Postcards from Texas

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{{Infobox album

| name = Postcards from Texas

| type = studio

| artist = Miranda Lambert

| cover = Miranda Lambert Postcards From Texas.jpeg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2024|09|13}}

| recorded =

| studio = Arlyn, Austin, Texas

| genre = Country

| length = 45:24

| label = * Vanner

| producer = * Miranda Lambert

| prev_title = Palomino

| prev_year = 2022

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Postcards from Texas

| type = studio

| single1 = Wranglers

| single1date = May 3, 2024

| single2 = Run

| single2date = February 24, 2025

}}

}}

Postcards from Texas is the tenth studio album by American country music singer Miranda Lambert. It was released on September 13, 2024, through a partnership between Republic Records and Big Loud.{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2024-04-23 |title=Miranda Lambert Signs With Republic, With Partner Label Big Loud Set to Handle Country Promotion |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/miranda-lambert-signs-republic-big-loud-1235978751/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |magazine=Variety |language=en-US}} It includes the singles "Wranglers" and "Run".{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=2024-04-23 |title=Miranda Lambert Signs with Republic Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/business/record-labels/miranda-lambert-signs-republic-records-1235663401/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

Content

Lambert announced the tracklisting for Postcards from Texas on July 24, 2024, via Instagram.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/mirandalambert/p/C9ztpUHxWWs/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |via=Instagram}} Self-described as a musical ode to her home state, Lambert co-produced the album with Jon Randall and recorded it at Arlyn Studios in Austin, Texas.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/miranda-lambert-divorce-song-alimony-new-album-postcards-from-texas-1235066259/|title=Miranda Lambert Readies New Album Postcards From Texas, Looks Back at 20 Years of 'Kerosene'|author=Garret K. Woodward|date=July 24, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 24, 2024}} Lambert wrote or co-wrote 10 of the album's 14 tracks. "Santa Fe" features guest vocals from Parker McCollum, and "Living on the Run" was originally recorded by its writer David Allan Coe for his 1976 album, Longhaired Redneck.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/miranda-lambert-new-album-postcards-from-texas-1235738376/|title=Miranda Lambert to Release New Album, 'Postcards From Texas' This Fall|author=Jessica Nicholson|date=July 24, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 24, 2024}}

"Wranglers" was released as the album's lead single on May 3, 2024.{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/miranda-lambert-releases-new-single-wranglers-8643106|title=Miranda Lambert Releases New Single 'Wranglers' Less Than a Week After its Stagecoach Debut|author=Esme Mazzeo|date=May 3, 2024|magazine=People|access-date=July 24, 2024}} It marked Lambert's first single release since her departure from longtime label home Sony Music Nashville, and subsequently signing a new joint recording deal with Republic Records and Big Loud. She described the move as a "fresh start" and expressed joy in recording a full record in Texas for the first time since her self-titled independent album, released when Lambert was 18.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/miranda-lambert-album-postcards-from-texas-alimony-republic-1236082610/|title=Miranda Lambert Announces Her First Republic Album, Postcards From Texas, and Teases It With a Warning About 'Alimony'|author=Chris Willman|date=July 24, 2024|magazine=Variety|access-date=July 24, 2024}}

"Dammit Randy" and "Alimony" were also released as promotional singles ahead of the album.{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/miranda-lambert-dammit-randy-lyrics-brendan-mcloughlin/|title=Miranda Lambert's "Dammit Randy" Has a Very Special Co-Writer|author=Carena Liptak|date=July 2, 2024|website=Taste of Country|access-date=July 24, 2024}} Lambert co-wrote "Dammit Randy" with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, marking his first songwriting credits. "Alimony" was released alongside the album announcement on July 24, 2024, and inspired by her parents frequently working divorce cases while private investigators in Dallas, Texas.{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/miranda-lambert-announces-new-album-postcards-from-texas-shares-single-alimony-8683063|title=Miranda Lambert Announces New Album 'Postcards From Texas', Unveils Divorce Anthem 'Alimony'|author=Ilana Kaplan|date=July 24, 2024|magazine=People|access-date=July 24, 2024}} Described as a "shuffle", Lambert co-wrote the song with frequent collaborators Natalie Hemby and Shane McAnally, based around a spin on the phrase "Remember the Alamo". "No Man's Land" was released as the third and final promotional single in August.{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/miranda-lambert-no-mans-land-lyrics/|title=Miranda Lambert's 'No Man's Land' Is Her Kind of Love Story|author=Carena Liptak|date=August 21, 2024|website=Taste of Country|access-date=September 15, 2024}}

"Run" was released on February 24, 2025, as the album's second single to country radio.{{cite web|url=https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/6c790c81-6e56-4bee-8186bcddbba6bd2c/7b9e39fb-456c-46e8-837e6cac140012eb/Issue-947-February-10-2025.pdf|title=Country Aircheck Weekly February 10, 2025, Issue 947|date=February 10, 2025|website=Country Aircheck|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Postcards from Texas track listing

| title1 = Armadillo

| writer1 = {{hlist|Jon Decious|Aaron Raitiere|Park Twomey}}

| length1 = 2:16

| title2 = Dammit Randy

| writer2 = {{hlist|Miranda Lambert|Brendan McLoughlin|Jon Randall}}

| length2 = 2:59

| title3 = Looking Back on Luckenbach

| writer3 = {{hlist|Lambert|Natalie Hemby|Shane McAnally}}

| length3 = 3:15

| title4 = Santa Fe

| note4 = featuring Parker McCollum

| writer4 = {{hlist|Lambert|Dean Dillon|Jessie Jo Dillon|Jesse Frasure}}

| length4 = 3:03

| title5 = January Heart

| writer5 = {{hlist|Brent Cobb|Neil Medley}}

| length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Wranglers

| note6 = Extended

| writer6 = {{hlist|Ryan Carpenter|Audra Mae|Evan McKeever}}

| length6 = 3:13

| title7 = Run

| writer7 = Lambert

| length7 = 2:43

| title8 = Alimony

| writer8 = {{hlist|Lambert|Hemby|McAnally}}

| length8 = 3:15

| title9 = I Hate Love Songs

| writer9 = {{hlist|Lambert|Jack Ingram|Randall}}

| length9 = 3:35

| title10 = No Man's Land

| writer10 = {{hlist|Lambert|Luke Dick}}

| length10 = 3:43

| title11 = Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk)

| writer11 = {{hlist|Lambert|Jaren Johnston}}

| length11 = 2:38

| title12 = Way Too Good at Breaking My Heart

| writer12 = {{hlist|Lambert|Jenee Fleenor|Frasure|Randall}}

| length12 = 3:30

| title13 = Wildfire

| writer13 = {{hlist|Lambert|Ingram|Randall}}

| length13 = 3:31

| title14 = Living on the Run

| writer14 = {{hlist|David Allan Coe|Jimmy L. Howard}}

| length14 = 3:30

| total_length = 45:24

}}

Personnel

Musicians

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Technical

  • Miranda Lambert – production
  • Jon Randall – production
  • Pete Lymanmastering
  • F. Reid Shippen – mixing, engineering
  • Casey Wood – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10–12)
  • Shani Gandhi – engineering (tracks 2–14), vocal production (all tracks)
  • Lloyd Maines – engineering (track 3)
  • Brent Rader – engineering (track 4)
  • Jimmy Wallace – engineering (tracks 5, 7)
  • Gena Johnson – engineering (track 5)
  • Spencer Cullum Jr. – engineering (tracks 10, 12–14)
  • Rachel Loy – engineering (tracks 10, 12)
  • Jaren Johnston – engineering (track 11)
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistance
  • Brandon Towles – mixing assistance
  • Joseph Holguin – engineering assistance
  • Alena Moran – production coordination

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Postcards from Texas

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Scotland|59|date=20240920|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2024}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|90|artist=Miranda Lambert|album=Postcards from Texas|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2024}}
{{album chart|UKDigital|10|date=20240920|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2024}}
{{album chart|UKCountry|4|date=20240920|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2024}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|21|artist=Miranda Lambert|rowheader=true|access-date=September 24, 2024}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|8|artist=Miranda Lambert|rowheader=true|access-date=September 24, 2024}}

Accolades

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|+Year-end lists

Publication

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Billboard

| align=center| 9

| The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-country-albums-2024/jelly-roll-beautifully-broken-2/|title=Staff Picks: 10 Best Country Albums of 2024 |magazine=Billboard|date=December 10, 2024|access-date=December 12, 2024}}

Rolling Stone

| align=center| 23

| The 30 Best Country Albums of 2024{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/best-country-albums-of-2024-1235195713/megan-moroney-am-i-okay-2-1235195734/|title=Best Country Albums of 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=December 12, 2024}}

References