Chris Young Announces Ninth Studio Album, ‘Young Love & Saturday Nights’

Author Lauren Hoffman

January 9th 9:24 AM

Chris Young is kicking off 2024 in the best way possible, by announcing a new album. The country music star announced today (1/8) that he will release his ninth studio album on March 22.

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Over the summer, Young introduced this project with his latest single of the same name, “Young Love & Saturday Nights.” He’s since released a music video for it, performed it in the legendary circle at the Grand Ole Opry, and played it out on tour.

“When I first heard this song, I immediately connected with the groove and the lyrics with nods to so many things I can personally relate to,” said Young of the single in a press statement. “It made me think back to when I first got started playing country dive bars and it was the same kind of thing. I drove a beat-up truck to and from gigs where I played music hoping the audiences would relate… and if I’m being honest, hoping the girls would like it too. Young love and Saturday nights are things that just go together and this feels like one of those big summer songs where you just want to roll the windows down, crank up the volume, and just drive around to it.”

At the top of last year, Young released two tracks including “Looking For You” and “All Dogs Go To Heaven.” His highly-anticipated ninth studio album coming in March follows his 2021 album Famous Friends which featured collaborations with labelmates Kane Brown and Mitchell Tenpenny.

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12 Songs That Chris Young Built His Brand On

• 12. “I’m Comin’ Over” – (2015)

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  It became Young's sixth number-one single on the Country Airplay chart dated November 28, 2015. Chris wrote the song himself and it was released as the lead single to his fifth studio album of the same name.

• 11. “Sober Saturday Night” (featuring Vince Gill) – (2016)

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  Teaming up with Vince Gill, the song depicts a man who appears to be recovering from a hangover but who is actually "adapting to a new normal" without the influence of alcohol.

• 10. “The Man I Want to Be” – (2009)

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  In the song, per the title, Chris describes the kind of man he wants to be. The first verse finds him realizing that he hasn't been the man he should ("I've spent my whole life gettin' it all wrong") and describing that he wants God's help to change.
• 9. “Voices” – (2008) 37 – re-release (2010)

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  This song was first released in 2008 when it charted at number 37 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. Feeling the song was missed by radio, Young made the bold move of re-releasing the song in 2010 and the song got a new life going all the way to number one.

• 8. “Neon” – (2012)

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  "Neon" received positive reviews from critics who praised the production, lyrics, and Chris’ vocal performance. It did however stop Young's five consecutive number-one hit run on the US Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 23.

• 7. “Aw Naw” – (2013)

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  A fun song that has a video showing Chris hanging out at a bar behind the beverage door of a convenience store.
• 6. “Drinkin’ Me Lonely” – (2008)

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  Young’s debut single. It was released following his winning season 4 of ‘Nashville Star.’ The song is a ballad about drinking alcohol at a bar to cope with the heartache of losing a girlfriend/wife.

• 4. “Raised on Country” – (2019)

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  The video for the song shows Young and his band going into a recording studio to record the song, while the tension and pulses from the song create a strange windstorm all over Nashville and around them.

• 3. “Drowning” – (2019)

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  Chris wrote this emotional song in tribute to one of his friends, Adam, who died in a car accident.
• 2. “Think of You” (with Cassadee Pope) – (2016)

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  "Think of You" was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

• 1. “Famous Friends” (with Kane Brown) – (2021)

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  Young said of his duet with Kane Brown, "Kane and I have gotten to know each other over the years, from him being on tours with me, from us writing together, from me guesting on his album in the past. All of this stuff came together. 'Famous Friends' is fun, it's super up-tempo and I got to sing with my buddy Kane. All of this worked out as perfect as it possibly could on one song.”

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