Postcards from Texas

Postcards from Texas
Studio album by Miranda Lambert
Released	September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)
Studio	Arlyn, Austin, Texas
Genre	Country
Length	45:24
Label	Vanner Republic Big Loud
Producer	Miranda Lambert Jon Randall
Miranda Lambert chronology
Palomino (2022) Postcards from Texas (2024)
Singles from Postcards from Texas
"Wranglers" Released: May 3, 2024 "Run" Released: February 24, 2025

Postcards from Texas is the tenth studio album by American country music singer Miranda Lambert. It was released on September 13, 2024, through a partnership between Republic Records and Big Loud. ^[1] It includes the singles "Wranglers" and "Run". ^{[2] [3]}

Content

Lambert announced the tracklisting for Postcards from Texas on July 24, 2024, via Instagram. ^[4] Self-described as a musical ode to her home state, Lambert co-produced the album with Jon Randall and recorded it at Arlyn Studios in Austin, Texas. ^[5] Lambert wrote or co-wrote 10 of the album's 14 tracks. ^[5] "Santa Fe" features guest vocals from Parker McCollum, and "Living on the Run" was originally recorded by its writer David Allan Coe for his 1976 album, Longhaired Redneck . ^[6]

"Wranglers" was released as the album's lead single on May 3, 2024. ^[7] It marked Lambert's first single release since her departure from longtime label home Sony Music Nashville, and subsequently signing a new joint recording deal with Republic Records and Big Loud. ^[2] She described the move as a "fresh start" and expressed joy in recording a full record in Texas for the first time since her self-titled independent album, released when Lambert was 18. ^[8]

"Dammit Randy" and "Alimony" were also released as promotional singles ahead of the album. ^{[9] [5]} Lambert co-wrote "Dammit Randy" with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, marking his first songwriting credits. ^[9] "Alimony" was released alongside the album announcement on July 24, 2024, and inspired by her parents frequently working divorce cases while private investigators in Dallas, Texas. ^[10] Described as a "shuffle", Lambert co-wrote the song with frequent collaborators Natalie Hemby and Shane McAnally, based around a spin on the phrase "Remember the Alamo". ^{[6] [8]} "No Man's Land" was released as the third and final promotional single in August. ^[11]

"Run" was released on February 24, 2025, as the album's second single to country radio. ^[3]

Track listing

Postcards from Texas track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Armadillo"	Jon Decious Aaron Raitiere Park Twomey	2:16
2.	"Dammit Randy"	Miranda Lambert Brendan McLoughlin Jon Randall	2:59
3.	"Looking Back on Luckenbach"	Lambert Natalie Hemby Shane McAnally	3:15
4.	"Santa Fe" (featuring Parker McCollum)	Lambert Dean Dillon Jessie Jo Dillon Jesse Frasure	3:03
5.	"January Heart"	Brent Cobb Neil Medley	4:13
6.	"Wranglers" (Extended)	Ryan Carpenter Audra Mae Evan McKeever	3:13
7.	"Run"	Lambert	2:43
8.	"Alimony"	Lambert Hemby McAnally	3:15
9.	"I Hate Love Songs"	Lambert Jack Ingram Randall	3:35
10.	"No Man's Land"	Lambert Luke Dick	3:43
11.	"Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk)"	Lambert Jaren Johnston	2:38
12.	"Way Too Good at Breaking My Heart"	Lambert Jenee Fleenor Frasure Randall	3:30
13.	"Wildfire"	Lambert Ingram Randall	3:31
14.	"Living on the Run"	David Allan Coe Jimmy L. Howard	3:30
Total length:			45:24

Personnel

Musicians

• Miranda Lambert – lead vocals
• Rachel Loy – bass guitar (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 10, 12, 13)
• Conrad Choucroun – drums (all tracks), percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7–12, 14)
• Jedd Hughes – electric guitar (tracks 1–3, 5–12, 14), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4, 7, 9–12, 14), mandolin (7)
• Bukka Allen – Hammond B3 (tracks 1–3, 6, 9–13), Wurlitzer electric piano (1), keyboards (2, 7, 8, 10, 12–14)
• Ethan Ballinger – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5–7, 9, 11–14), electric guitar (1, 4–6, 8, 10, 12–14), mandolin (9, 11)
• F. Reid Shippen – percussion (tracks 1, 9, 11), programming (11)
• Aaron Raitiere – background vocals (track 1)
• Jon Randall – acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 6, 10, 14), background vocals (2, 14)
• Wade Bowen – background vocals (track 3)
• Lloyd Maines – steel guitar (track 3)
• Mike Johnson – pedal steel (track 4)
• Ashley Monroe – background vocals (track 5)
• Audra Mae – background vocals (track 6)
• Jimmy Wallace – Mellotron (track 7)
• Natalie Hemby – background vocals (track 8)
• Sarah Buxton – background vocals (track 9)
• Spencer Cullum Jr. – pedal steel (tracks 10, 12, 14), steel guitar (13)
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (track 10)
• Jaren Johnston – background vocals (track 11)
• Aubrie Sellers – background vocals (track 13)
• Jessi Alexander – background vocals (track 14)

Technical

• Miranda Lambert – production
• Jon Randall – production
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• F. Reid Shippen – mixing, engineering
• Casey Wood – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10–12)
• Shani Gandhi – engineering (tracks 2–14), vocal production (all tracks)
• Lloyd Maines – engineering (track 3)
• Brent Rader – engineering (track 4)
• Jimmy Wallace – engineering (tracks 5, 7)
• Gena Johnson – engineering (track 5)
• Spencer Cullum Jr. – engineering (tracks 10, 12–14)
• Rachel Loy – engineering (tracks 10, 12)
• Jaren Johnston – engineering (track 11)
• Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistance
• Brandon Towles – mixing assistance
• Joseph Holguin – engineering assistance
• Alena Moran – production coordination

Charts

Chart performance for Postcards from Texas

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12]	59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13]	90
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [14]	10
UK Country Albums (OCC) [15]	4
US Billboard 200 [16]	21
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [17]	8

Accolades

Year-end lists

Publication	Rank	List
Billboard	9	The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024 [18]
Rolling Stone	23	The 30 Best Country Albums of 2024 [19]

References

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