Country music is alive and well, thanks in large part to Scotty McCreery. The 30-year-old just released his fifth studio album, Rise and Fall, 13 songs that reflect his journey since winning Season 10 of American Idol in 2011, including losing a record deal, getting married and becoming a father, having a string of hits at radio and more.
Refusing to chase trends or follow certain fads, McCreery followed his heart with all of the tracks on the project, which landed at the top of the albums chart on iTunes when it was released.
McCreery shared the good news on social media.
Rise & Fall is out now and is currently the #1 album on iTunes! ⛰️
Download it on iTunes here:https://t.co/ACjorvEX0I pic.twitter.com/FSH6RlfvmB
— Scotty McCreery (@ScottyMcCreery) May 10, 2024
The new Grand Ole Opry member celebrated his sixth No. 1 hit with “Cab In A Solo,” the debut single from the record. It’s just part of a recent string of successes that make McCreery more grateful than ever for all of his accomplishments, especially in recent years.
“Career-wise, I’m not sure I’ve ever been at a more thankful place,” McCreery tells People. “I’m just enjoying where I’m at, and I think making this record, I allowed myself to try new things because of that.”
McCreery embraced his love of country music with songs like the rowdy “Little More Gone,” “Can’t Pass The Bar,” the pensive “No Country For Old Men,” and more. Although McCreery has personal songs on Rise and Fall, including “Love Like This,” “Red Letter Blueprint” and others, the singer-songwriter focused more on songs and sounds he liked, and less on whether the songs were true to his own life, on Rise and Fall.
“It’s not so autobiographical,” McCreery maintains. “I was making up stories, playing the role, putting puzzle pieces together that weren’t exactly my life, and I had a lot of fun doing it. Heartbreak is a huge part of country music, and some of my favorite country songs are those songs. I don’t just want to sing songs from my life.”
Autobiographical or not, McCreery rightfully insists that Rise and Fall truly has something for everyone.
“I do think there’s a song on there for everybody,” McCreery tells Everything Nash. “My previous records used to be so autobiographical. They were autobiographical. And this one, there’s a couple of those songs on there, but I really feel like there are songs for different seasons of life, and different times. Your party songs, your serious songs, your love songs, your heartbreak songs. We got a little taste of everything on there.”
McCreery’s fans might be enjoying Rise and Fall, but no one is more excited than McCreery to have his latest set of tunes out for the world to hear.
“I know every artist says it, but this is truly my favorite album I’ve made so far,” McCreery boasts. “I wanted to create an album that reflected the music I grew up on and wasn’t chasing trends. So, I brought several of my songwriting buddies to the mountains of North Carolina to sit down and write a full-on country album that told a story, start to finish, and spoke to my soul. We’ve been performing most of the album live on the road and the response from the audiences has been overwhelming. I’m excited for everyone to finally hear Rise and Fall.”
Find Rise and Fall and all of McCreery’s music and upcoming shows at ScottyMcCreery.com.