Terri Clark Prepares New Single In April- New Album In July

Terri Clark has been busy working on her eighth studio album for release this summer. The album's lead off single, "Northern Girl", will be released April 18 and the new album will be out July 26, 2011. The album will also include a sentimental and emotional song called "Smile," written after her beloved mother passed away from cancer this last year.

In an interview with the Chico Enterprise-Record, Clark says:

"The reviewers said ['The Long Way Home'] was the best album ever and the fans loved it ... but now I'm ready to have some fun again. "[My next album] is more bombastic than my first self-produced album ... bigger sound, bigger band. And it's got some more light-hearted, rockin' type stuff on it. There's a lot more, 'Let's have a good time, because we're only here for a while' songs."

Terri utilized her Twitter account to unveil a little bit of the album's sound:

"Been working hard in the studio this week. I'm so excited about this album. It's rockin -barn burning country, uber bar room traditional , contemporary and roots all rolled into one."