Darius Rucker – Interlochen Arts Festival – July 11, 2014
As the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker was one of the most popular musicians in mainstream pop/rock during the mid-’90s. But with recent hits like “Wagon Wheel” and “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” he has cemented himself as a country music star.
“This time, I really wanted to do something different,” says Darius Rucker. “I went straight from my first album into my second, and it really just picked up where the other one left off. So when we went into the studio on this one, we really wanted to take our time and not even start worrying about a record until we had songs that we felt were the right ones. And when I heard what would become the lead single, ‘True Believers,’ played back, I thought, ‘Wow, I’ve never done anything like that before!'”
“True Believers” – a triumphant reflection of the rewards and challenges of sustaining a marriage – was the first song recorded for this project and became the first single and title track for Rucker’s third and most ambitious country studio album. And like his previous two albums, ”Learn To Live” and “Charleston, SC 1966” that topped the Billboard Country Album chart and produced five Number One singles, “True Believers” also debuted at No. 1, only this time he opted to dig deeper, work with new collaborators, and create something more resonant both musically and emotionally.
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