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John King’s Debut Album, ‘Always Gonna Be You,’ Slated For October

July 29, 2021/by Lorie Hollabaugh

John King. Photo: Ford Fairchild

John King is gearing up for the release of his debut album, Always Gonna Be You, on Oct. 8 via Starstruck Records. The upcoming project is a candid and deeply personal soundtrack of self-discovery that follows King through romance with his high school sweetheart into adulthood. The album’s first single, “Try Saying Goodbye,” has already racked up 18 million streams, and is coupled with his latest release, “Ain’t Missing You.”

King co-wrote the 11 tracks with Paul DiGiovanni, Justin Wilson, Leslie Satcher, and many others. In an attempt to preserve the raw quality of the project’s initial recordings, King co-produced Always Gonna Be You with his group of co-writers and collaborators, using the song’s original demos as the foundation for the finished tracks.

“Country music is really exciting right now, because artists are blurring the lines,” he shares. “You don’t have to fit into one category. When I step back and listen to these songs, I hear southern rock, country, and pop. I hear me. I don’t know what else to call it. It’s just me.”

King is a No. 1 songwriter who penned Randy Houser’s chart-topping “We Went,” which earned him a 2016 ASCAP Songwriter Award. He launched his solo career in 2015 with “Tonight Tonight,” whose anthemic chorus was heard everywhere from country radio to the weekly NFL recaps on CBS.

Always Gonna Be You Track List:
1. Easy – John King, Nick Bailey, Ryan Ogden
2. For You – John King, Curt Gibbs, Will Nance
3. All I Can Do – John King, Chris Stevens, Justin Wilson
4. ‘Til It Changes Your Mind – John King, Jason Gantt, Matt Rogers
5. Try Saying Goodbye – John King, Paul DiGiovanni, Jamie Paulin
6. Ain’t Missing You – John King, Jordan Schmidt, Josh Miller
7. Your Man – John King, Jason Massey, Trannie Anderson
8. Always Gonna Be You – John King, Leslie Satcher
9. Prettiest Girl In The Room – John King, Jason Gantt, Trannie Anderson, Jessica Cayne
10. Better Man – John King, Seth Mosley, Jesse Lee Levin

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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