Not only did Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann get to tour together with Miranda Lambert earlier this year, the guys are also great friends — and as Jerrod prepares to release his new album, Free the Music, next Tuesday, Chris recalls the first time he heard the song on Jerrod’s last album that became his buddy’s breakthrough number-one hit, “Lover, Lover.” (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Chris has been making some amazing music of his own with his NEON album, which features a trio of favorites so far, including the title track, as well as back-to-back number-one hits with the songs “You” and “Tomorrow.”
• Keep up with Chris anytime, online at ChrisYoungCountry.com!

  Chris Young talks about the music of his buddy, Jerrod Niemann. (:40)
“Jerrod and I have known each other for quite a while. We actually have the same business manager and end up hanging out at a lot of the same stuff when we’re actually both in town, ’cause now we’re all gone all the time. But the song ‘Lover, Lover,’ the first time I heard it, I was like, ‘Oh, dude! This is amazing!’ I mean, just all of the…the fact that he sang all of those parts on it really shows how great a musician he is — and he is. He’s an absolutely fantastic musician/singer/writer — just everything. And I love kind of the love that he has for his music, and how he has a very specific idea of what he wants to do and what he wants to create.”