Old Dominion To Release Curated ‘Odies But Goodies’ Collection
Old Dominion has curated a collection of their obscure tracks and fan-favorite tunes titled Odies But Goodies that is set to be released on Sept. 6.
The 31-song project aims to span the band’s journey in a way that pays tribute to what their fans request. Odies But Goodies opens with “Coming Home,” and features “Written in the Sand,” “Song for Another Time,” “Break Up with Him,” “Hotel Key” and “Snapback” along with “Nowhere Fast,” “Hawaii,” “Some Horses” and “Still Writing Songs About You,” among others. They also recorded their own version of Johnny Lee’s No. 1 “Lookin’ For Love,” which they performed during the 2020 CMA Awards to honor the movie Urban Cowboy.
“We love that the people who love our music love all of it,” says lead singer/guitarist Matthew Ramsey. “Obviously we love the songs on the radio, but some of the deeper dive stuff, that Johnny Lee song we got to perform to honor him, Mickey Gilley and Urban Cowboy, all those things are as much a part of who we are as the hits. So when you listen to Odies But Goodies, I think you get a very good sense of who we are as a band, but also as individuals—and even a sense of the people who show up for this music.”
Before forming Old Dominion, Ramsey, guitarist/vocalist Brad Tursi and guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Trevor Rosen had written songs recorded by Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, Sam Hunt, Blake Shelton and The Band Perry. They, alongside bassist Geoff Sprung and drummer Whit Sellers, have always sought to create a vibe that made people happy. After getting their start by performing in bars, they group served as support for some of the biggest acts in country before they began to their own headlining tours.
“We all believe in the power of the song,” Ramsey notes. “And taking that song out to where people could hear it, feel it, maybe even be in it. We did it for the fun, and then we realized that an awful lot of people were loving the songs. And not just the ones on the radio, but the songs that were never gonna be singles. That’s when you know you’ve hit something.”
Odies But Goodies Track Listing:
1. “Coming Home”
2. “Lookin’ for Love”
3. “Song for Another Time”
4. “Beer Can in a Truck Bed”
5. “Make It Sweet”
6. “My Heart Is a Bar”
7. “All I Know About Girls”
8. “Wrong Turns”
9. “Snapback”
10. “Stars in the City”
11. “Break Up with Him”
12. “I Should Have Married You”
13. “Written in the Sand”
14. “Hear You Now”
15. “How Good Is That”
16. “Some People Do”
17. “Hotel Key”
18. “I Was On a Boat That Day”
19. “Not Everything’s About You”
20. “Some Horses”
21. “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart”
22. “Memory Lane”
23. “One Man Band”
24. “Nowhere Fast”
25. “Shut Me Up”
26. “Hawaii”
27. “Lonely Side of Town”
28. “Can’t Break Up Now”
29. “Never Be Sorry”
30. “No Hard Feelings”
31. “Still Writing Songs About You”
