Russell Dickerson is entering a new era, and it’s bold, creative, and fully in his lane. The country star just announced his fourth studio album, Famous Back Home, dropping Aug. 22 via Triple Tigers.
“Growing up in a small town, I had this idea, ‘I’m going to make it out of here. I’m going to make it big. Everybody is going to know my name,” he says. “But then you have a family, and it’s like, ‘Actually, all I want to do is be famous at home.’ The further down this road I get, the more I realize the only thing that matters is my family.”
The 12-track album sounds like it will be the most “Russell” album yet. He’ll still blend feel-good country hooks with various influences but this time around, he’s doing it differently. Dickerson co-wrote 10 tracks and recorded the first two outside cuts of his career, including a stripped-back ballad featuring none other than Vince Gill.
From the high-energy “Sunrise in My Silverado” to the heartfelt “Bones,” this record shows off just how wide Dickerson’s range has become. He’s still bringing the bangers, but there’s also a new layer of emotional depth and vulnerability that longtime fans will notice right away. Tracks like “Love That I Love You” and “16 Me” explore the kind of reflection that only comes with growth, both as an artist and as a person.
“I’m so pumped on this one. It’s just song by song,” Dickerson says. “To go from ‘Yours’ to where we are now, it’s opened up a whole new facet of me and my personality. What you get on stage is so connected to these songs – it finally caught up to my personality, who I am.”
Pre-order Famous Back Home here.
Famous Back Home Track List:
1. Dust
Written by Dickerson, Josh Kerr, John Byron
2. Sippin On Top of the World
Written by Travis Wood, Casey Brown, Hunter Phelps
3. Happen To Me
Written by Dickerson, Chris LaCorte, Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Robert Hazard
4. Worth Your Wild
Written by Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling, Casey Brown
5. Heard It In A Country Song
Written by Russell Dickerson, Chase McGill, Chris LaCorte, Parker Welling
6. Sunrise in my Silverado
Written by Russell Dickerson, Chase McGill, Hunter Phelps, Casey Brown
7. For A Truck
Written by Russell Dickerson, Blake Pendergrass, Casey Brown
8. Love That I Love You
Written by Russell DIckerson, Casey Brown, Ashley Gorley, Chris LaCorte
9. Never Leave
Written by Josh Miller, Greylan James, Matt Roy
10. Bones
Written by Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling, Chris LaCorte, Chris McGill
11. 16 Me
Written by Russell Dickerson, Andy Albert, Chris LaCorte, Cole Taylor
12. Famous Back Home
Written by Russell Dickerson, Casey Brown, Parker Welling
