Never Enough is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Parker McCollum. It was released via MCA Nashville on May 12, 2023. It was produced by Jon Randall and was preceded by the single "Handle on You".
Content McCollum co-wrote all but one of the 15 tracks on Never Enough and enlisted Jon Randall, who produced Gold Chain Cowboy, to produce the record. He wrote with frequent collaborators Randall, Wade Bowen, and Randy Rogers, as well as several notable songwriters including Ashley Gorley, Hillary Lindsey, Brett James, Lori McKenna, Lee Miller, Monty Criswell, and Liz Rose.
"Handle on You" was released on August 15, 2022 as the album's lead single. It reached a peak of number two on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in May 2023. "Burn It Down", a song McCollum co-wrote with songwriting collective The Love Junkies (Lindsey, McKenna, and Rose), was released as the album's second single on June 19, 2023.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Parker McCollum – lead vocals Jimmy Wallace – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 15), piano (3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14), synthesizer (4, 8, 9, 11–13), Hammond B3 (6–9, 11, 13) Craig Young – bass (tracks 1–13, 15) Chad Cromwell – drums (tracks 1–13, 15), percussion (1, 2, 5–9, 15) Rob McNelley – electric guitar (tracks 1–13, 15), acoustic guitar (10, 15) Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9–13, 15), mandolin (1, 2, 6, 11) Jon Randall – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9–11, 13, 15), acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (4), percussion (8, 11, 13) Dan Dugmore – pedal steel (tracks 3, 6, 10), electric guitar (5), lap steel guitar (9) Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 8) F. Reid Shippen – percussion (tracks 4, 11), programming (7, 13) Hillary Lindsey – background vocals (track 4) Jessi Alexander – background vocals (tracks 5, 11, 13) Kendra Chantelle – background vocals (track 5) Perry Coleman – background vocals (track 8) Shani Gandhi – background vocals (tracks 12, 13) Jerry Douglas – Dobro (track 12)
Technical Jon Randall – production Pete Lyman – mastering F. Reid Shippen – mixing (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1–5, 7–15) Casey Wood – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 10, 15), editing (1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 15) Shani Gandhi – engineering, editing (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11–14) Brandon Bell – engineering (track 6), editing (5, 6, 9) Kyle Manner – editing (track 5) Sean Sullivan – additional engineering (track 12) Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistance Brandon Towles – mixing assistance (all tracks), engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10, 12) Ethan Barrette – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10, 12) Austin Brown – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 8, 11, 13)
Visuals Karen Naff – art direction Kera Jackson – art production Craig Allen – design Jim Wright – photography
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Never Enough Chart (2023) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Never Enough Chart (2023) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 54 Chart (2024) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 55
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