'' Tulip Drive ''is the third studio album by American

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artist

Jimmie Allen James Edward Allen (born June 18, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is signed to Broken Bow Records imprint Stoney Creek, for which he has released the two singles " Best Shot" and " Make Me Want To" and the 2018 albu ...

, released June 24, 2022 via

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Background

"Down Home" was the first single released from the album. Co-written by Tate Howell, Rian Ball, and Cameron Bedell, the song is about Allen's father. "Down Home" has made the

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chart. Allen announced the album's release in May 2022, and indicated that it would contain collaborations with Jennifer Lopez and

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. According to an interview with CMT, Allen considered every track to be reflective of a personal experience in his life. The last track, "You Won't Be Alone", features Allen's son Aadyn.

Critical reception

Buddy Iahn of ''The Music Universe'' stated that "the album’s title is deeply personal to Allen’s family ties – Tulip Drive is the name of the street his late grandmother grew up on".

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rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "generally, ''Tulip Drive'' is operating on cruise control on a suburban street: it's a smooth ride but kind of dull."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians *

– lead vocals, background vocals *

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– electric guitar *Joel Castillo – background vocals *David Cohen – keys *Chris Daniel – drum programming *David Dorn – piano, keys, synth, B3 organ, keyboards *

Jason Evigan Jason Gregory Evigan (born June 10, 1983) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His songwriting credits include co-writing and production of Maroon 5's "Girls Like You" and " What Lovers Do", Madonna's " Ghosttown ...

– keyboards, guitar *

Jesse Frasure Jesse Vernon Frasure (born September 18, 1981), also known as DJ Telemitry, is an American music publisher, record producer, songwriter, and DJ. Biography A Detroit native, Frasure (DJ Telemitry), now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wif ...

– keyboards, bass, drums, programming *

– vocals, background vocals *Lee Hendricks – bass guitar *Keith Hetrick – all instruments *Mark Hill – bass guitar *Evan Hutchings – drums, digital programming, percussion *Vic Martin – background vocals *Justin Ostrander – electric guitar *Sol Philcox – electric guitar *Mark Prentice – electric guitar *Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar *Gian Stone – background vocals * T-Pain – vocals, background vocals *Eric Torres – acoustic guitar, background vocals *Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo Production *Jim Cooley – mixing *Vinny Venditto – mixing, engineering *Jeff Gunnell – mixing * Trevor Muzzy – mixing, vocal production *Eric Torres – mixing *Adam Ayan – mastering *Andrew Mendelson – mastering *Eric Torres – engineering *Jason Evigan – engineering, vocal production *Gian Stone – engineering, programming, vocal production *Jesse Frasure – engineering *Evan Hutchings – engineering Artwork *Anthony Depree – album design

References

{{Jimmie Allen 2022 albums Albums produced by Jason Evigan Albums produced by Jesse Frasure BBR Music Group albums Jimmie Allen albums