Carrie Underwood Reveals “Chapters” In New Album, ‘Storyteller’

Storyteller Album cover. Photo: Randee St Nicholas

Carrie Underwood has revealed the “chapters” that make up her new album, Storyteller, which will release Oct. 23.

Storyteller, Underwood’s fifth studio album, was produced by Underwood’s longtime producer Mark Bright, as well as Jay Joyce and Zach Crowell. Underwood co-wrote six of the project’s 13 songs, including her first single from the project, “Smoke Break.”

The singer-songwriter collaborated with a group of writers that have heavily contributed to her past hits, including Hillary Lindsey, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, David Hodges and Brett James. Works from Jason White, Blair Daly, Kathleen Higgins, Derrick Adam Southerland, Sara Haze, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose are also included on the album.

Track Listing for Storyteller

1. “Renegade Runaway” (Carrie Underwood/Chris DeStefano/Hillary Lindsey)
2. “Dirty Laundry” (Zach Crowell/Ashley Gorley/Hillary Lindsey)
3. “Church Bells” (Zach Crowell/Brett James/Hillary Lindsey)
4. “Heartbeat” (Carrie Underwood/Zach Crowell/Ashley Gorley)
5. “Smoke Break” (Carrie Underwood/Chris DeStefano/Hillary Lindsey)
6. “Choctaw County Affair” (Jason White)
7. “Like I’ll Never Love You Again” (Hillary Lindsey/Lori McKenna/Liz Rose)
8. “Chaser” (Carrie Underwood/Mike Elizondo/Hillary Lindsey)
9. “Relapse” (Ben Caver/Sara Haze/Brett James)
10. “Clock Don’t Stop” (Blair Daly/Chris DeStefano/Hillary Lindsey)
11. “The Girl You Think I Am” (Carrie Underwood/David Hodges/Hillary Lindsey)
12. “Mexico” (Kathleen Higgins/Jamie Moore/Derrick Adam Southerland)
13. “What I Never Knew I Always Wanted” (Carrie Underwood/Brett James/Hillary Lindsey)

Tracks 1, 2, 5-8 produced by Jay Joyce
Tracks 3, 10-13 produced by Mark Bright
Tracks 4, 9 produced by Zach Crowell

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