Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter and Grammy-winning artist Charles Kelley – one-third of country trio Lady A and a chart-topping songwriter on his own – steps into a “bold new creative chapter” (Entertainment Focus) this summer with the recent release of his second solo album Songs For A New Moon, avalable now.
A “sonic journey crafted to transport listeners back to a time when music, and the world around it, simply felt better” (PEOPLE), the project is a celebration of renewed possibility and fresh perspective, both musically and personally, pushing one of “music’s most reliable and versatile singers” (American Songwriter) to new levels. The synth-and-smoke US Top 10 single ‘Can’t Lose You‘ is quickly climbing the Adult Contemporary radio charts, with Kelley performing the song on The Kelly Clarkson Show in July and appearing on CBS Mornings earlier this month.
Listen to Songs For A New Moon here
Produced mainly by Sam Ellis and Lindsay Rimes and with Kelley co-penning all the original songs, the new collection “blends genres from yacht rock to country throughout its 16-song track list” (Good Morning America), fully embracing a freeing sense of sonic abandon, bursting with unbridled optimism and irresistible ’80s pop flair.
In addition to the originals, the album features covers of The Killers’ ‘Here With Me’ and a reimagination of Cyndi Lauper’s immortal ‘Time After Time’, with the collection ending on the sentimental piano ballad ‘Look What We Did’.
SONGS FOR A NEW MOON Tracklist:
1. Can’t Lose You (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth, Josh Kear)*
2. Covering My Tracks (Sam Ellis, Meg Mcree, Benjy Davis, Charles Kelley)~
3. Take Back Goodbye (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Josh Kear)*
4. Run (Sam Ellis, Derrick Southerland, Charles Kelley)~
5. Can’t Be Alone Tonight (Sam Ellis, Charles Kelley, Jon Green)~
6. Here With Me (Brandon Flowers, Fran Healy, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci)~
7. Angel Eyes (Sam Ellis, Micah Premnath, Charles Kelley)~
8. How Gone (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth, Josh Kear)*
9. Lost And The Lonely (Sam Ellis, Charles Kelley, Joybeth Taylor, Thomas Archer)~
10. Never Let You Go (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth, Josh Kear)*
11. Full Time Fool (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Josh Kear)*
12. Photograph (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth, Josh Kear)*
13. Kiss Thing Thing Goodbye (Charles Kelley, Josh Kear, Mark Holman)#
14. Driving And Listening To Music (Charles Kelley, Adam Doleac, Devin Dawson, Brad Tursi, Jordan Schmidt)+
15. Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman)~
16. Look What We Did (Sam Ellis, Charles Kelley, Laura Veltz)~
* Produced by Lindsay Rimes
~ Produced by Sam Ellis
# Produced by Nathan Chapman
+ Produced by Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt
ABOUT CHARLES KELLEY:
As one-third of the Grammy-winning country trio Lady A and a chart-topping songwriter on his own, Kelley has often stepped outside of his default creative setting… just not this completely. Along with culture-defining hits for his own band, he’s co-penned favorites for Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Brett Young, and more. With 2016’s THE DRIVER, his solo debut explored a vision of the modern singer-songwriter, leading to another Grammy nomination for the project’s title track (featuring Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay). For more information and updates on new music, follow Kelley on Instagram, X, and Facebook or visit CharlesKelley.com.