The title Texoma Shore comes from Lake Texoma, a lake on the border between Texas and Oklahoma, not far from Shelton’s hometown of Ada, Oklahoma. The lake has been a place of great memories, Shelton said in a statement — so much so that he “literally recorded this album on its shore.” As a result, the album serves as his love letter to country music, as evidenced by the more back-to-basics country sound that characterizes the album’s first single, “I’ll Name the Dogs.”
Shelton’s previous album If I’m Honest debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and his last four projects have gone either Gold or Platinum. The Voice judge also appears on a new holiday duet with girlfriend (and former Voice judge) Gwen Stefani, titled “You Make It Feel Like Christmas.”
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