Lainey Wilson’s ‘Somewhere Over Laredo’ Becomes Her Ninth Chart-Topper
Lainey Wilson has racked up her ninth No. 1 at country radio with “Somewhere Over Laredo,” the lead single from her Whirlwind (Deluxe) album. The tune was written by Wilson, Andy Albert, Dallas Wilson and Trannie Anderson. Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg also received writing credits as the song interpolates the melody of the classic “Over the Rainbow.”
She just performed the song at the 99th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade last week, and the chart topper anchors two of Wilson’s three nominations at the upcoming Grammy awards for Best Country Song (“Somewhere Over Laredo”), Best Country Solo Performance (“Somewhere Over Laredo”) and Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“Trailblazer” with Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert). “Somewhere Over Laredo” is also the 50th single to peak at No. 1 on the country charts for Wilson’s label, Broken Bow Records.
Wilson recently released a holiday EP, Peace, Love, & Cowboys (Holiday Edition), and also hosted the 59th CMA Awards, (the first solo female host since Reba McEntire in 1991), where she also won three awards for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year (Whirlwind).
The ACM, CMA and Grammy-winner and Grand Ole Opry member is a sought-after songwriter whose nine No. 1s also include “4x4xU,” “Wildflowers And Wild Horses,” “Watermelon Moonshine” and the double Platinum “Heart Like A Truck,” in addition to award-winning collaborations with Cole Swindell (“Never Say Never”), Jelly Roll (“Save Me”) and Hardy (“wait in the truck”). Wilson also penned and performed “Out of Oklahoma” for the movie Twisters, and has collaborated with Reba, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Post Malone and more.
