Scotty McCreery releases his first digital-only EP,The Soundcheck Sessions, today. The project features the just released track “Five More Minutes (Acoustic)” as well as previously released tracks “In Between (Acoustic)” and “This is It (Acoustic).” It also includes the bonus track “Still (Acoustic) due to strong fan demand.”The Soundcheck Sessions was produced by Nathan Thomas, McCreery’s longtime bass player.
“It’s no secret that ‘Five More Minutes’ is my favorite song I’ve ever written,” said McCreery. “I announced that on Twitter that very day and I’ve stated it frequently. That song was inspired by my grandfather and we wrote it two weeks after he passed away. It was fitting that it became my first No.1 hit. I knew if I was doing a collection of acoustic performances that ‘Five More Minutes’ had to be included.”
“Five More Minutes (Acoustic)” was filmed and recorded on the stage of the Cascade Theatre in Redding, Calif. on Sept. 26 along with “This is It (Acoustic)” and “In Between (Acoustic),” during the afternoon before the singer and his band performed at the venue. McCreery is accompanied by his guitarists/harmony vocalists Jeffrey Harper and Dylan Rosson on these three acoustic tracks.