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Rascal Flatts reimagined several of their career-spanning hits as collaborations with other artists on an album that released on Friday (June 6). The iconic country trioās Life Is A Highway: Refueled Duets arrives 25 years since their monumental debut.
The 10-track project includes one new track, a pop-infused collaboration with the Jonas Brothers. Nick JonasĀ wrote the ānostalgic yet freshā anthem, āI Dare You,ā withĀ Dan + ShayāsĀ Shay Mooney,Ā Dewain Whitmore Jr.Ā andĀ Tommy English. other songs appearing on the track list include āMayberry,ā āSummer Nights,ā āWhat Hurts The Most,ā and other unforgettable hit singles Rascal Flatts released throughout their career. Rascal Flatts said on Friday that āweāve been singing these songs for a long time, but hearing a new spin on them with some amazing voices has given them a whole new life!ā
1. āI Dare Youā (withĀ Jonas Brothers)
2. āFast Cars And Freedomā (withĀ Jason Aldean)
3. āMy Wishā (withĀ Carly Pearce)
4. āMayberryā (withĀ Blake Shelton)
5. āStandā (withĀ Brandon Lake)
6. āSummer Nightsā (withĀ Ashley Cooke)
7. āWhat Hurts The Mostā (withĀ Backstreet Boys)
8. āYours If You Want Itā (withĀ Jordan Davis)
9. āLife Is A Highwayā (withĀ Lzzy Hale)
10. āIām Movinā Onā (withĀ Kelly Clarkson)
āIt was such an honor to create this project with such incredibly talented artists, itās a pretty indescribable feeling having your colleagues and friends do your songs in such unique ways and knock your socks off with the results,ā frontmanĀ Gary LeVox, who performs in the group withĀ Jay DeMarcus, andĀ Joe Don Rooney, said in a statement when they announced Life Is A Highway: Refueled Duets earlier this year. āThis album is just another attempt for us to thank our fans for the blessings theyāve given us on this crazy journey the past 25 years, thanks for riding along with us!ā
Some of the artists featured on the album shared their emotional reactions as Refueled Duets related on Friday. Ashley Cooke, who joined Rascal Flatts on āSummer Nights,ā said the band āwas such an inspiration to me growing up and getting to sing summer nights with them is such a full-circle moment.ā
āThereās certain artists and songs that made me want to move to Nashville to chase this dream. Rascal Flatts and āMy Wishā are two of those,ā Carly Pearce said. āThey took me out on the road with them for one of my first tours and have become dear friends of mine. Getting to duet on āMy Wishā for the Life Is A Highway: Refueled album was a full-circle moment for me.ā
Pearce is scheduled to take the stage with Rascal Flatts on Saturday night (June 7) at Nissan Stadium in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The venue serves as the main stage for CMA Fest, which kicked off on Thursday (June 5) and runs through Sunday (June 8) in Music City. Other artists taking the main stage include Jason Aldean,Ā Kelsea Ballerini,Ā Dierks Bentley,Ā Brooks & Dunn,Ā Luke Bryan,Ā Jordan Davis,Ā Riley Green,Ā Cody Johnson,Ā Ella Langley,Ā Ashley McBryde,Ā Parker McCollum,Ā Megan Moroney,Ā Rascal Flatts,Ā The Red Clay Strays,Ā Darius Rucker,Ā Shaboozey,Ā Blake Shelton,Ā Zach Top,Ā Keith UrbanĀ andĀ Bailey Zimmerman.Ā Ashley McBrydeĀ andĀ Cody JohnsonĀ will team up to host the three-hour televised summer concert special later this month. Viewers can watch CMA Fest on Thursday, June 26 at 8Ā p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC. It will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
Find Life Is A Highway: Refueled Duets on iHeartRadio here, and listen to a few of the new collaborations below.