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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Big Loud Texas country traditionalist Jake Worthington has announced his sophomore album When I Write The Song, a follow-up to his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, set for September 12. A taste of the 14-song jaunt made for barrooms and honky tonks, Worthington today releases “My Home’s In Oklahoma,” an infectious western swing toe-tapper.
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“This record means to me…it’s a reminder to fight the good fight,” shares the 2025 Texas Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year nominee. “I’m a strong believer in ‘do what moves ya.’ Make the kind of music that wrecks your world or picks up all the pieces.”
“If it makes you feel that kind of way, and if that’s what you need, then don’t let anybody or anything change that. That’s what this record is to me,” Worthington continues.
Worthington’s forthcoming album doubles down on the authentic country sounds of his debut self-titled album that Texas Monthly defined as “gorgeous beer-joint purism.” With all-star features from Miranda Lambert, Marty Stuart and Mae Estes, When I Write The Song was produced by esteemed hitmakers Joey Moi, Jon Randall and Chuck Ainlay. The ethos of the album, sonically reminiscent of greats like Jones, Waylon and Strait, can be summed up as, “music undaunted by time” (The Tennesseean).
Today’s release, “My Home’s In Oklahoma,” was produced by Randall and Ainlay. Written by Worthington alongside Will Banister and Roger Springer, the new song is “a double-shot of Texas country” (Billboard). Laden with heaps of steel and fiddle, the new track finds its home on When I Write The Song, alongside viral “It Ain’t The Whiskey,” which is nominated for Texas Country Music Association’s Country Single of the Year, Lambert collab “Hello Shitty Day,” “I’m The One (feat. Marty Stuart)” and most recent “Not Like I Used To.”
Listen to “My Home’s In Oklahoma” here.
Displaying his honky-tonk stylings on stage, Billboard declared that a recent live set of Worthington’s, “conjured up the ghosts of country legends like George Jones and Waylon Jennings with his twangy, authentic traditionalism and big voice.” He will continue to bring pure country anthems to venues across North America, joining Zach Top as direct support on all dates of the Cold Beer & Country Music Tour, followed by supporting slots on Jon Pardi‘s Honkytonk Hollywood Tour. For tour dates, visit jakeworthington.com.
When I Write The Song track list
Produced by Joey Moi and Chuck Ainlay
*Produced by Jon Randall and Chuck Ainlay