Palomino (Miranda Lambert album)
Palomino is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Miranda Lambert, released through Vanner Records and RCA Records Nashville on April 29, 2022. It is her eighth solo studio album. [2] Lambert produced the album alongside Luke Dick and Jon Randall and co-wrote 14 of the 15 tracks.[3] It was preceded by the single "If I Was a Cowboy".[4] This is her last album with Sony Music Nashville.[5]
Palomino
The album was nominated for the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year.
Background and writing[edit]
Lambert began writing the songs on her farm in Tennessee in 2020 with Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby. In 2021, Lambert collaborated with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall on the album The Marfa Tapes, on which "In His Arms", "Waxahachie", and "Geraldene" first appeared in a "stripped" acoustic form.[6] The tracks were re-recorded for Palomino.[7] Lambert collaborated with the B-52's for "Music City Queen" and covered Mick Jagger's 1993 song "Wandering Spirit" for the album.[8]
Promotion[edit]
"Strange" and "Actin' Up" were released ahead of the album as promotional singles.[9][10] Lambert performed "Geraldine" at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards.[11]
Commercial performance[edit]
Palomino debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 36,000 album-equivalent units (including 24,000 album sales), making it the highest debut of 2022 for a country artist and the most units earned in the first week for a country album in 2022. It is Lambert's seventh top-10 album. As of December 2022, the album has over 300 million global streams and 130,000 global sales. [20]