Prolific guitarist Cory Wong will issue his next solo album, Lucky One, later this year. The pending studio album was announced alongside the release of the lead single “Look At Me,” which features singer-songwriter Allen Stone.
Stone is one of several special guests tapped by Wong to contribute to Lucky One. Additional guests will be revealed with subsequently released singles.
“I like mixing it up,” Wong says, “and it informed the way I wanted to approach making this album. At this point in my creative journey, I’m constantly trying to find ways to challenge myself and make myself better. I worked with great co-writers and collaborators that kept me honest and pushed me to be better than ever while making this album. I feel like I’m at an era in my life where I’ve been more creatively charged than ever, and I’m constantly inspired by getting to make music and travel the world with my friends playing music. It’s a gift and I truly am ‘The Lucky One.’”
Wong also shared a statement regarding his collaboration with Stone, who he called “one of the greatest singers of our time.” Explaining how “Look At Me” came to be, Wong revealed:
“I’ve been a fan of Allen Stone’s work for years. He’s one of the greatest singers of our time, and we’ve tried to work on something for a while now. This year our schedules finally lined up and we put together a banger funk/pop tune for the summer. Writing this song was fun because it started as a 10-second chorus clip from my friend Cody Fry who sent it to me and asked if I wanted to take it and run with it. I built out the track and added some other sections and sent it over to Allen to see if he was down to sing on it. We kept it moving forward in the writing and one day Allen said, ‘Check your email, I finished the vocal!’ He found a spark of inspiration and nailed the track during a couple of off days between tour runs. The fun part after that for me was finishing the production of it and building the music and sonic bed that Allen’s vocal sits on top of. I wanted to try some classic recording techniques with my guitar, bass, horns, and drums; but I also wanted to experiment with some guitar tracking techniques that would make the guitar feel more like a pulsing synth. The results turned out to be incredible and I’m excited for this song to finally be out in the world!”
“This track was a blast to make,” Stone added. “I’ve been dying for the chance to work with Cory and finally it’s happened. At the end of last year, he sent me three or four different rough ideas and my ear gravitated to this one. Cody Fry had started a hook and I reckon if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. The song basically wrote itself and luckily Cory was pumped about the top line. Stoked that this track is leading the charge on Cory’s new release and appreciate you putting ears on it. Bless.”
Stream Cory Wong’s new single “Look At Me” featuring Allen Stone below:
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