Ashley Cooke - "Shot in the Dark"

[.indulgecountry]

Ashley Cooke's 24-track Shot in the Dark record has dropped:

[.indulgecountry]

[recordyear]

I haven't listened to the full album but the Jackson Dean collab (written by Lainey Wilson and others) is good.

[.indulgecountry]

Jul 22, 2023 11:59:49 GMT -5 recordyear said:

I haven't listened to the full album but the Jackson Dean collab (written by Lainey Wilson and others) is good.

That's an early standout of mine as well.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Very little here I liked on first listen. Now nothing stood out as bad either but I don’t hear an “it” factor with her. Very mid level well everything. I think a stronger production would help the most as it would suit her voice better, and help sell the hooks.

The title track was the only one I truly perked up on.

[diamondinmypocket]

This would have been so much better as a 12-14 song album. It gets a little same-y after a while and I forget what song I'm listening to. Ashley has alot of star power to me and a great voice that sells the emotion really well though. If she can pick the right song and get a hit to build off of, I really think she could fill the lane Lady A once did. Vocally she has always reminded me of Hillary Scott for some reason. Really rooting for her

[CoJoFan]

The Jackson Dean duet is a lot better than the Brett Young one. It feels like something that could get her a top 20 hit if not bigger if it’s well perceived at radio.

[wonderstruck]

Aug 12, 2023 18:57:57 GMT -5 CoJoFan said:

The Jackson Dean duet is a lot better than the Brett Young one. It feels like something that could get her a top 20 hit if not bigger if it’s well perceived at radio.

I agree.

[wonderstruck]

The song with Jackson Dean needs to be sent to radio.

[.indulgecountry]

"Your Place" and "What Are You On Fire About?" are the two smash hits of the record. There's definitely some other solid choices, but either or both of those would be wonderful plays for radio. The duet would probably be an easier sell for country radio starting out because of the male influence, but she's gotta stand on her own eventually (since she's only had 1 single so far and it was the one with Brett Young...), and "Your Place" would be her best bet for that I'd say.

[countryfan43]

Aug 26, 2023 21:27:19 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

"Your Place" and "What Are You On Fire About?" are the two smash hits of the record. There's definitely some other solid choices, but either or both of those would be wonderful plays for radio. The duet would probably be an easier sell for country radio starting out because of the male influence, but she's gotta stand on her own eventually (since she's only had 1 single so far and it was the one with Brett Young...), and "Your Place" would be her best bet for that I'd say.

They might want to just release a solo track. I don’t feel like Jackson Dean can add much to her success with the way “Fearless” is stuck right now so they should just try to get her solo material out and not turn her into Lauren Alaina a few years ago only doing duets/features.

[zdm1998]

This girl isn't really well known. So, I'm pretty sure they would take any success possible. Even if that is a string of duets and consistent top 30 solo hits like Lauren has achieved so far.

[wonderstruck]

Out of the 24 songs, what 12 would you pick to make an album? I hope that makes sense? Lol