A new album is coming from Craig Campbell, and it’s a deeply personal one. The singer-songwriter announces the release of The Lost Files: Exhibit A, out on February 17, on Campbell’s own Grindstone Recordings. After releasing music on Bigger Picture Music Group and Red Bow Records throughout his career, Campbell is eager to share music that is authentic to who he is on his upcoming project.

“This album has been a long time coming,” Campbell says. “This collection of music is very special to me. I have been chomping at the bit to get this to my fans. These are songs that I love and believe in with all that I am. My fans fell in love with me when there was steel and fiddle on my records. I truly hate that I got away from that for a bit trying to chase something that wasn’t real, but I humbly admit, I am a work in progress.

“Not everyone is going to love this album, and I am ok with that,’ he adds. “However, THIS is the real me. Unfiltered, unapologetic, and from my heart.“

Included on The Lost Files: Exhibit A is “Tractor Songs,” Campbell’s first single from the record. The song was written by Walker Hayes, who co-produced the track with Luke DeJaynes. It was Hayes who pitched the song to Campbell, after the two played together at an event in Orlando, Florida.

“As I listened to Craig’s set that night, I thought, ‘Man, I forgot how unreal his voice is – one of my Top 5 favorite voices,’” Hayes says. “I met him as soon as he walked off the stage and pleaded with him to let me send him a song or two. ‘Tractor Songs’ was one of them. He sings it like he wrote it, his voice and the song belong together. No one could do it better, and I wouldn’t want anyone else on it. Praise God Craig and I are always bumping into each other. He’s one of the reasons I love this town.”

“Sometimes you hear songs on the radio and say ‘Man! That’s a hit! I wish I could cut that before they did,’” Campbell added. “All I can say is I’m glad I cut this before anyone else! Shoutout to Walker for sending this song to me first.”

Campbell co-wrote 11 of the 16 songs on The Lost Files: Exhibit A, which features collaborations with Travis Tritt and Trea Landon, along with his own wife, Mindy, and includes both recent recordings and songs he previously recorded but were never released.

See a track list for The Lost Files: Exhibit A below. Campbell plans on hitting the road next month on a nationwide tour. Keep track of music and tour updates at CraigCampbell.tv.

The Lost Files: Exhibit A Track List

1. “Lot To Live Up To” featuring Travis Tritt

Writers: Craig Campbell/Tim Nichols/Mark D. Sanders

Producers: Matt Rovey & Craig Campbell

2. “Winnebago”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Brett Beavers/Steve Bogard

Producer: Mickey Jack Cones

3. “It’s About Time” *

Writers: Michael White/Justin Wilson/Jamie Paulin

Producer: Blake Bollinger

4. “Things You Do In A Truck” * featuring Trea Landon

Writers: Craig Campbell/Blake Bollinger/Trea Landon

Producers: Blake Bollinger, Cooper Bascom, Craig Campbel

5. “Sounds Like A Small Town”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Jeremy Bussey/Cody Cozzolino

Producers: Ilya Toshinskiy and Craig Campbell

6. “Church Clothes” with Mindy Ellis Campbell

Writers: Liz Rose/Nicolle Galyon

Producer: Craig Campbell

7. “Johnny’s Cash”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Keifer Thompson

Producer: Craig Campbell

8. “Hurtin’ On It”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Adam Yaron/Abram Dean

Producer: Craig Campbell

9. “Night Like Last Night”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Rob Hatch/Jason Sellers

Producers: Matt Rovey, Craig Campbell, Rob Hatch, Elisha Hoffma

10. “Royals”

Writers: Ella Yelich-O’Connor/Joel Little

Producers: Matt Rovey & Craig Campbell

11. “Talk Country To Me”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Adam Sanders/Derek George

Producer: Phil O’Donnell

12. “Tractor Songs”

Writer: Walker Hayes

Producers: Luke DeJaynes, Walker Hayes

13. “God And The Ground”

Writers: Phillip Coleman/Jess Brown

Producers: Keith Stegall, Matt Rovey, and Craig Campbell

14. “That’s What A Song’ll Do”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Ben Hayslip/Dallas Davidson

Producers: Keith Stegall, Matt Rovey, and Craig Campbell

15. “That’s How We Get Down”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Jeremy Bussey/Styles Haury

Producer: Craig Campbell

16. “All American Comeback Kid”

Writers: Craig Campbell/Terry McBride/Brice Long

Producers: Keith Stegall, Matt Rovey, and Craig Campbell

* Previously Released