Idol mentor) Scott Borchetta recently talked to San Jose country station KRTY about how they made Danielle’s debut album without much of a sense for who she is artistically, and how he’s been really surprised and excited by what he’s hearing in Danielle’s co-writes from the past 6-8 months:
Audio via Bradbery Fans, thanks @Mark_LovesMusic for the link.
Here’s a nice bonus. For her current tour, Miranda Lambert has been bringing out a well-known female backup singer (either Voice alum Gwen Sebastian or early 2000s country hitmaker Carolyn Dawn Johnson) and her female opening act (a rotation that includes Ashley Monroe, Sunny Sweeney, and Voice alums Danielle and RaeLynn) for a cover of the Dixie Chicks’s #1 hit “Cowboy Take Me Away” (cowritten by Marcus Hummon and Chicks member Martie McGuire). So check out Danielle joining Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Miranda for some sweet harmonies on this much beloved tune from a sorely missed trio of talented ladies:
Video courtesy Screws619
Here’s a list of known Danielle cowrites for her upcoming sophomore album (as always, all songwriters are listed in alphabetical order):
“Always Come Home” (Jessi Alexander / Danielle Bradbery / Troy Verges) *added 6/8/2015
“Be You” (Danielle Bradbery / Nathan Chapman / Kylie Sackley)
“Boy Meets Girl” (Danielle Bradbery / Nicolle Galyon / Jimmy Robbins)
“Coming Of Age” (Cary Barlowe / Danielle Bradbery / Sarah Buxton / Jesse Frasure) *added 7/7/2015
“Don’t Make Me Make The First Move” (Rhett Akins / Danielle Bradbery / Thomas Rhett) *added 5/18/2015)
“I’m Me Because Of You” (Danielle Bradbery / Chase McGill / Maren Morris)
“I’m Waitin’ On You” (Danielle Bradbery / Corey Crowder / Patrick Davis / Liz Rose) * added 6/4/2015
“If I Were A Cowboy” (Danielle Bradbery / Luke Laird / Hillary Lindsey)
“Friend Zone” (Mikal Blue / Danielle Bradbery / Johan Lindbrandt / Shari Short)
“Going After Midnight” (Danielle Bradbery /Sandy Chila / Alex Dezen)
“Guns N Roses” (Danielle Bradbery / Christopher DeStefano / Natalie Hemby)
“Jeans & A T-Shirt” (Danielle Bradbery / Nicolle Galyon / Liz Rose)
“Just Call Me” (Eric Arjes / Danelle Bradbery / Lizzy McAvoy) *added 7/7/2015
“Keep Reaching” (Danielle Bradbery / Nelly Joy / Jason Reeves)
“Mama Was A Liar” (Mikal Blue / Danielle Bradbery / Johan Lindbrandt / Shari Short)
“My Own Radio” (Danielle Bradbery / Barry Dean / Lori McKenna)
“Off My Chest” (Danielle Bradbery / Jordan Reynolds / Emily Weisband) *added 9/7/2015
“Room For Two” (Mikal Blue / Danielle Bradbery / Johan Lindbrandt / Shari Short) * added 4/19/2015
“Should’ve Killed Me” (Blake Bollinger / Danielle Bradbery / Kylie Sackley) * added 5/28/2015
“Something I Can Fall Into” (Danielle Bradbery / Chris Deaton / Jamie Paulin) *added 7/7/2015
“Soundtrack” (Danielle Bradbery / Jaren Boyer / Sara Haze / Jason Saenz)
“Watch Me” (Danielle Bradbery / Corey Crowder / Patrick Davis)
“Way Out” (Danielle Bradbery / Corey Crowder / Patrick Davis) *added 6/4/2015
“When We Kiss” (Danielle Bradbery / Brett James / Hillary Lindsey) * added 5/13/2015
“When You Say We” (Danielle Bradbery / Barry Dean / Jimmy Robbins)
What do you think of Danielle’s new tunes, and do you think they sound like what she’ll need to make a mark in the country world with her sophomore album?
