Saving Country Music’s reigning Artist of the Year revealed the title and release date for his new album Ain’t In It For My Health back in early June. To be released on upstart label Leo33 on August 29th, the album comes highly anticipated after Zach Top’s 2024 album Cold Beer & Country Music became his big breakout, and saw neotraditional country return to the top of the charts, including Zach’s #1 radio song “I Never Lie.”
Now Zach Top has revealed the 15-song track list (see below) along with pre-orders for the album that come with a twist. Those ordering the double LP vinyl version in either the standard black or the blood moon red will also receive a bonus track. Just like Zach Top’s music, he’s going old school offering a vinyl-only track.
Along with the Alan Jackson-inspired summer anthem “Good Times & Tan Lines,” Zach Top has also released the song “South of Sanity” from the new record. Once again Zach Top is caught revitalizing sounds and modes of ’90s country, but unlike the saccharine “Good Times & Tan Lines,” “South of Sanity” evokes memories of all those good old rodeo heartbreak songs made famous by George Strait and others.
Just like his last album, Ain’t In It For My Health will be produced by Carson Chamberlain, who’s Zach Top’s ace in the hole. Chamberlain is a Kentucky native that played steel guitar and was the bandleader for Keith Whitley all the way up to Whitley’s death in 1989. Carson was also the tour manager for Alan Jackson and Clint Black. He knows how to evoke that neotraditional sound because he helped create it.
Carson Chamberlain also co-writes many of Zach Top’s songs with Zach, including “Good Times & Tan Lines” and “South of Sanity.” Though we don’t have the full slate of co-writers for the album just yet, we do know that Mark Nesler and Wyatt McCubbin also appear in the song credits.
Zach Top’s popularity definitely speaks to the swelling appetite for country music that sounds country, in both old and young listeners. Ahead of the album, Zach Top has had to start booking arenas in certain markets to meet demand.
Ain’t In It For My Health is available for pre-order in black vinyl, in blood moon vinyl, and on CD.
TRACK LIST:
1. Guitar
2. Good Times & Tan Lines
3. When You See Me
4. Splitsville
5. Between The Ditches
6. Flip-Flop
7. Livin’ A Lie
8. Tightrope
9. I Know A Place
10. She Makes
11. South Of Sanity
12. Like I Want You
13. Country Boy Blues
14. Lovin’ The Wrong Things
15. Honky Tonk Till It Hurts
16. Bonus Track (Vinyl Exclusive)
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