Jake Owen‘s new album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, is in stores and online now, and with the hit title track smokin’ hot and climbing to number-two on the airplay charts this week, it’s a great feeling for Jake to see the incredible response to the song — and he’s thrilled to finally have his fans hear all the new music he’s worked so hard to make. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Head over to TheBoot.com to stream Jake’s new album in its entirety as part of the Barefoot Blue Jean Night Listening Party, online now, and check out the site’s new feature on Jake, as he shares — among other things — the story behind the break-up that convinced him to record the song, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night”!
• Be sure to tune-in for Jake’s half-hour GAC special, Jake on the Lake! Catch the premiere on Wednesday, August 31st, at 9pm, ET, with additional airings during the Labor Day weekend! Check out GACTV.com for complete airtimes!   

  Jake Owen is thrilled that fans are finally getting to hear the album he’s worked so hard to make. (:21)
“It’s somethin’ I worked really hard on for the last year of my life. Took time to really sit back and find out what I wanted to say on the new record, what kind of songs I wanted to put on there. And now that it’s out, and people have the opportunity to hear what I’ve been workin’ on for a year, I’m…it’s just an exciting feeling to know that there’s a lot to build on from this record over the next couple years.”

  Jake Owen says that he really kept his focus on finding the strongest songs for his new album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night. (:15)
“‘Barefoot Blue Jean’ is kind of what got me here now finally to this point, and it really relates to my life, and having ‘The One That Got Away’ is another uptempo rockin’ song that really relates kind of to my show. I just think if you can put hit song after hit song, no matter what it is, a good song is a good song, right?”