One of the year’s most anticipated albums is just days away with the Tuesday, November 3rd arrival of Play On, the new album from Carrie Underwood! And with Play On‘s first single, “Cowboy Casanova,” already a blockbuster hit, fans are even more excited to scoop up Carrie’s first new record since 2007’s Carnival Ride. Of the 13 songs on Play On, seven were co-written by Carrie — that’s more than either of her earlier albums — and she’s thrilled to be sharing more of herself with songs that she says are “truly coming from my heart more.” She’s also delighted with the reactions she’s gotten from people who’ve heard the album…in part because they seem to be choosing a variety of songs as their favorites. “I love that,” Carrie says. “I love it, love it, love it that it is that kind of an album. You’re not listening to the same song. It takes you all over the place…takes you all around the world.” (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• When you’ve had the kind of success that Carrie’s had — with her first two records together selling more than 10 million albums — it’s understandable that people might ask her about feeling pressure when it comes to making new music. But she says that doing what she loves and being surrounded by good people can make all the difference. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
• Carrie says that her time on American Idol helped her gain a great perspective on entertaining…that of always “auditioning” for your audience. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
• Look for Carrie all across your favorite TV shows in the days to come, as she hits New York to celebrate her album launch with appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, Good Morning America on Tuesday, and Live with Regis and Kelly on Thursday!
• As part of the excitement leading up to Carrie’s album release, you can see exclusive performance footage, photos, an interview, and more, all online now as part of Walmart’s Soundcheck…check it out at soundcheck.walmart.com/carrie-underwood.
• And look for a six-page cover feature on Carrie in the November 9th issue of Country Weekly, on sale Monday!

  Carrie Underwood talks about her new album, Play On. (:27)
“I think Play On has something in it for everyone. And I think I have been lucky enough to have very versatile singles and songs on my albums. And I think this is definitely an extension of that. And I think people can enjoy my writing more and things that, you know, are truly coming from my heart more. So I hope we just take everything and just take it to a new level and give something that everybody can enjoy.”

  Carrie Underwood says that she’s very happy with the diversity of songs on her new album, Play On. (:16)
“Already I’ve heard people around me that I’ve had listen to it. People have said, ‘Oh, my gosh, this one’s my favorite.’ And then somebody else will say something completely different. And I love that. I love it, love it, love it that it is that kind of an album. You’re not listening to the same song. It takes you all over the place…takes you all around the world.”

  Carrie Underwood says that career pressures are easier to handle when you’re doing what you love and you have good people in your life. (:35)
“I’m so lucky to have such wonderful people in my life. It’s not hard to find reasons to keep going, to keep doing what I love. And people continue to ask me, you know, ‘With this album, do you feel pressure to sell more, to go higher, to…?’ You know, and it’s kind of like, well, I’m just doing what I love. I’m just playin’ on, truckin’ along, you know? Just bein’ myself and loving what I do and just going with the flow and trying to keep up with everything.”

  Carrie Underwood talks about a lesson she learned from American Idol. (:32)
“I’d like to think that I have grown since my days on American Idol. But I would also like to think that I’m still auditioning. I feel like every single time that I’m on stage, maybe there’s some people that are watching the TV show or the concert that I’m at, or whatever it might be, that maybe I’m still auditioning for them. And maybe I can still win them over. Maybe I can get them to vote for me still. I think learning that on Idol has definitely stuck with me, and I think that’s a really good thing.”