- 2021-02-04
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MUSIC
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Hailey Whitters Releases New Song “Glad to Be Here” featuring Brent Cobb
American country music singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters released a new song “Glad to Be Here”.
This time, she collaborated with country music singer-songwriter Brent Cobb.
The song is taken from her sophomore album “The Dream” deluxe edition, which is set to be released on February 26, 2021.
Hailey Whitters said of the song, “Throughout the whirlwind release of THE DREAM, I kept catching myself sayin', 'I'm just glad to be here. I truly felt at peace with my process and was enjoying getting to see dreams come true that I had nearly given up on, believing they would ever happen. I went to go write a song about it, and realized Brent Cobb, Neil Medley, and Brent Rupard had already done it – and done it really well. I knew I couldn't top it, so I recorded this one and asked my pal Brent to sing on it with me. He went out on a limb by asking me to open for his SUCKER FOR A GOOD TIME TOUR in the fall of 2019, and he's also my favorite country singer-songwriter of this generation, so it was a high honor to have him singin' on this one with me.”- The deluxe edition added 5 new tracks including “Glad to Be Here”, featuring guest appearances from Little Big Town, Brent Cobb, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Trisha Yearwood and Jordan Davis.
She said, “Jordan Davis took me out on his very first headlining tour when I was only an independent artist. I thought that was a bold statement for him to make, and I am very appreciative of him taking a chance on me. He's one of the key reasons I've been able to say I'm “living the dream,” so when thinking about who to collaborate with on this project, he was a no-brainer. All of the artists featured on this project are responsible for me being able to hang up the apron strings and make music full-time. The royalties from Little Big Town's cut on “Happy People” helped pay for part of The Dream, Brent Cobb and Jordan Davis were two of the first artists to take me on tour, Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsey are my two songwriting idols and favorite co-creators, and Trisha Yearwood is one of the first artists that got me excited about moving to Nashville and pursuing country music. I wanted to show fans full circle what “living the dream” looks like for me — from where I started with “Ten Year Town” to the bucket list moments that have resulted since I released my record. I felt it was important to show them what can happen when you don't give up on yourself.” - source : Stereogum
