{"id":2125289,"date":"2025-10-30T18:25:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2125289"},"modified":"2025-10-30T18:25:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:25:36","slug":"country-musics-jeff-bates-readies-first-new-album-in-over-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-musics-jeff-bates-readies-first-new-album-in-over-a-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music&#8217;s Jeff Bates Readies First New Album In Over A Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"post-thumb entry-featured\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/celebrityaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jeffbates-800x416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-top-news-large-featured size-top-news-large-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"Country Music's Jeff Bates Readies First New Album In Over A Decade\" title=\"Country Music's Jeff Bates Readies First New Album In Over A Decade\"\/>                                <\/div>\n<p><!-- \/.post-thumb --><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bates (Photo Credit: Marc Billingsly)<\/p>\n<p>        <!-- \/.meta -->         &#13;<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p>            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.8.8--><\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n.inarticle_banner_top { width: 728px; height: 90px; }\n@media(max-width: 800px) { .inarticle_banner_top { width: 300px; height: 250px; } }\n@media(min-width: 800px) { .inarticle_banner_top { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }\n]]><\/style>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<!-- In Article Banner Top -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) \u2013\u00a0 Country music\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Jeff Bates<\/strong><\/span> is returning with his first new album in over a decade. Bates, known for a string of hits he racked up in the 2000\u2019s, releases <em>Don\u2019t Hold Me To It<\/em> on November 14 (Tall Grass Records). The upcoming release marks his seventh studio album.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his songwriting (Bates penned his own hits: \u201cThe Love Song,\u201d \u201cLong Slow Kisses,\u201d \u201cI Wanna Make You Cry\u201d), he wrote or co-wrote all eleven songs on the album. Other prominent writers on the album include Trent Willmon, Thomas Mac, Keith Dozier, Randal Fowler, Nick Autry and Jason Brownie.<\/p>\n<p>Though it\u2019s been many years since Bates last released a full album, the new project has been finished for some time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be absolutely open and honest about it, this album has been 85% in the can since 2021,\u201d he explains. \u201cAnd you may wonder, what exactly has been the holdup? I don\u2019t really know, except maybe divorce, Covid and the uncertainty that comes with both of those life changing events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With his personal challenges in the rearview, Bates decided it was time to pull the trigger and release the album. Though he still has some reservations, he\u2019s excited to finally bring <em>Don\u2019t Hold Me To It<\/em> to his fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo here we are, vocals are finished and the final product is on my phone and here come the same old doubts and fears,\u201d Bates admits. \u201cMaybe people don\u2019t want to hear new music from me, maybe they aren\u2019t interested in this new batch of songs that I have lived, lived in, and lived with. What if, what if, what if? On the other hand, I haven\u2019t been this excited about a new album since Rainbow Man and that\u2019s saying a lot! It matters to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Don\u2019t Hold Me To It Track Listing:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>1. Ain\u2019t Gotta Die to Go to Heaven<br \/>2. Breaking Things<br \/>3. Jesus Loves the Beach<br \/>4. Give It Back<br \/>5. Friends With Boats<br \/>6. That Ain\u2019t Nothin<br \/>7. Good Time Getting Over You<br \/>8. Don\u2019t Hold Me to It<br \/>9. Show Me the Water<br \/>10. Just Like Whiskey<br \/>11. Good Man Going Home (Charlie\u2019s Song)<\/p>\n<p><span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" class=\"itempropwp-wrap\"><!-- ItemProp WP 3.5.201706131 by Rolands Umbrovskis https:\/\/umbrovskis.com\/ --><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Country Music's Jeff Bates Readies First New Album In Over A Decade\"\/><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Country Music's Jeff Bates Readies First New Album In Over A Decade\"\/><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/celebrityaccess.com\/2025\/10\/30\/country-musics-jeff-bates-readies-first-new-album-in-over-a-decade\/\"\/> <meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/celebrityaccess.com\/2025\/10\/30\/country-musics-jeff-bates-readies-first-new-album-in-over-a-decade\/\"\/><span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/celebrityaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jeffbates.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\"\/><\/span><meta itemprop=\"author\" content=\"https:\/\/celebrityaccess.com\/author\/stacy\/\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) -\u00a0 Country music\u2019s Jeff Bates is returning with his first new album in over a decade. Bates, known for a string of hits he racked up in the 2000\u2019s, releases Don\u2019t Hold Me To It on November 14 (Tall Grass Records). The upcoming release marks his seventh studio album.Known for his songwriting (Bates penned his own hits: \u201cThe Love Song,\u201d \u201cLong Slow Kisses,&quot; \u201cI Wanna Make You Cry\u201d), he wrote or co-wrote all eleven songs on the album. Other prominent writers on the album include Trent Willmon, Thomas Mac, Keith Dozier, Randal Fowler, Nick Autry and Jason Brownie.Though it\u2019s been many years since Bates last released a full album, the new project has been finished for some time.&quot;To be absolutely open and honest about it, this album has been 85% in the can since 2021,\u201d he explains. &quot;And you may wonder, what exactly has been the holdup? I don\u2019t really know, except maybe divorce, Covid and the uncertainty that comes with both of those life changing events.\u201dWith his personal challenges in the rearview, Bates decided it was time to pull the trigger and release the album. Though he still has some reservations, he\u2019s excited to finally bring Don\u2019t Hold Me To It to his fans.&quot;So here we are, vocals are finished and the final product is on my phone and here come the same old doubts and fears,\u201d Bates admits. \u201cMaybe people don\u2019t want to hear new music from me, maybe they aren\u2019t interested in this new batch of songs that I have lived, lived in, and lived with. What if, what if, what if? On the other hand, I haven\u2019t been this excited about a new album since Rainbow Man and that\u2019s saying a lot! It matters to me.\u201dDon\u2019t Hold Me To It Track Listing:1. Ain\u2019t Gotta Die to Go to Heaven2. Breaking Things3. Jesus Loves the Beach4. Give It Back5. Friends With Boats6. That Ain\u2019t Nothin7. Good Time Getting Over You8. Don\u2019t Hold Me to It9. Show Me the Water10. Just Like Whiskey11. Good Man Going Home (Charlie\u2019s \"\/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-10-30 08:16:23\"\/><!-- ItemProp WP 3.5.201706131 by Rolands Umbrovskis https:\/\/umbrovskis.com\/ end --><\/span>                                                                            <\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrityaccess.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Bates (Photo Credit: Marc Billingsly) &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) \u2013\u00a0 Country music\u2019s Jeff Bates is returning with his first new album in over a decade. 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