New Album Coming April 12
My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
"I had songs recorded in the 80s, in the 90s, in the 2000s, and 2010s, but I never once had the joy of hearing one of the songs that I wrote from the perspective of a Black woman recorded by a Black woman. With this project...I hope to change that."
- Alice Randall
Oh Boy Records is proud to release an album of Alice Randall songs reimagined by Black female artists. Album Release date: April 12, 2024
Listen
Small Towns ( Are Smaller for Girls) -Leyla McCalla
Girls Ride Horses - SistaStrings
Went for a Ride - Adia Victoria
The Ballad of Sally Anne - Rhiannon Giddens
Solitary Hero - Sunny War
I’ll Cry for Yours (Will You Cry for Mine) - Miko Marks
Many Mansions - Allison Russell
Get the Hell Outta Dodge - Saaneah
Who’s Minding the Garden - Rissi Palmer
Big Dream -Valerie June
XXX’s & OOO’s ( An American Girl) - Caroline Randall Williams
About the Artist
For more than four decades the songwriter, New York Times best-selling author (The Wind Done Gone), and acclaimed educator Alice Randall has been one of the few Black female writers on Nashville’s Music Row, and the first to pen a #1 hit (Trisha Yearwood’s "XXXs and OOOs"). And while she has seen her songs recorded by multiple generations of country artists - from Glen Campbell and Mo Bandy, to Marie Osmond and Yearwood - none of those artists looked like her. Until now.
On April 12, Oh Boy Records will release My Black Country, a collection of Randall’s most beloved songs as interpreted by some of the strongest Black female voices in modern country, roots and folk music.
My Black Country is an exploration of the history of Black contributions to the country, roots and folk genres, and a poignant reclamation of Randall's own work depicting powerful Black narratives.