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Eli Young Band Does Some ‘Love Talking’ On Upcoming Project

March 11, 2022/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Pictured (L-R): Eli Young Band’s Chris Thompson, Jon Jones, Mike Eli, James Young. Photo: Corey Ray

Eli Young Band is gearing up for the release of their latest full-length album, Love Talking, via The Valory Music Co. on June 3. The project is available for pre-order now along with brand new song “Break Up In A Bar.”

A rowdy response to saying goodbye to a relationship, “Break Up In A Bar” offers a positive twist on a usually intense topic and is one of the only outside cuts on the album, written by Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson and Hunter Phelps. Also finding a home on the album is the Platinum-certified No. 1 “Love Ain’t,” which was penned by Ross Copperman, Gorley and Shane McAnally, plus preview track “Lucky For Me.”

Lead singer Mike Eli found himself writing more than 150 songs in the time since the band released This Is Eli Young Band: Greatest Hits in 2019. On Love Talking, he joins forces with Nashville writers Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz, Josh Osborne, Jon Nite and more.

“We really wanted to find the positivity in what we got out of the last two years, so that was one of the main goals for this album,” notes Eli. “There was a lot of unknown that was written into some of the music we created during that time, but we all lived it so deeply; we wanted to offer something uplifting with our music.”

Fans will get to hear the new music performed live along with their multi-decade catalog of hits as the band returns to the road for their 52-city “Love Talking Tour,” which kicks off tonight in Chandler, Arizona.

The group, comprised of Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson, has come a long way since their formation in 2000 at the University of North Texas, producing four chart-topping singles: 3x Platinum “Crazy Girl,” 2x Platinum “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” and Platinum “Love Ain’t” and “Drunk Last Night.”

Love Talking Track List:
Love Talking (Mike Eli, Eric Arjes, Jeffrey East)
Lucky For Me (Mike Eli, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz)
Break Up In A Bar (Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)
Love Ain’t (Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally)
Chances Are (Mike Eli, Eric Arjes, Jordan Minton)
Live With It (Mike Eli, Josh Osborne, Daniel Ross)
Tell Me It Is (Mike Eli, Jon Nite, Jimmy Robbins)
A Good Thing (Mike Eli, Eric Arjes, Jeffery East)
Love Talking (Acoustic) (Mike Eli, Eric Arjes, Jeffrey East)

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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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