Now, keep in mind, Im not the BIGGEST country purist, but I am a solid 90s Country fella. So I joined him and realized he was working on a rap. While in the studio working on vocals, I noticed Craig over on the couch jotting down some ideas. On the way to Nashville, we had the bridge finished in about 10 minutes and had the harmonies planned out and thought we had a good thing. It was missing a functional bridge and something else but couldn't put my finger on it.

Keep in mind, I have known Craig for a hundred years and knew exactly what he is capable of bringing to the table and if there was a song that he could help with, it was this one. IВ called my buddy, (and soon-to-be-co-writer) Craig Pruett up a few days before heading to Nashville to finish this song and I was like, 'man I've got this song that would be perfect for you to come and help me with'.

He reached out to David Dorn and Jon Shaw who helped sculpt the overall sound and we ended up with a pretty cool vibe.Д«ut it didn't stop there. After building the idea around being lucky enough and proud of taking that same beautiful girl home each night, IВ sent it to Daniel Dennis Productions in Nashville to get a look at it and we agreed it needed a few pop elements added to it. It was a Thomas Rhett song and I was determined to try to launch some of my songs into this genre.

I wrote 'THAT GIRL' (original title was 'She's Going Home with Me' ) after hearing what I thought was one of the better songs I've heard in a while hit the radio.

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