Kelly Lang writes songs that stick, and “HollyWould” is proof she’s not playing it safe. The Nashville singer-songwriter, producer, and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame member has released her second single from the upcoming album ‘Jealous Green Eyes,’ and it’s a sharp, cinematic country track about the cost of chasing Hollywood at any price. The single premiered with The Country Note, the video debuted with Center Stage Magazine, and it landed on Whiskey Riff’s New Music Friday.
Lang held this one back for a reason. “It actually sat in a box for a while before I had the courage to release it,” she admits. The song follows a small-town girl who discovers just how much she has to surrender to make it, and Lang filmed the video at the historic Franklin Theatre in Tennessee, giving the visuals the same weight the song carries. It’s spicy, considered, and exactly the kind of track that earns repeat listens.
“HollyWould” sits comfortably alongside the album’s first single, “I Reach For Red,” a modern-leaning track with a confident nod to the K.T. Oslin era. Together, the two singles sketch the tone of ‘Jealous Green Eyes,’ an eleven-track collection of self-penned and co-written songs covering love, heartbreak, and divorce with Lang’s trademark storytelling precision.
The album also includes an answer song to T.G. Sheppard’s iconic “I Loved ‘Em Every One,” a detail that adds serious intrigue to an already compelling project. Lang has recorded with and written for country royalty across decades, and ‘Jealous Green Eyes’ reads like an artist fully in command of her own narrative. More singles roll out through spring and summer ahead of the album’s release date, to be announced.