Craig Morgan releases new EP 'Enlisted,' featuring Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson and more

Craig Morgan released his new EP "Enlisted" on Oct. 20, full of gritty country music and a star-studded roster of guest appearances.

The six-track EP features vocal performances from Trace Adkins, Luke Combs, Gary LeVox, Jelly Roll, Blake Shelton and Lainey Wilson.

Morgan, a Tennessee-based country music staple and Army veteran, is known for hitting the top of the country charts with beloved songs he revisits in his new EP.

"Enlisted" reimagines four of Morgan's older songs, including "Almost Home," "Redneck Yacht Club," "That’s What I Love About Sunday" and “International Harvester." The EP also introduced two new songs as the first and last tracks, "Raise the Bar" with Combs and "That Ain’t Gonna Be Me" with Adkins.

Standouts from the new EP include Morgan's twangy, foot-stomping reimagining of the 2006 hit "International Harvester" alongside Wilson, one of country's brightest. Another is Morgan and Jelly Roll's revamp of the 2002 song "Almost Home," which the two previewed together last year in an emotional performance on the Grand Ole Opry stage.

"Making this record has been so much fun because I got to get in the studio with some of my friends and also re-create some of my catalog in a way that feels like brand-new music," Morgan said in a press release.

The aptly titled EP "Enlisted" comes after Morgan enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and was sworn in onstage from the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville on July 29.

“I’m excited to once again serve my country and be all I can be in hopes of encouraging others to be a part of something greater than ourselves," Morgan told the Army. "I love being an artist, but I consider it a true privilege and honor to work with what I believe are the greatest of Americans, my fellow soldiers. God bless America. Go Army.”

For 17 years, Morgan served in the Army and Reserve as a staff sergeant and fire support specialist. Now, he'll be a soldier in the Reserve while continuing his "civilian career" as a musician and singer-songwriter, releasing music and touring.

Morgan, who has received Army service and merit awards, will be assigned to Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, one of the most important U.S. Army facilities in the country.

Along with his enlistment, Morgan has stayed busy, recently kicking off his God, Family, Country Tour 2023 and releasing a memoir last fall, also titled "God, Family, Country," which Morgan co-wrote with Jim DeFelice, author of "American Sniper."

"Enlisted" track list:

1. “Raise the Bar” featuring Luke Combs.

2. “Almost Home” featuring Jelly Roll.

3. “Redneck Yacht Club” featuring Blake Shelton.

4. “That’s What I Love About Sunday” featuring Gary LeVox.

5. “International Harvester” featuring Lainey Wilson.

6. “That Ain’t Gonna Be Me” featuring Trace Adkins.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Craig Morgan releases new EP 'Enlisted,' featuring Blake Shelton