American Idol 21 winner Chayce Beckham debut album ‘Bad for Me’ out April 5. Drops first track ‘Waylon in ’75’
Nominated at this year’s CMT Music Awards for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year for his Platinum hit single “23” that’s still heading up the charts on country radio, American Idol season 21 winner Chayce Beckham releases the first track from his debut album – Bad For Me – coming Friday, April 5, with the rowdy anthem “Waylon in ‘75.”
“Once I finished recording this album and had time to live with it, I felt the title Bad For Me fit perfectly. It sums up a lot of my own faults,” said Chayce in a press statement. “I like a lot of stuff that’s bad for me, even though it ends up being kryptonite but that’s all a part of being human. I am so proud of this record. I just hope there’s a song on this album that makes somebody feel something.”
Produced by Bart Butler (Jon Pardi, Midland, Warren Zeiders), apart from “23” (Ross Copperman), Bad for Me puts the country singer’s soul-searching songwriting centerstage. Crafting a series of deeply personal stories, his mix of dusky Western sonics and rock energy come to the forefront, as fiddle, steel and loping rhythms stand beside his rustic vocal. Chayce penned or co-penned 9 of the 13 tracks on Bad for Me.
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Continuing to open his soul, Bad For Me’s themes like substance abuse, guilt and romantic remorse are in plain view, joined by the inner struggle of a man wishing he was more. This album also shows an appreciation for life itself, and a promise to keep up the fight.
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Featuring the 19 Recordings/Wheelhouse Records/BMG artist’s solo-written, Platinum hit song “23” that’s streaming over 4.6M per week, the former fork-lift driver’s debut features 13 tracks, including several he wrote entirely by himself before he won American Idol, including the poignant fan-favorite “Mama” that he actually performed on the show, along with the barroom rocker “Drink You Off My Mind.”
Currently on his own headlining “Bad For Me” Tour, Beckham will join Luke Bryan on his “Mind Of A Country Boy” Tour this summer. For tickets and all touring updates, visit www.ChayceBeckham.com.
Bad For Me Tracklisting:
- Devil I’ve Been (Chayce Beckham, John Pierce, Lindsay Rimes)
- Addicted And Clean (Chayce Beckham, Emily Landis, Justin Morgan)
- Waylon In ‘75 (Jon Randall, Brett James, Parker McCollum, Lee Thomas Miller)
- Bad For Me (Joe Fox, Randy Montana, Tyler Chambers)
- Drink You Off My Mind (Chayce Beckham)
- Everything I Need (Chayce Beckham, John Pierce, Lindsay Rimes)
- Whiskey Country (Chayce Beckham, John Pierce, Lindsay Rimes)
- Glitter (Joey Hendricks, Mark Trussell, Natalie Hemby)
- Smokin’ Weed and Drinkin’ Whiskey (Chayce Beckham, Andy Albert, Mark Trussell)
- Something Worth Holding On To (John Pierce, Brandon Kinney, Micah Wilshire)
- Mama (Chayce Beckham)
- If I Had A Week (Chayce Beckham, Scooter Carusoe)
- 23 (Chayce Beckham)*
Produced by Bart Butler
*Produced by Ross Copperman
