Cody Johnson’s New Album “Leather” Is The #1 Country Album On Apple Music

Cody Johnson’s highly anticipated album “Leather” takes the number one spot on Apple Music for Top Country Albums.

The moment Cody Johnson fans had been waiting for came on Friday, November 3, when he released his third COJO Music / Warner Music Nashville studio album. Leather is Johnson’s follow-up album to 2021’s Human: The Double Album.

Leather is made up of a total of 12 tracks, including two special collaborations.

See the full tracklist:

1. “Work Boots”
2. “Double Down”
3. “Watching My Old Flame”
4. “That’s Texas”
5. “Dirt Cheap”
6. “Jesus Loves You”
7. “Whiskey Bent” (feat. Jelly Roll)
8. “Leather”
9. “People in the Back”
10. “Long Live Country Music” (feat. Brooks & Dunn)
11. “The Painter”
12. “Make Me a Mop”

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“This round of songs, I have to say, is the best round of songs I have ever recorded, and I feel like that’s the way it should be. Each album should outdo the last one.”

The Meaning Behind The Project

Johnson has talked about how he was first drawn to the album’s title track, which was written by Ian Munsick, Rivers Rutherford, and Jeremy Spillman.

“The day that Ian Munsick played me ‘Leather,’ we were just sitting on the bus getting to know each other, picking guitars and stuff, and he plays me the song and I’m like, ‘Dude, I will cut that in a heartbeat,’ Johnson told Apple Music. “And he’s like, ‘That would be such a cool album title. Cody Johnson: Leather.’ And he’s like, ‘I didn’t even know you were cutting an album.’ I was like, ‘I’m not. I don’t think. Maybe I am. But if you’ll give me the song, I’ll cut a record around it.’ And it just happened.”

The first single released off the new album was “The Painter,” which Johnson will perform for the first time for television audiences on the upcoming CMA Awards, which will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena 8:00-11:00 PM/EST on ABC. He will go into the show as a Male Vocalist of The Year nominee.

 

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#1 Country Album 

Johnson’s new album Leather has proven to be a triumphant project, skyrocketing to the top of the country album list on Apple Music following its release. The album currently sits at the number one spot.

Listen to the track that inspired the album’s title below!