LAUREN LAFFER • MAY 19, 2016 - 4:44 PM

Jake Owen is planning on celebrating summer with his fifth studio album, American Love, which drops July 29.

“This record has been very enlightening because I found myself through the songs. I got back to basics with American Love,” he explained. “This is me, this is what I want to say and this is what I want people to remember me for.”

“I can’t wait for people to hear these new tunes,” he added. “We just added a horn section to my band out on the road and the energy I feel on stage with these guys takes it to a another level.”

The project also marks a new beginning for the Florida native.

“Over the past few years I’ve experienced the unexpected,” he said. “My Dad received a cancer diagnosis and I, unfortunately, went through a divorce. People probably thought I would record songs that reflected those difficult times, but I found myself gravitating to songs that had more of a positive vibe and actually made me feel better by singing them. Music truly does seem to help the healing process.”

Owen worked with award-winning producers and songwriters Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman on the project. He also took on the role as producer for the very first time on three of the tracks, alongside Lukas Bracewell. Special guests on the record include Chris Stapleton and Hillary Lindsey.

American Love’s lead single “American Country Love Song” is currently No.17 at country radio and has been streamed nearly 6 million times, surely marking it as one of this year’s summer anthems.

American Love Track Listing:
1. American Love
Jaren Johnston/Luke Laird
Produced by Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman

2. After Midnight
Rodney Dale Clawson/Matt Dragstrem/Shane McAnally
Produced by Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman

3. Where I Am
Ross Copperman/Hillary Lindsey/Shane McAnally
Produced by Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman

4. Everybody Dies Young
Ross Copperman/Shane McAnally/Josh Osborne/Scott Stepakoff
Produced by Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman

5. VW Van
Paul Reter/Brent Stenzel
Produced by Lukas Bracewell and Jake Owen

6. Good Company
Matt Alderman/Tommy Cecil/Jared Mullins
Produced by Lukas Bracewell and Jake Owen

7. LAX
Nathan Chapman/Andrew Dorff/Jake Owen
Produced by Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman

8. If He Ain’t Gonna Love You
Luke Laird/Shane McAnally/Chris Stapleton
Produced by Shane McAnally and Luke Laird and Ross Copperman

9. When You Love Someone
Blair Daly/Hillary Lindsey/Sean McConnell
Produced by Lukas Bracewell and Jake Owen

10. You Ain’t Going Nowhere
Ross Copperman/Dallas Davidson/Ashley Gorley
Produced by Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman

11. American Country Love Song
Ross Copperman/Ashley Gorley/Jaren Johnston
Produced by Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman