''Bell Bottom Country'' is the fourth studio album by American

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singer-songwriter

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. Released on October 28, 2022, by

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, the album serves as the follow-up to her third studio album, ''

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'' (2021). It was preceded by the single "

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". Sonically, the album combines country with elements of '70s rock, funk and soul. It won

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Background

Wilson co-wrote all of the album's sixteen tracks, with the exception of a cover of " What's Up?", originally recorded by 4 Non Blondes, which Wilson had been performing during her live shows. Sonically, the album has been described as "country at its core", with elements of '70s

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and

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. The album was announced on August 16, 2022, alongside the promotional single " Watermelon Moonshine". In an interview with ''

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'', Wilson explained of the album's title "Sure, I love a good pair of bell bottoms, but Bell Bottom Country to me has always been about the flare and what makes someone unique—I have really embraced mine, and I hope y'all can hear that across this project". Of the short time frame between her debut and sophomore major label albums, Wilson stated ""I've lived quite a bit of life in the past few years, and I have a lot more to say." The song "Those Boots (Deddy's Song)" is a tribute to Wilson's father, who suffered a medical emergency that caused her to cancel a number of live shows. "Live Off", the album's second promotional single, was released on September 23, 2022, following an acoustic performance of the track that was posted to her

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a week earlier. Describing the song, Wilson expressed "this one's one of my favorites off of my new album. 'Live Off' is all about the things that make my world go 'round... my backroad hometown, my dog, my family, my friends, and music, of course." Upon making her acting debut on ''

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'' in November 2022, Wilson released two new songs—"Smell Like Smoke" and "New Friends"—that were tacked onto the streaming and digital versions of ''Bell Bottom Country''. " Wildflowers and Wild Horses" was released as the album's third single on November 8, 2023.

Track listing

Personnel

*Ashland Craft – background vocals *

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– drums, percussion,

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, claps *Aslan Freeman – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, claps *

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– background vocals *Josh Groppel – background vocals, claps *Jason Hall – background vocals, gang vocals, claps *

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– background vocals *

Jay Joyce John Joseph "Jay" Joyce is an American record producer, songwriter and session musician. In the 1990s, Joyce, with Chris Feinstein and Brad Pemberton, recorded and toured as Iodine and began working as a record producer, working with artists suc ...

–

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, acoustic guitar,

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, drums, electric guitar, ganjo,

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, percussion, programming, background vocals, gang vocals, claps *Billy Justineau – B-3 organ, keyboards, Moog,

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*Joel King – bass guitar, claps *Jimmy Mansfield – claps *Rob McNelley – acoustic guitar, dobro, electric guitar,

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, claps *Brad Pemberton – drums *

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– acoustic guitar, background vocals *Kasey Tyndall – background vocals *

– lead vocals, background vocals, claps *

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– acoustic guitar,

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, electric guitar,

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{CMA Album of the Year 2022 albums Albums produced by Jay Joyce BBR Music Group albums Lainey Wilson albums Grammy Award for Best Country Album