NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 28, 2023) – Saddle Bronc rider-turned-country sensation Chancey Williams is telling an ill-fated love story from a perspective only a true cowboy can in latest single “It Ain’t You” – available today. The upbeat, 90’s country-tinged rocker finds Williams taking ownership of the difficulties involved in keeping a relationship as a modern cowboy. An anthem for what every heartbroken ex wants to hear (but rarely does), the tune was co-written by Williams with Jody Stevens and produced by Trent Willmon. It premiered exclusively with Wide Open Country yesterday, who called it “a vibrant and fun song that dives into the challenges many cowboys face while trying to sustain a romantic relationship.”
Listen to “It Ain’t You” HERE.
“I wrote this one with my friend, Jody Stevens,” said Williams of the tune. “It’s a heater about being sort of hard to love. I’m lucky to have a number of awesome song-writing partners, but Jody is fun for me to write with because his background is a lot different from mine and he comes at it from a little different perspective sometimes. It’s cool to mesh our styles together.”
“It Ain’t You” follows Williams’ most recent single release, “jaunty country shuffler” (The Boot) “Paycheck Down,” as well as his latest studio album, One of These Days. One of These Days released to rave reviews in March, supported by the likes of People, Billboard, Taste of Country, Whiskey Riff, Holler, and Saving Country Music, who said of the project, “If we could wave a magic wand and instantly remake mainstream country music into something much better than what it is today, Chancey Williams and his new album One of These Days would not be a bad wish at all.”
The twelve-track collection includes several previously released tunes, kicking off with “old school… eye-for-an-eye” (Digital Journal) barn burner “The Saint,” as well as “festive boot stompin’ Irish jam” (Whiskey Riff) “On the Tear Tonight,” tempo, play on words “Look Good Leavin’,” “poignantly weighty” ballad (The Country Note) “If I Die Before You Wake,” refreshingly honest, beat driven “Blame It On the Rain,” and “Hideaway” – “a mellow song with Western roots and a bit of an island vibe” (My Country 95.5). In addition to the six previously released songs, One of These Days features six new tracks – from upbeat, lovestruck “Bordertown Whiskey,” to the retrospective, bittersweet “Talk About a Memory.”
Williams most recently stepped into the famous Opry circle and made his highly anticipated Grand Ole Opry debut in April, and took the Dr. Pepper Amp Stage at this year’s CMA Music Festival in June.