Stephen Cochran

AmericaJR.com has teamed up with Aria Records to give you the chance to win a copy of Stephen Cochran's self-titled debut album. The album was released on October 16, 2007.

If great country music is still built on a solid foundation of compelling real-life stories and soul-deep family tradition, Stephen Cochran was born to the breed. With a Music Row pedigree, a soldier's sense of purpose and a lifetime's worth of stories, this 27-year-old explodes onto the country music scene with a self-titled debut album that combines the best of cutting-edge, contemporary songwriting with the deepest country music tradition. It's a potent combination, and it was Cochran's intention from the start.

"We really tried to capture country music as a whole," he says. "This is all about the music, and I handpicked every song on this CD."

From the cracking snare drum that kicks off "Friday Night Fireside," the album's raucous leadoff track and debut single, it's clear that, musically, Cochran means business. Cochran knew he had to record the song that was co-written by Isaac Rich, brother of Big & Rich's John Rich.

Frustrated and determined to keep his music front and center, Cochran walked away from the majors. True to form, he turned the experience into one of the album's best songs, a kind of musical mission statement appropriately titled "Leave My Country Alone." He then set about finding the right home for his artistry and his music, signing with fledgling Nashville independent label, Aria Records Nashville.

"Aria Records is structured a lot like Broken Bow [indie home to country hitmakers Jason Aldean and Craig Morgan] and it feels like a family," Cochran says. "I get to be a part of that family, and every decision is made as a group."

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TRACK LISTING

1. Friday Night Fireside
2. Four Chords And Steven Beers Ago
3. We're Alright - Just The Way We Are
4. One Good Country Song
5. Let It Rain (duet)
6. Two Shades of Lipstick
7. Leave My Country Alone
8. Everything We Knew
9. Thinkin' I'm Drinkin'
10. Love Her Like A River
11. Old School
12. Angel Choir
13. When A Hero Falls

One lucky winner will receive a copy of "Stephen Cochran" by Stephen Cochran on CD.

RELATED LINKS:

Visit Stephen Cochran's Official Website • Visit Stephen Cochran's Official MySpace Page

Visit the Official Website of Aria Records Nashville