The legendary country music artist, Craig Morgan recently released a new EP last year entitled, Enlisted! On this great new record, Craig Morgan asked some of his friends in the country music industry to join him to record new versions of some of his biggest hits. 

Craig Morgan had several guests on the new EP including Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Blake Shelton, Gary LeVox, Lainey Wilson and Trace Adkins. “So the idea behind Enlisted was to re-record some of my biggest hits and have some of my friends sing them with me,” shared Craig Morgan in a video post on social media. 

He continues, “But I didn’t want it to just be some of my friends in the industry singing it. I wanted it to be people that were some way or somehow affected by either the song or by myself. Our careers intertwining, something happening. So it wasn’t just me getting another artist to sing a song with me.”

“Almost Home” with Jelly Roll, the story was very impacting and to hear him tell the story is just overwhelming. Lainey Wilson tells a story about “International Harvester”, driving around the farm in the truck with her dad, listening to that song and what it meant to her,” shares the country music artist.

“That’s What I Love About Sunday,” Gary LeVox talks about the very first time we met and he sang. He said for a year, he sang that song on the bus. He talked about what that song meant to him. “Redneck Yacht Club,” Blake Shelton was in the video, mullet and all. He’s been my best friend since back in the day.”

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There’s two new songs on the EP which features Luke Combs on the opening track entitled, “Raise The Bar” and Trace Adkins is featured on a song entitled, “That Ain’t Gonna Be Me.” The new song, “Raise The Bar” was co-written by Morgan and fellow country artist, Billy Dean. As well, “That Ain’t Gonna Be Me,” was co-written by Morgan, along with fellow songwriters, Phil O’Donnell, Trent Willmon and Wade Kirby. Craig Morgan continues in the video and talks about his collaboration with Luke Combs and Trace Adkins. 

“Luke Combs, the new songs, Luke lives seven miles from me. I remember sitting with Luke in a coffee shop months before he exploded, when he was talking about how nervous he was that he was gonna be going out with like six buses and eight trucks. And he was asking, talking to me about it. I’m like you’re gonna do just fine, trust me! Let’s just keep writing together, ha ha!”

“That Ain’t Gonna Be Me” with Trace Adkins, a guy who I have so much respect for because of the respect that he has shown our military and what he has meant to our industry,” shares Craig Morgan. “Every one of these people that has joined me on this record are very impacting, all very relevant to our industry and I thank to the goodness and wholesome of our freaking country, in our world, just to be honest with you, they’re all not just great singers, musicians, they’re all beautiful people.”

This new EP, Enlisted by Craig Morgan is one of the best releases of 2023. Most of the songs on this record has had a major influence in country music. These are songs which are some of the most memorable songs within that time period of the genre. The collaborations on the songs, each country artist on it is the perfect addition to make these songs even more special. 

Luke Combs on “Raise The Bar” was great because both of these artists share the passion for the blue collar working man or woman. Jelly Roll on “Almost Home” truly enhances the storytelling of the song. Gary LeVox on “That’s What I Love About Sunday” shares the song in a new way with both of their unique sounds combined. Blake Shelton on “Redneck Yacht Club” is an awesome collaboration because it is one of the ultimate party songs in country music.

Lainey Wilson on “International Harvester” lends her voice on this great track that means a lot to her. Trace Adkins on “That Ain’t Gonna Be Me” perfectly showcases both of these artist’s dedication and respect to stand up for what’s right in the very patriotic song. Every country music fan should definitely listen to Craig Morgan’s latest EP, Enlisted! You can listen to it HERE on all streaming platforms! 

Be sure to follow Craig Morgan on his social media including on his Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and at his website, www.CraigMorgan.com. 

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