Article Contributed by IVPR
Published on 2026-03-27
Nashville, TN – March 27, 2026 – “Ever since I can remember, I wanted to make records,” says the highly decorated and extraordinarily prolific songwriter and recording artist, Jim Lauderdale, ahead of the release of his new album, Country Super Hits Volume 2—his 38th LP of original music since Planet of Love marked his first, back in 1991. “I don’t have any constraints on me, in terms of release dates, and there’s nothing limiting what I can do.”
An obvious successor to his 2006 album of a slightly different name, Country Super Hits Volume 2 is still chock-full of pedal steel, country piano, and telecasters; the same Lauderdale country caliber, two decades apart, leaning hard into the honky tonk end of the American music spectrum and telling these universal stories in his own singular voice.
As if by sheer coincidence, the GRAMMY-winning Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee also has another album coming out on April 24th—a back-to-bluegrass collaboration with the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys called The Birds Know. Check out the album’s first single right here.
Fans can stream or purchase Country Super Hits Volume 2 in its entirety today at this link.
Lauderdale’s residency at Skinny Dennis Nashville will resume on April 6th, before heading to Europe with Emmylou Harris to open and close his summer tour dates. For tickets, more information, and to stay up to date with all things Jim Lauderdale, please visit jimlauderdalemusic.com.
Country Super Hits Volume 2 Tracklist:
1. I’ve Still Got You
2. People Get Hurt Sometimes
3. Hope Springs Eternal
4. You Had To Be There
5. Artificial Intelligence
6. I’m Waggin’ My Tail
7. Everybody’s Got A Problem
8. While We Learn To Break Each Others Hearts
9. Neighbors
10. I Can’t Get Around It
11. You’re My Honest To Goodness
12. Making A Believer Out Of Me
13. We Don’t See You Anymore
Catch Jim Lauderdale On Tour:
March 27 – Fernandina Beach, FL – Tigre Island
April 6 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
April 12 – Grand Rapids, MI – Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
April 23 – Wilkesboro, NC – Wilkes Community College
May 2 – Pinewood, SC – Wildlife Education Center
May 4 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
May 11 – Liverpool, ENG – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic*
May 13 – Birmingham, ENG – Symphony Hall*
May 15 – Bristol, ENG – Bristol Beacon*
May 17 – London, ENG – Royal Albert Hall*
May 18 – Sunderland, ENG – Sunderland Empire*
May 20 – Rotterdam, NL – De Doelen*
May 21 – Eindhoven, NL – Muziekgebouw*
May 23 – Groningen, NL – De Oosterpoort*
May 24 – Amsterdam, NL – Het Concertgebouw*
June 1 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
June 13 – Broken Bow, OK – Beavers Bend State Park
July 6 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
August 3 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
August 21 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Konserthus*
August 22 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Konserthus*
August 24 – Helsinki, FI – Allas Live*
August 26 – Stockholm, SE – Avicii Arena*
September 3 – Bruxelles, BE – BOZAR*
September 4 – Antwerpen, BE – Stadsschouwburg Antwerp*
September 6 – Monheim Am Rhein, DE – Kulturraffinerie K714*
September 7 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
September 11 – Bristol, TN – Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
October 5 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
November 2 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
December 7 – Nashville, TN – Skinny Dennis
* with Emmylou Harris
More tour dates to be announced soon. For tickets, more information, and to stay up to date, please visit jimlauderdalemusic.com.
About Jim Lauderdale: Jim Lauderdale embodies the sound of American roots music for listeners around the world. A 2025 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Lauderdale will release his 38th and 39th albums in 2026: Country Super Hits Volume 2 and a bluegrass collection, The Birds Know. His major label debut, 1991’s Planet of Love, opened the door to international touring and established him as an A-list songwriter on Music Row. His songs have been recorded by George Strait, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Chicks, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lucinda Williams, Charley Crockett, Dave Edmunds, Solomon Burke, and many others. Between 2004 and 2013, Lauderdale wrote and recorded six albums with Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter. His many other collaborators include Buddy Miller, Elvis Costello, Donna the Buffalo, North Mississippi Allstars, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, and Ralph Stanley. In 2016, Lauderdale received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association; he’s also won two Grammys in the Best Bluegrass Album category.
