Texas Forever
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| Released | July 25, 2025 |
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| Genre | Country |
| Length | 54:53 |
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Texas Forever is the debut studio album by American country music singer Hudson Westbrook. It was released on July 25, 2025, through a partnership between Warner Music Nashville and River House Artists.[2]
Content
[edit]Westbrook co-wrote all 17 tracks on Texas Forever and the album was produced by Lukas Scott, with additional production on several tracks by Ryan Youmans.[2] The album's title and central theme serves as a tribute to Westbrook's upbringing in Texas: "I'm so proud of this record. I love Texas, it's shaped so much about who I am. We wrote 50-60 songs for this project and narrowed it down to 17 that I think really represent where I am in my life right now and what I love making as an artist: songs that sound like where I grew up, but read like something that just about anyone could relate to."[2] The album features a collaboration with Mackenzie Carpenter ("Lie to Me").[3]
"House Again" was released as the album's lead single and Westbrook's first to country radio on February 24, 2025.[4] Initially released as a promotional single in October 2024 via River House, it amassed over 45 million streams on Spotify, leading to a record deal with Warner Music Nashville and it being jointly promoted to radio.[4]
Chart performance
[edit]Texas Forever debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Darlin'" |
| 3:22 |
| 2. | "Texas Forever" |
| 3:15 |
| 3. | "Painted You Pretty" |
| 3:11 |
| 4. | "Funny Seeing You Here" |
| 2:58 |
| 5. | "Fool" |
| 3:15 |
| 6. | "Momma Raised a Winner" |
| 3:01 |
| 7. | "House Again" |
| 3:23 |
| 8. | "Lie to Me" (featuring MacKenzie Carpenter) |
| 3:29 |
| 9. | "Burning Love" |
| 3:07 |
| 10. | "Damn Good Taste in Whiskey" |
| 2:55 |
| 11. | "Only Girl" |
| 2:51 |
| 12. | "First Time" |
| 2:51 |
| 13. | "Weatherman" |
| 3:19 |
| 14. | "Sober" |
| 3:31 |
| 15. | "Dressed Down" |
| 3:12 |
| 16. | "Mine Tomorrow" |
| 3:21 |
| 17. | "Hill I'll Die On" |
| 3:44 |
| Total length: | 54:53 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Musicians
[edit]- Hudson Westbrook – lead vocals
- Lukas Scott – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 8–14, 16, 17), 12-string acoustic guitar (3, 4); acoustic guitar, Dobro, bass, electric guitar (8)
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
- Mark Hill – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 9–11)
- Jimmy Wallace – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 10, 11)
- Delaney Ramsdell – background vocals (1, 2)
- Andy Ellison – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 9, 11, 17), steel guitar (1, 9, 11, 17)
- Jerry Roe – drums (1, 11)
- Chris McHugh – drums (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
- Tim Galloway – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 10), mandolin (2, 5, 10)
- Matt King – drums (3, 6, 7, 12–17)
- Gideon Klein – bass (3, 17), steel guitar (3), keyboards (9)
- Nathan Keeterle – electric guitar (3, 9, 17)
- Jonny Fung – keyboards (3, 9, 17)
- Kaylin Roberson – background vocals (5, 7, 15, 17)
- Austin Addams – electric guitar (6, 7, 12–16), keyboards (7, 12, 14–16), mandolin (13), acoustic guitar (15, 16), banjo (16)
- Ryan Youmans – bass (6, 7, 12–16)
- Devin Malone – acoustic guitar (6, 7, 12–14)
- Joe Spivey – fiddle (6, 13)
- Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (8, 11)
- MacKenzie Carpenter – background vocals (8)
- Eddy Dunlap – steel guitar (12, 14)
Technical and visuals
[edit]- Lukas Scott – production (all tracks), engineering (1–12, 14–16), vocal production (13)
- Ryan Youmans – production, mixing (6, 7, 12–16); engineering (12, 14–16)
- Hudson Westbrook – production (13)
- Andrew Boullianne – engineering (1, 11)
- Grant Morgan – engineering (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
- Trent Woodman – engineering (3, 9, 17)
- F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1–5, 8–11, 17)
- Brandon Towles – mixing (1–5, 8–11, 17)
- Raclynn Janicke – mastering
- Peyton Dollar – photography
- Ian Noh – photography
- Mike Dupree – creative direction
- Madelyn Ormond – design
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Texas Forever (Media notes). Hudson Westbrook. Warner Music Nashville, River House Artists. July 25, 2025.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 Madison Hahnen (May 30, 2025). "Hudson Westbrook Is 'Texas Forever' On Debut Album Due In July". Music Row. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ↑ Lydia Farthing (July 24, 2025). "'Lie to Me' by Hudson Westbrook ft. Mackenzie Carpenter - Lyrics & Meaning". Holler. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- 1 2 Roland, Tom (March 21, 2025). "How Hudson Westbrook Takes Listeners on a Lonely Tour in 'House Again'". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Hudson Westbrook on debut album "Texas Forever"". CBS News. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. August 9, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. August 4, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2025". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2026.