Jake Owen’s latest single is the poignant song, “What We Ain’t Got” — and while artists will often choose songs to record either that they wrote or that are “pitched” to them when they’re making a new record, this was a song that Jake found on a very personal album made by its writer, Travis Meadows. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Travis Meadows’ original recording of “What We Ain’t Got” is from an album that Jake highly recommends called Killin’ Uncle Buzzy. You can find the album on iTunes. Learn more about this remarkable artist on his official website at TravisMeadows.com.
• You can also see Travis as the first character appearing in Jake’s music video for “What We Ain’t Got.” Take a look below.
• Jake’s recording of “What We Ain’t Got” is from his Days of Gold album, home to the hit title track, as well as the number-one smash, “Beachin’.”

  Jake Owen found his song, “What We Ain’t Got,” on an album by its writer, Travis Meadows — and Jake hoped that Travis would allow him to record it. (:20)
“I’m really proud to tell you that I was not pitched this song. I was just so moved by it, and as a fan of music and as a fan of great songs, I felt like, if he gave me the blessing to sing it, this was definitely not only gonna go on my record, but I really fought hard to make sure that this was a single, ’cause I just felt like it’s the time in my life and career to put this out.”