As Jordan Davis gears up for the March 23 release of his debut album, Home State, the project’s lead single, “Singles You Up,” is now a Top 10 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Co-penned by Jordan, Justin Ebach and Steven Dale Jones, the clever tune is a “gentlemanly” take on a situation a lot of guys have found themselves in—pining for a girl who’s dating someone else.
“Justin had just gotten engaged, and we were congratulating him, and we told him he was smart not to ‘single her up,’” says Jordan to NCD. “I remember we all looked around and were like, ‘Is that dumb or should we write it?’ I bet you a lot of great songs have been written after saying that. We had all be in that situation with a girl, but we tried to be respectful when writing ‘Singles You Up.’ We didn’t want the guy to come across as a jerk or the girl to cheat . . . we wanted to be as gentlemanly as we could about it. Every once in a while you have to wait your turn. If you do get a chance, you have to capitalize on it.”
Speaking of capitalizing, Jordan co-wrote every tune on Home State, which was produced by Paul DiGiovanni.
“Making this record has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done,” says Jordan. “I want to thank everyone who was involved in bringing this to life, especially to my producer Paul Digiovanni and the songwriters that helped me create these songs. I can’t wait for y’all to hear it”
Home State Track List & Songwriters
- “Take It From Me” (Jordan Davis, Jason Gantt, Jacob Davis)
- “Going ’Round” (Jordan Davis, Ben Daniel, Pavel Dovgalyuk)
- “More Than I Know” (Jordan Davis, Paul DiGiovanni, Blair Daly)
- “Slow Dance in a Parking Lot” (Jordan Davis, Lonnie Fowler)
- “Singles You Up” (Jordan Davis, Justin Ebach, Steven Dale Jones)
- “Sundowners” (Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins)
- “Tough to Tie Down” (Jordan Davis, Jeff Middleton, Seth Ennis)
- “Made That Way” (Jordan Davis, Paul DiGiovanni, Scooter Carusoe)
- “So Do I” (Jordan Davis, Paul DiGiovanni, Jamie Paulin)
- “Selfish” (Jordan Davis, Jason Gantt, Joshua Wade Door)
- “Dreamed You Did” (Jordan Davis, Shane Minor, Jonathan Singleton)
- “Leaving New Orleans” (Jordan Davis, Lonnie Fowler, David Frasier)
photo by Jason Simanek
