Jon Pardi's been making the most of his time in quarantine, delivering a surprise new album of covers this weekend!
Because it was recorded at home, the project is called The Rancho Fiesta Sessions. "I nicknamed my place out here Rancho Fiesta because it was fun and sounded uplifting," he explains in a statement from his label. "We recorded this at the shop out here and I thought it made sense to reference where the project was recorded.
"It's all my band on this whole album," he continues. "We mainly did it to have fun and record, and it sounds like we're in your backyard, playing for you. It turned into something special because it's a year where we are off the road, and we recorded it live in real time, out at my house.
"All these covers are of artists that I admire, and I look up to. There are all kinds of great names and styles of songs on here- from legends. I think the magic and the fun of it is all is in these eight covers of songs that I really like, or grew up singing."
RANCHO FIESTA SESSIONS Track listing:
"The Bottle Let Me Down" – As performed by Merle Haggard
"Honky Tonk Man" – As performed by Dwight Yoakam
"Right or Wrong" – As performed by George Strait
"Marina Del Rey" – As performed by George Strait
"Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" – As performed by Joe Diffie
"Somebody's Doin' Me Right" – As performed by Keith Whitley
"The Waiting" – As performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
"Nothing Compares 2 U" – As performed by Prince
