This Monday, November 17th, marks the arrival of Trisha Yearwood’s new album PrizeFighter: Hit after Hit, a 16-song collection featuring not only 10 of Trisha’s biggest hits, but also six new songs, including her latest single, the title track “PrizeFighter” featuring Kelly Clarkson. And for Trisha — who’s back with her first new music in seven years — getting back into the studio was a great feeling, but now is the nervous time! (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
- Trisha laughs that she’s got a few things on her schedule these days! (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
- Look for Trisha on tour with hubby Garth Brooks! Check out upcoming dates on TrishaYearwood.com!
- Among the songs on PrizeFighter: Hit after Hit is Trisha’s GRAMMY®-winning “How Do I Live,” which for her is a poignant example of the power of a song and what she considers “the ultimate compliment”: having your music touch someone’s life in a meaningful way. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
- PrizeFighter: Hit after Hit is available for pre-order on GhostTunes!
- In a press release earlier this year about the album, Trisha said, “This album was about bringing together the songs that show what I’m all about. These are the classic songs people fell in love with and the new songs that show ‘what’s next.’ When you come to the shows, it’s a mix of favorites with a few new ones that people are coming to hear and sing along with.”
- Check out the album’s incredible track listing below!
1. PrizeFighter (featuring Kelly Clarkson)
2. Wrong Side of Memphis
3. I Remember You
4. Walkaway Joe (featuring Don Henley)
5. End of the World
6. In Another’s Eyes (duet with Garth Brooks)
7. Perfect Love
8. How Do I Live
9. Met Him in a Motel Room
10. She’s in Love with the Boy
11. Your Husband’s Cheatin’ on Us
12. Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love
13. Georgia Rain
14. You Can’t Trust the Weatherman
15. XXX’s and OOO’s
16. The Song Remembers When
Trisha Yearwood says that it’s after the making of an album when the nervousness kicks in. (:36)
“Now there’s this nervous anticipation of what’s gonna happen with it. What are people gonna think about it? How is it gonna be received? All that stuff. But when you’re in the creative process, you’re just thinking about how much fun you’re having. To get to go in the studio and make a song yours is the best feelin’ in the world, and it’s so much fun. To get to see all those musicians again, to get to be creative in that way — so in the moment, you’re really just thinking, ‘I love this song, and I just want to sing this song.’ That’s the way you should feel. You shouldn’t be in the studio going, ‘Okay, what is gonna get played on the radio,’ and ‘Who’s gonna like what?’ And luckily, I don’t ever have that feeling. I mean, it’s somewhere back there, but for the most part, it’s just creating and havin’ fun.”
Trisha Yearwood talks about her (busy!) schedule. (:11)
“Other than the tour with Garth, a cookbook, TV show, my own record — other than that, I’m really just kind of hangin’ out.” (laughs)
Trisha Yearwood talks about the power of music. (:55)
“You never know what kind of impact a song will have. I choose songs because they mean somethin’ to me, but you never know what they’re gonna mean to somebody else. ‘How Do I Live’ is a perfect example of a song where it means so many different things to so many different people. And I had a letter that really stands out in my head was someone who had…who was gonna commit suicide — and heard that song and thought about what it would mean to their family to do it, how much they meant to someone else, and changed their mind. I mean, that’s powerful. And I never…that’s not what it meant to me when I sang it, but what it means to someone else. So, it speaks to the power of music. And I think when I hear ‘PrizeFighter,’ I think everyone will take what they need from it. And it’s only that song that says you’re gonna get knocked down, but it’s what you do after. You’re gonna get up and keep fighting, and that means so many different things to so many different people.”
