Kathleen Edwards Goes Full Country With Dusty Springfield-Inspired ‘Pine’

Kathleen Edwards continues to preview her new album, Billionaire, with the heartfelt new song, “Pine.” The Canadian singer-songwriter’s 10-song collection comes out on August 22 via Dualtone Records.

Kathleen Edwards recruited Jason Isbell and Gena Johnson to produce Billionaire. The album also finds Edwards (vocals, acoustic guitar), Isbell (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keys, synth, background vocals) and Johnson (engineer, piano, background vocals) joined by Anna Butterss (bass), Annie Clements (bass), Chad Gamble (drums and percussion), Jen Gunderman (piano, celeste, Hammond B3 organ, Wurlizter) and Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer (background vocals).

“I decided to call the record Billionaire because the word is used in such a caustic way these days. But we should all want to be billionaires in life, to be rich in experience, friendship, purpose, and the pursuit of the things that bring us joy,” shared Edwards.

“Pine,” which follows previously released Billionaire singles “Save Your Soul” and “Say Goodbye, Tell No One,” came to Edwards during a road trip. She points to Dusty Springfield as an inspiration for a song she describes as “classic country.”

“On the 2-day drive from Ottawa to Nashville, a line popped in my head, ‘when we go our separate ways, the thought of you stays.’ By the time I arrived in Nashville I had written ‘Pine’ and it was the first track we put down for this album,” Edwards stated. “Friends who can’t be lovers. A classic country song. At first the arrangement made me feel incredibly bare and exposed, but I now love the spare production, Jason’s super dry electric solo makes me feel like Dusty.”

Stream Kathleen Edwards’ “Pine” below:

Kathleen Edwards will celebrate Billionaire with a string of summer and fall concerts. The brief excursion includes August shows in Eastern Canada and a September run across the Northeast.