Ingrid Andress Reveals Highly Anticipated Second Album "Good Person"
The wait is over for Ingrid Andress fans.
The three-time Grammy-nominated "More Hearts Than Mine" singer revealed her sophomore album "Good Person" will be out Aug. 26.
The album title comes from the song "Good Person," an ambient, melodic midtempo written by Andress, Steph Jones and Sam Ellis.
"I wrote' Good Person' when I realized that I was starting to question a lot of things," Andress said in a statement. "What makes somebody good, and what does that look like, and in a world of being so judgmental of other people, what makes you better than them? Stay tuned, fam. This is just the beginning."
In addition to "Good Person," Andress also released "Pain," which is also from the new album. The new song reflects on a past version of Andress and highlights how pain is necessary to grow. It also spotlights the parts of life where change is the most needed.
"Sometimes you find yourself in situations where you know it's going to hurt terribly, but you have to go through with it," Andress says. "This song is a reminder that it's ok to feel sad and unhappy, but it won't always be that way. In a way, 'Pain' is the crux of the album, transitioning from the dark to the light. Writing this song was really a cathartic experience, and it made me feel understood, like I was listening to myself."
The project features 12 songs all of which were co-written and co-produced by Andress.
"Making this album was one of the most painful processes I've ever been through, but it was also the brightest and the best," Andress said. "The first album was me trying to discover who I was as an artist, but the last two years forced me to really sink into what my reality was and what I was feeling. It led me to what this album is, which is me realizing I wasn't happy and that I needed to fix it."
She said the new album helped her grow as a person and a producer.
"I realized how scared a lot of people are to push boundaries and how I am not; that's my bread and butter," she said. "Isn't that the goal, to discover new things? What are we doing here if we're not trying to make new art?"
Good Person Tracklist:
1. Good Person
Ingrid Andress
Steph Jones
Sam Ellis
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
2. Yearbook
Ingrid Andress
Pete Good
Shane McAnally
Derrick Southerland
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
3. Seeing Someone Else
Ingrid Andress
Derrick Southerland
Jesse Frasure
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
4. Talk
Ingrid Andress
Alex Stacey
Tommy Gee
David Fremberg
Mich Hansen
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
5. How Honest Do You Want Me to Be?
Ingrid Andress
Sam Ellis
Derrick Southerland
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
6. No Choice
Ingrid Andress
AJ Pruis
Derrick Southerland
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & AJ Pruis
7. Pain
Ingrid Andress
Laura Veltz
Sam Ellis
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
8. Feel Like This
Ingrid Andress
Julia Michaels
Sam Ellis
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
9. Blue
Ingrid Andress
Sam Ellis
Derrick Southerland
Shane McAnally
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
10. Falling For You
Ingrid Andress
Derrick Southerland
Sam Ellis
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
11. All the Love
Ingrid Andress
Derrick Southerland
Sam Ellis
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis
12. Things That Haven't Happened Yet
Ingrid Andress
Derrick Southerland
Sam Ellis
Produced by: Ingrid Andress & Sam Ellis