Darius Rucker Announces New Album, ‘Carolyn’s Boy’
Country mainstay Darius Rucker announced he will release a new album in an interview with Today‘s Craig Melvin. The album, planned for 2023, is called Carolyn’s Boy after his late mother. The album art is a portrait of her.
“I wanted to name the record Carolyn’s Boy because Mom never got to see any of my success,” Rucker offered in the interview. “She died before any of this happened, so it’s just another homage to the greatest woman I’ve ever known.”
When asked why he wanted to put this album out now, Rucker shared, “Years ago, I wasn’t really sure what my place in country music was and I was trying to find it. Now I have found it—I know—and I think it’s time to give that record.”
Carolyn’s Boy will follow Rucker’s 2017 project When Was the Last Time, which included hits “If I Told You” and “For the First Time.” Tastes of the new project can be heard on his recent releases “Same Beer Different Problem” and “Ol’ Church Hymn” (featuring Chapel Hart), available everywhere now.
Pictured (L-R): Today anchor Craig Melvin, who presented Darius Rucker with the RIAA Diamond certification honor; “Wagon Wheel” Producer Frank Rogers; Rucker; UMG Nashville Chairman/CEO Mike Dungan. Photo: Steve Lowry
Rucker’s Today show appearance also commemorated his tenth year as a Grand Ole Opry member and his recent achievement of “Wagon Wheel” becoming only the fourth country song to be certified Diamond. Music Row came together last week to celebrate the 11x-Platinum classic, as well as Rucker’s recent tenth No. 1 single at country radio, “Beers And Sunshine.”
“Coming into Nashville, to expect anything like that wasn’t even in the cards,” Rucker said. “Here we are now—15, 16, years in—it’s been a fun run.”
