Colt Ford – Must Be The Country CD

Country music pioneer Colt Ford returns with the announcement of his forthcoming full-length studio album, Must Be The Country, due out on May 19th via Average Joes Entertainment. The 24-track collection features previously released hits as well as brand new singles with features from Tracy Lawrence, Brantley Gilbert, Sam Grow, Tracy Byrd, and more. In conjunction with the announcement of the project, Ford shares a taste of the album with the title track featuring country star Dillon Carmichael. “Must Be The Country” is now available on all major digital platforms!

The album, which is Ford’s first full length project in three years, took shape while battling eye cancer and recovering from an intensive surgery to remove the tumor. Following his successful fight against cancer, Ford has been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, an autoimmune disorder that destroys neuromuscular connections and affects the muscles in the face. Despite his recent struggle with personal health, Ford has exhibited his enduring human spirit and continues to tour the nation as well as write and record new projects slated for release later this year.

Must Be The Country Tracklist (songwriters in parentheses)


1. “Must Be The Country” feat. Dillon Carmichael (Michael Ray Carter, Cole Taylor, Chase McGill)

2. “Paint The Town Redneck” (Colt Ford, Cole Taylor)

3. “Raised ‘Round Here” feat. Brantley Gilbert (Brock Berryhill, Brantley Gilbert, Josh Phillips)

4. “Nights In Trucks” feat. Noah Gordon (Jaren Ray Johnston, Neil D. Mason, Jonathan David Singleton)

5. “Busted” (Connie Rae Harrington, John Thomas Osborne, Thomas John Osborne)

6. “Running This Country” feat. Tracy Byrd & Tracy Lawrence (Brandon Calvin Good, William Michael Morgan, Jeffrey Steele)

7. “Carhartt Kids” (Josh Phillips, Heath Sanders)

8. “Brooks & Dunn” (Noah Gordon, Colt Ford)

9. “Break Out The Rowdy” (Ira Dean, Jamie Owen Grooms)

10. “Boys Will Be Boys” feat. Tim Montana (Colt Ford, Taylor Phillips, Brock Berryhill, Jay Brunswick)

11. “Don’t Forget Where You Came From” feat. Sam Grow (Jaren Johnston, Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon)

12. “Want One“ (Ira Dean, Robert W. Terry, Chris Allen Wallin)

13. “My Girlfriend’s Got A Girlfriend” (Ira Dean, Eddie Montgomery, Kim Tribble)

14. “Something I Can Get Behind” (Michael Wilson Hardy, Michael Joseph Reaves, Jake Mitchell)

15. “Cooter Huntin’” (Timothy A. Smith, Julian Collin Bunetta)

16. “When Country Comes Back” (Monty Criswell, Derek George, Taylor Phillips)

17. “Hood” feat. Kevin Gates & Jermaine Dupri (Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt, Brad Tursi, Kevin Gates)

18. “Keys To The Country” feat. RVSHVD, Vince Gill & Dan Tyminski (Colt Ford, Taylor Phllips, Josh Mirenda)

19. “If I Don’t Know Better” feat. Meghan Patrick (Taylor Phillips, Tebey Ottoh, Adam Doleac, Jeremy Bussey)

20. “Bad Beer” feat. Matt Stell (Taylor Phillips, Jay Brunswick, James Greylan, Jody Scott Stevens)

21. “My Town” feat. Josh Mirenda (Brock Berryhill, George Birge, Tommy Cecil, Evan Coffman, Cody Cooper)

22. “Country As Truck” (Derek George, Monty Criswell, Ricky Young, Taylor Phillips)

23. “Slow Ride” (GVTSBY Remix) (Colt Ford, Taylor Phillips, Josh Mirenda, Jared Sciullo, Justin David Bertoldie)

24. “In The End” feat. Josh Mirenda (Chester Bennington, Robert Bourdon, Brad Delson, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda)