Tulip Drive is the third studio album by American country music artist Jimmie Allen, released June 24, 2022 via Stoney Creek Records/BBR Music Group.[2]

Tulip Drive
A painting of Jimmie Allen wearing a brown cowboy hat, red bandana and an earring, with numerous tulips behind him. The album title is beside him and the artist's logo is on the bottom left, colored in white.
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
Studio
  • Chumba Meadows (Tarzana)
  • Ocean Way (Nashville)
  • Front Stage Studio (Nashville)
  • Rhythm House (Nashville)
  • Sound Stage Studios (Nashville)
GenreCountry pop[1]
Length53:55
LabelStoney Creek
Producer
Jimmie Allen chronology
Bettie James Gold Edition
(2021)
Tulip Drive
(2022)
Singles from Tulip Drive
  1. "Down Home"
    Released: March 14, 2022
  2. "Be Alright"
    Released: April 10, 2023

Background

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"Down Home" was the first single released from the album. Co-written by Tate Howell, Rian Ball, and Cameron Bedell, the song is about Allen's father.[3] "Down Home" has made the Country Airplay chart.[4] Allen announced the album's release in May 2022, and indicated that it would contain collaborations with Jennifer Lopez and CeeLo Green.[5] According to an interview with CMT, Allen considered every track to be reflective of a personal experience in his life. The last track, "You Won't Be Alone", features Allen's son Aadyn.[6]

Critical reception

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Buddy Iahn of The Music Universe stated that "the album’s title is deeply personal to Allen’s family ties – Tulip Drive is the name of the street his late grandmother grew up on".[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "generally, Tulip Drive is operating on cruise control on a suburban street: it's a smooth ride but kind of dull."[1]

Track listing

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Tulip Drive track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Be Alright"
  • Allen
  • Evigan
  • Stone
2:54
2."What I'm Talkin' 'Bout"
  • Allen
  • Ash Bowers
3:29
3."Kissin' You"
  • Allen
  • Bowers
2:53
4."Down Home"
  • Allen
  • Rian Ball
  • Cameron Bedell
  • Tate Howell
  • Allen
  • Bowers
3:21
5."Settle On Back"
  • Allen
  • T. Howell
  • Tripp Howell
  • David Pramik
  • Allen
  • Bowers
3:20
6."Pesos" (featuring T-Pain and CeeLo Green)
  • Venditto
  • Vic Martin
3:28
7."Love in the Living Room"
  • Allen
  • Frasure
3:10
8."On My Way" (featuring Jennifer Lopez)
  • Ivy Adara
  • Leroy Clampitt
  • Michael Pollack
Keith Hetrick2:57
9."Broken Hearted" (featuring Katie Ohh)
  • Allen
  • Gorley
  • Will Weatherly
  • Allen
  • Bowers
2:49
10."Habits & Hearts"
  • Jess Cates
  • Steve McMorran
  • Derrick Southerland
  • Allen
  • Bowers
3:30
11."Right Now"
  • Allen
  • Bowers
3:24
12."Wouldn't Feel Like Summer"
  • Allen
  • Bowers
3:00
13."Undo"
  • Allen
  • Bowers
3:01
14."Get You a Girl"3:12
15."Keep 'em Coming"
  • Allen
  • Weatherly
  • Brad Tursi
  • Allen
  • Bowers
2:43
16."Every Time I Say Amen"
  • Allen
  • Bowers
3:20
17."You Won't Be Alone" (featuring Aadyn)
  • Allen
  • Justin Ebach
  • Bowers
  • Torres
3:24

Personnel

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Adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

Musicians

  • Jimmie Allen – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Cary Barlowe – electric guitar
  • Joel Castillo – background vocals
  • David Cohen – keys
  • Chris Daniel – drum programming
  • David Dorn – piano, keys, synth, B3 organ, keyboards
  • Jason Evigan – keyboards, guitar
  • Jesse Frasure – keyboards, bass, drums, programming
  • CeeLo Green – vocals, background vocals (track 6)
  • Lee Hendricks – bass guitar
  • Keith Hetrick – all instruments (track 8)
  • Mark Hill – bass guitar
  • Evan Hutchings – drums, digital programming, percussion
  • Vic Martin – background vocals
  • Justin Ostrander – electric guitar
  • Sol Philcox – electric guitar
  • Mark Prentice – electric guitar
  • Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
  • Gian Stone – background vocals
  • T-Pain – vocals, background vocals (track 6)
  • Eric Torres – acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo

Production

  • Jim Cooley – mixing (tracks 1–5, 9–16)
  • Vinny Venditto – mixing, engineering (track 6)
  • Jeff Gunnell – mixing (track 7)
  • Trevor Muzzy – mixing, vocal production (track 8)
  • Eric Torres – mixing (track 17)
  • Adam Ayan – mastering (track 7)
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Eric Torres – engineering (tracks 2–5, 9–17)
  • Jason Evigan – engineering, vocal production (track 1)
  • Gian Stone – engineering, programming, vocal production (track 1)
  • Jesse Frasure – engineering (track 7)
  • Evan Hutchings – engineering

Artwork

  • Anthony Depree – album design

References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jimmie Allen - Tulip Drive". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Iahn, Buddy (April 4, 2022). "Jimmie Allen announces 'Tulip Drive'". The Music Universe. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jimmie Allen Announces New Single 'Down Home' | Jimmie Allen". jimmieallenmusic.com.
  4. ^ "Country Airplay: Week of September 12, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (May 23, 2022). "Jimmie Allen Unveils 'Tulip Drive' Track List Featuring Jennifer Lopez, CeeLo Green, More". MusicRow. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Watts, Cindy (July 8, 2022). "Jimmie Allen Talks Bipolar Disorder, Jennifer Lopez and Son Aadyn – He Put It All on 'Tulip Drive'". CMT. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Tulip Drive (booklet). Jimmie Allen. Stoney Creek. 2022. 538818722.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)