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Am I Okay? is the second studio by American country music singer-songwriter Megan Moroney, and was released on July 12, 2024 via Sony and Columbia Records.[1] The album is produced by Kristian Bush, who also produced Moroney's debut album Lucky.[2] Moroney wrote or co-wrote all fourteen songs on the album, which was preceded by the release of the lead single "No Caller ID" on January 19, 2024. Additional singles followed, including "28th of June", and "Indifferent".[3][4]
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| Released | 12 July 2024 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 45:50 | |||
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Background
After Moroney's hit debut album Lucky released the year prior, anticpation was high for what the singer would do next.[5] Moroney annouced the album on 3 May 2024, along with the single "Indifferent".[4] The album has been described by a press release as a "endless ways that heartbreak upends our lives".[6] Moroney has been establishing her 'emo cowgirl' style since the release of her first single due to the emotions displayed in her songs, and this album has fully committed to her style.[7]
In an interview with Billboard, Moroney discussed re-teaming with Kristian Bush for a second time, stating "he’s a huge part of the sound we’ve created. I love that everything sounds very live. You can tell it’s real people playing the instruments. We go into the studio and we’re like, ‘I’m a songwriter first, so what sounds best to amplify the story I’m telling?’ He’s brilliant, and I don’t see us not working together", and expressed that she felt more pressure making Lucky than Am I Okay? because she was so busy recording this album that she "didn't have time to overthink it". Describing how the songs were written organically, Moroney explained "There would be things going on in my personal life and I wanted to write about it. I wrote it to be therapeutic, and then I look down and I’m like, ‘Oh, I have a whole album, and all these songs go together", and added that she assigns a color to each of her projects because she "associates color with emotion". She stated that "when I wrote ‘Miss Universe,’ the oldest song on the album, I was like, ‘That’s my royal blue color,’ and I hoped the rest of the songs I wrote for the album would fit into that blue. I think, ‘Indifferent,’ ‘Am I Okay?’ ‘Man on the Moon,’ all of those feel like that. Royal blue is this powerful color — it can be strong and it can be sad. So, everything in my world is blue right now."[8]
Moroney stated she has been developing this album "living in the studio" since the release of Lucky, along side her touring.[9] The track listing was revealed on June 28, 2024.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Am I Okay?" | 3:55 | |
| 2. | "Third Time's the Charm" |
| 3:51 |
| 3. | "No Caller ID" |
| 3:28 |
| 4. | "Man on the Moon" |
| 3:07 |
| 5. | "28th of June" |
| 3:45 |
| 6. | "Indifferent" |
| 2:56 |
| 7. | "Noah" |
| 3:31 |
| 8. | "Miss Universe" |
| 3:01 |
| 9. | "Mama I Lied" |
| 3:27 |
| 10. | "I Know You" |
| 2:40 |
| 11. | "The Girls" |
| 3:06 |
| 12. | "Heaven by Noon" |
| 3:42 |
| 13. | "Hope You're Happy" |
| 2:28 |
| 14. | "Hell of a Show" |
| 1:47 |
| Total length: | 40:45 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Megan Moroney - lead vocals
- Hayley Corbett - backing vocals
- Julie Griffin - backing vocals
- Vince Gill - backing vocals (track 13)
- Kristian Bush - acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Benji Shanks - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Justin Schipper - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar
- Ted Pecchio - bass
- Travis McNabb - drums, percussion
- Brandon Bush - keyboard, sythenzier
Technical
- Megan Moroney - composing
- Kristian Bush - producing
- Nathan Dantzler - engineering
- Drew Bollman - mixing, recording
- Justin Neibank - mixing
- Brandon Bush - programming
- Buckley Miller - recording
- Luke Campolieta - recording
- Seth Morton - recording
- Mike Griffin - project coordinator
- Austin Brown - assistant engineering, assistant recording
- Harrison Tate - assistant engineering, assistant recording
- Connie Harrington - composing
- Jessi Alexander - composing
- Jessie Jo Dillon - composing
References
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica (2024-05-02). "Megan Moroney Reveals New Album 'Am I Okay?' Is Coming: 'I Love These Songs So Much'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Cantrell, L. B. (2024-05-02). "Megan Moroney Slates Anticipated Sophomore Album For July". MusicRow.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Fink, Hannah (2024-03-25). ""28th of June": Megan Moroney's Newest Heartbreak Ballad". Country 97.1 HANK FM. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ a b White, Logan (2024-05-03). "Megan Moroney shares stadium-sized new single "Indifferent"". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ MUSIC·, Casey Young·COUNTRY (2023-12-18). "Megan Moroney Teases Heartbreaker Called "28th Of June," Says She's Almost Done Writing Next Album". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Megan Moroney Announces Sophomore Album "Am I Okay?" and New Single 'Indifferent': 'I Could Cry'". Yahoo News. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Megan Moroney: Country Music's Emo Cowgirl Talks Broken Hearts, Songwriting And Earning Respect". www.cmt.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Nicholson, Jessica (2024-07-10). "Megan Moroney Makes the Personal Universal on New Album 'Am I Okay?: 'I Wrote It to Be Therapeutic'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Edwards, Clayton (2024-05-03). "Megan Moroney Announces Sophomore Album 'Am I Okay?' with New Single "Indifferent"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Miller, Creed (2024-06-28). "Megan Moroney Reveals "Am I Okay?" Tracklist". Country Central. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
External links
- "Am I Okay? by Megan Moroney". Genius. Retrieved 2024-05-08.