Little Big Town Is About To Get Really Honest About Heartbreak

By Kelly Fisher

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Little Big Town is getting real about heartache in one of the songs on the quartet’s highly-anticipated 10th studio album, which is only a few days away from its debut. The group — made up of Jimi Westbrook, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet — teased “Three Whiskeys and the Truth” with a brief snippet on their social media channels. One of their favorites on the upcoming record, the song is “full of heartbreak and honesty. …we can’t wait for you to hear it.”

Fellow country superstar Martina McBride was among the eager Instagram commenters, gushing that she “can’t wait” to listen to the song when the album, Mr. Sun, releases on Friday (September 16). The 16-track collection includes a few previously-released songs, including “All Summer,” “Hell Yeah,” “Better Love” and “Rich Man,” a song that Westbrook wrote and developed for more than a decade.

“Mr. Sun is intentionally an emotional record that holds hands well with our last album Nightfall,” Fairchild previously explained of the project. “Mr. Sun is focused on better days ahead, the value of friendships and family; it touches on heartbreak and letting go, but it’s full of sunshine and joy.”

Sweet added that there’s a “special feeling” to this record, having collectively “been through an unprecedented period” in the process of creating it. “Life is short; we are here to live it with the ones around us, loving them and ourselves the best we can. All the while, thankful for another turn around the sun.”

Listen to the “Three Whiskeys and the Truth” teaser here. See the full track list below:

  1. All Summer (Karen Fairchild, Sara Buxton, Madi Diaz, Ashley Ray, Savana Santos, Alysa Vanderheym)
  2. Better Love (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Tofer Brown, Audra Mae)
  3. Hell Yeah (Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook, Corey Crowder, Tyler Hubbard)
  4. Mr. Sun (Sarah Buxton, Daniel Tashian)
  5. Three Whiskeys and the Truth (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose)
  6. One More Song (Tofer Brown, Sean McConnell)
  7. Heaven Had a Dance Floor (Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook, Cary Barlowe, Jesse Frasure)
  8. Gold (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Trent Dabbs, Luke Dick)
  9. Rich Man (Jimi Westbrook)
  10. God Fearing Gypsies (Karen Fairchild, Nicolette Hayford, Ashley Ray)
  11. Different Without You (Corey Crowder, Jared Mullins, Steven Lee Olsen, Jordan Schmidt)
  12. Whiskey Colored Eyes (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
  13. Song Back (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Todd Clark, Sara Haze, Jason Saenz)
  14. Something Strong (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose)
  15. Last Day On Earth (Karen Fairchild, Trent Dabbs, Tommy English)
  16. Friends of Mine (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook, Foy Vance)