The High Road (Kane Brown album)

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The High Road
Kane brown high road.jpg
Vinyl album cover
Studio album by
Kane Brown
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2025 (2025-01-24)
Genre Country
Length58:39
Label RCA Nashville
Producer
Kane Brown chronology
Different Man
(2022)		The High Road
(2025)
Singles from The High Road
  1. "I Can Feel It"
    Released: September 21, 2023
  2. "Miles on It"
    Released: May 3, 2024
  3. "Backseat Driver"
    Released: October 11, 2024
  4. "Body Talk"
    Released: November 22, 2024

The High Road is the fourth studio album by American singer Kane Brown. It was released January 24, 2025, via RCA Records Nashville. The album contains the singles "I Can Feel It", "Miles on It", and "Backseat Driver". It features collaborations with Marshmello, Khalid, Jelly Roll, Brown's wife Katelyn Brown, and Brad Paisley.

Contents

History

Kane Brown revealed the track list to The High Road, his fourth studio album, in December 2024. Before the album's release, it accounted for the singles "I Can Feel It", "Miles on It", and "Backseat Driver". The album includes two duets with Brown's wife, Katelyn, as well as Jelly Roll, Brad Paisley, and Khalid. [1] "I Can Feel It" contains an interpolation of "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins, while "Stay" interpolates Sugarland's "Stay". [2]

Track listing

The High Road track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Am"
4:10
2."Fiddle in the Band"
  • Huff
  • Justin Niebank [v]
2:53
3."Backseat Driver"
  • Jacob Davis
  • Walker
3:49
4."Miles on It" (Marshmello and Kane Brown)
2:50
5."Says I Can"
  • K. Brown
  • Foust
  • Free
  • Matt Roy
  • Huff
  • Capeci [v]
3:02
6."3"
3:01
7."Rescue" (with Khalid)
3:03
8."Haunted" (with Jelly Roll)
  • K. Brown
  • Foust
  • Free
Huff [p] 4:25
9."Start a Fire"
  • K. Brown
  • Foust
  • Free
  • Taylor Phillips
Huff [p] 2:55
10."Body Talk" (with Katelyn Brown)
  • Capeci [p]
  • Sainato
2:28
11."Gorgeous"
  • Huff
  • Capeci [v]
3:06
12."Beside Me"
Huff [p] 3:08
13."I Can Feel It"
2:45
14."Things We Quit" (with Brad Paisley)
Huff [p] 3:09
15."Back Around"
  • K. Brown
  • Foust
  • Jordan Minton
  • Hunter Phelps
  • Huff
  • Capeci [v]
3:24
16."Stay"
Huff3:26
17."Do Us Apart" (with Katelyn Brown)
  • K. Brown
  • Foust
  • Free
  • Phillips
3:37
18."When You Forget"
  • K. Brown
  • Foust
  • Free
  • Walker
  • Phelps
  • Huff
  • Capeci [v]
3:28
Total length:58:39

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

  • Kane Brown – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 8, 10–13, 16)
  • David Huff – programming (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11–14, 17), background vocals (5)
  • Dann Huff – programming (tracks 1–3, 8, 9, 11, 12), electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13), background vocals (5), Dobro (12, 15), bass (12, 16)
  • Alex Wright – synthesizer (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 18), piano (1, 5, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18), organ (2, 3, 17), Mellotron (15)
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18), banjo (1), bouzouki (2, 3), Dobro (3), mandolin (3, 5, 16, 18), guitar (15)
  • Josh Reedy – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 11–15, 17, 18)
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18)
  • Kris Donegan – electric guitar (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 9, 11–15, 17, 18), acoustic guitar (16)
  • Justin Niebank – programming (tracks 1–3, 6, 8, 9, 11–15, 17, 18)
  • Mark Hill – bass (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12–14, 18)
  • Jerry Roe – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 11, 15), percussion (1), tambourine (11)
  • Jaxson Free – background vocals (tracks 1, 9, 13, 16)
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle (track 2)
  • Jonathan Capeci – background vocals (tracks 3, 5, 7, 10), programming (10)
  • Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (tracks 3, 5, 13, 14, 16)
  • Aaron Sterling – drums (tracks 3, 6, 9, 12–14, 16–18), tambourine (9, 16)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (tracks 3, 11, 15, 17)
  • Ashlyne Blue – background vocals (track 5)
  • Marcus Blue – background vocals (track 5)
  • Kate Huff – background vocals (track 5)
  • Sherri Huff – background vocals (track 5)
  • Justin Schipper – steel guitar (tracks 6, 11, 15–17)
  • Andrew Goldstein – background vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming (track 7)
  • Khalid – vocals (track 7)
  • Lars Thorson – fiddle (track 7)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (tracks 8, 12–14, 18)
  • Charlie Judge – synthesizer (tracks 8, 12, 13), piano (8), organ (12, 14)
  • Danny Rader – acoustic guitar (tracks 8, 12–14); banjo, bouzouki (8); 12-string guitar (14)
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar (tracks 8, 13, 14)
  • Jelly Roll – vocals (track 8)
  • Katelyn Brown – lead vocals, background vocals (tracks 10, 17)
  • Nick Long – acoustic guitar (track 10)
  • Nicholas Sainato – programming (track 10)
  • Gabe Foust – programming (tracks 12, 16)
  • Jesse Frasure – acoustic guitar, percussion, programming (track 14)
  • Brad Paisley – vocals (track 14)

Technical

  • Adam Ayan – mastering (tracks 1–3, 5–18)
  • Zach Pereyra – mastering (track 4)
  • Drew Bollman – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11–18), engineering (1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 16–18)
  • Justin Niebank – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11–18), engineering (2, 5), editing (1, 6, 17)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 4)
  • Jeff Braun – mixing (tracks 7, 10)
  • Eric Arjes – mixing, editing (track 10); engineering assistance (7)
  • Gabe Foust – engineering (track 7), overdub engineering (13)
  • Buckley Miller – engineering (tracks 8, 12–14)
  • Jonathan Capeci – engineering, editing (track 10)
  • Nicholas Sainato – engineering, editing (track 10)
  • Josh Reedy – overdub engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 13–15, 17, 18), additional engineering (12)
  • Aaron Sterling – overdub engineering (track 16)
  • David Huff – editing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11–13, 17)
  • Chris Small – editing (tracks 2, 8, 12, 13)
  • Taylor Pollert – additional engineering (track 10)
  • Austin Brown – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 3, 11, 15)
  • Joey Stanca – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 5, 16)
  • Anthony Vilchis – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Trey Station – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Zach Kuhlman – engineering assistance (tracks 6, 9, 18)
  • Joe Trentacosti – engineering assistance (tracks 8, 12, 13)
  • Will Kienzle – engineering assistance (track 14)

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References

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  2. ↑ Jessica Nicholson (January 24, 2025). "Kane Brown Details Heartfelt Stories, Collaborations Behind New Album The High Road". Billboard . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ McIntyre, Hugh (March 12, 2024). "Phil Collins Earns Another No. 1 Hit In America–As A Songwriter" . Forbes . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (January 24, 2025). "Kane Brown Details Heartfelt Stories, Collaborations Behind New Album 'The High Road'". Billboard . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
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