Walk In the Country

Album: Clear As Day (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • The only cover on Clear As Day hearkens back to Keith Urban's days as lead singer of the country trio, Ranch. Co-written with Vernon Rust, it featured on their self-titled 1997 debut album and peaked at #50 on the country singles chart.
  • Scotty explained why Urban pitched the song for his debut album: "He thought it would be really cool for me to cut it, and when I heard it, it was a lock. It has a cool message and feel. It's just a cool song. I can picture myself rocking out to in the car driving somewhere."
  • Scotty revealed to The Boot that when Keith Urban sent the song to his Universal Music Group Nashville label, he attached a message to him saying, "I think this is a great song for you, Scotty. I think you'd be great doing this. Hope you enjoy it."

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