High (Keith Urban album)
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| Released | 20 September 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2022–24 | |||
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| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 39:50 | |||
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High is the twelfth studio album by Australian and American country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 20 September 2024 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville.[1]
At the 2025 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Country Album.[2]
Background
High marks Urban's first studio album since The Speed of Now Part 1 (2020). He began working on an album in 2022, tentatively titled 615, but ultimately scrapped the project.[3] Several of the songs from that project eventually made their way onto High, a 12-track set that he titled after the feeling of "euphoria" he felt during the creative process.[1] On the title, Urban said: "What makes you 'high' can mean whatever you want it to mean. It might be physical, spiritual, herbal, meditative, chemical, or musical, but it’s definitely a place of utopia."[4]
Urban wrote the album's opening interlude and co-wrote six of its tracks, and it features a collaboration with Lainey Wilson ("Go Home W U").[1]
"Straight Line" was released as the album's lead single in February 2024.[5] It was followed by "Messed Up as Me", the first single promoted to country radio in the United States and Canada, in March 2024.[6] "Go Home W U" and "Wildside" were released as additional singles ahead of the album release.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Blue Sky" | Keith Urban | 0:12 | |
| 2. | "Straight Line" |
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| 3:46 |
| 3. | "Messed Up as Me" |
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| 3:16 |
| 4. | "Wildside" |
| 2:47 | |
| 5. | "Go Home W U" (with Lainey Wilson) |
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| 3:47 |
| 6. | "Chuck Taylors" |
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| 3:34 |
| 7. | "Daytona" |
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| 2:58 |
| 8. | "Love Is Hard" |
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| 2:52 |
| 9. | "Heart Like a Hometown" |
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| 2:46 |
| 10. | "Laughin' All the Way to the Drank" |
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| 4:31 |
| 11. | "Dodge in a Silverado" |
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| 4:54 |
| 12. | "Break the Chain" |
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| 4:24 |
| Total length: | 39:50 | |||
Personnel
Musicians
- Keith Urban – lead vocals (all tracks), electric guitar (tracks 2–7, 9–12), background vocals (2–6, 8–12), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 6, 7, 9–12), piano (3, 7, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (3), ganjo (4, 6, 10), bass (5, 6), EBow (6, 9); Del Oro acoustic guitar, percussion (12)
- Greg Wells – keyboards, programming (tracks 2, 6); bass, drum programming (2); drums, rototoms (6)
- Jerry Flowers – acoustic guitar, background vocals (tracks 2, 6); mandolin (2)
- Aaron Sterling – drums (track 2)
- Dann Huff – electric guitar (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (3)
- David Huff – programming (tracks 3, 4, 9), percussion (3)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (tracks 3, 7, 9)
- Charlie Judge – synthesizer (tracks 3, 7), piano (4, 7), keyboards (4, 9)
- Matt Chamberlain – drums (track 3), programming (7)
- Michael Lotten – acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming (track 3)
- Jerry Roe – drums (tracks 4–6, 11)
- Terence F. Clark – percussion (track 4), drums (7, 9, 10)
- Josh Reedy – background vocals (tracks 4, 11)
- Craig Young – bass (track 4)
- David Garcia – programming (track 4)
- Sean Small – background vocals, programming (track 5)
- Sam Sumser – background vocals, programming (track 5)
- Lainey Wilson – vocals (track 5)
- Breland – background vocals (track 5)
- Paul Mabury – drums (track 6)
- Nathan Barlowe – keyboards (track 7)
- Eren Cannata – acoustic guitar, background vocals, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (track 8)
- Justin Tranter – background vocals (track 8)
- Mike Elizondo – bass , drum programming, keyboards (track 10)
- Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (track 10)
- DJ Battlecat – scratching (track 10)
- Blair Whitlow – background vocals (track 10)
- Denise Carite – background vocals (track 10)
- Mark Hill – bass (track 11)
- Gordon Mote – piano (track 11)
- Marc Scibilia – background vocals, piano, syntheiszer (track 12)
- Lewis Wright – drums (track 12)
Technical
- Joe Causey – mastering
- Sean Moffitt – mixing (tracks 2, 4–7, 9–12), recording (2, 4–7, 9, 11)
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (track 3)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 8)
- Mark Dobson – recording (tracks 2, 4, 6, 10)
- Joe Chiccarelli – recording (tracks 2, 6)
- Justin Niebank – recording (track 3)
- Sam Sumser – recording (track 5)
- Sean Small – recording (track 5)
- Eren Cannata – recording (track 8)
- James Meslin – recording (track 8)
- Topher Wright – recording (track 8)
- Justin Francis – recording (track 10)
- Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance (track 8)
- Joel McKenney – recording assistance (tracks 2, 4–7, 9)
- Bill Mims – recording assistance (tracks 2, 6)
- Sean Badum – recording assistance (track 3)
- Amber Jones – recording assistance (track 8)
- Erica Block – recording assistance (track 10)
- Alex Wilder – recording assistance (track 10)
- Scott Greenblatt – recording assistance (track 12)
Visuals
- Patrick Tracy – art direction, design
- Jordan Curtis Hughes – back cover photo, booklet photos
- Daniel Prakopcyk – cover photo, booklet photos
- Katie Galliher – grooming
- Peter Lamden – grooming
- Wendy Schecter – wardrobe styling
- Amanda Merten – wardrobe styling
- Karen Naff – art production
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Accolades
| Publication | Rank | List |
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| Rolling Stone | 28 | The 30 Best Country Albums of 2024[19] |
References
- ^ a b c LB Cantrell (20 September 2024). "Keith Urban Releases Creatively Euphoric New Album [Interview]". Music Row. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Award nominations 2025: Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla, Amyl & The Sniffers lead the pack". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ LB Cantrell (9 August 2024). "Keith Urban Talks 'Following The Muse' Ahead Of New Album 'High' [Interview]". Music Row. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b Jessica Lynch (28 June 2024). "Keith Urban Announces New Album 'High,' Shares First Single 'Wildside'". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Keith Urban releases 'Straight Line,' first track from new album". UPI. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (1 March 2024). "Keith Urban Releases New Single "Messed Up As Me"". Roughstock. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/9/2024 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 27/9/2024 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart on 27/9/2024 – Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Albums for 2024" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2024". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Albums Chart for 2025". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2025". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Best Country Albums of 2024". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.