Well, there’s still no definitive word on Ryan Adams’ next album — if it’s coming out anytime soon, or even whether or not it’s already finished. Even so, he’ll be on at least one release this fall, the upcoming fifth album by the noted children’s author Sandra Boynton. Titled Frog Trouble…and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs, it’s Boynton’s first country album and features a dozen Boynton-penned original songs sung by a wide array of big-name guest vocalists including Ryan and his fellow North Carolina expatriate Ben Folds. See the track list below, and look for Frog Trouble on September 3.
1. I’ve Got a Dog, Dwight Yoakam
2. Trucks, Fountains of Wayne
3. Frog Trouble, Mark Lanegan
4. Heartache Song, Kacey Musgraves
5. When Pigs Fly, Ryan Adams
6. Broken Piano, Ben Folds
7. Copycat, Brad Paisley
8. End of a Summer Storm, Alison Krauss
9. Alligator Stroll, Josh Turner
10. Beautiful Baby, Darius Rucker
11. Deepest Blue, Linda Eder
12. More Frog Trouble, Falls Mountain Cowboys (a fictitious group)
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