Jake Owen Continues To Impress With New Single “Long Time Lovin’ You,” Off Upcoming Record “Dreams To Dream”

For years, Jake Owen was simply known as the beach-country guy. Typically getting categorized with the likes of Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band due to his early summertime aesthetics and songs, the Florida native has a laundry list of radio hits such as “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “The One That Got Away,” “American Country Love Song” and “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).” Underneath the safe, albeit quality hits, you could always feel that something was brewing under the […] The post Jake Owen Continues To Impress With New Single “Long Time Lovin’ You,” Off Upcoming Record “Dreams To Dream” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Jake Owen Continues To Impress With New Single “Long Time Lovin’ You,” Off Upcoming Record “Dreams To Dream”

For years, Jake Owen was simply known as the beach-country guy. Typically getting categorized with the likes of Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band due to his early summertime aesthetics and songs, the Florida native has a laundry list of radio hits such as “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “The One That Got Away,” “American Country Love Song” and “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).”

Underneath the safe, albeit quality hits, you could always feel that something was brewing under the surface of the songs that many casual country listeners associated Owen with. From the severely underrated “LAX” and “When You Love Someone” off of American Love, “The Journey of Your Life” and “Heaven” off of his breakout album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, or “What We Ain’t Got (which never got the love it deserved as a single) off of Days of Gold, it simply felt like there was so much untapped potential from album-to-album that was either ignored by fans or overshadowed by lesser radio singles.

In 2025, however, it looks like the “Alone With You” singer is ready to forgo any current trends, dive into the sound he wanted to explore throughout his career and subsequently deliver his best album to date with the release of Dreams to Dream, which releases on November 7th.

After departing Big Loud Records, Owen launched his own, independent label, Good Company Entertainment, alongside his longtime manager, Keith Gale, back in August of 2024 and has been teaming up with none other than Shooter Jennings for the release of a brand new project.

His newly formed relationship with Shooter seems to have been the creative spark he desperately needed to embark on this new chapter. And maybe it’s so much as a creative spark as it is just Jake finally saying, “To hell with expectations, here’s what I want to be doing.” Back on May 19, Owen made a post on Instagram celebrating his birthday while also giving some insight into Shooter’s role on the project.

“I can’t begin to describe how he made a guy like me feel by encouraging me to do what I love and believing in me. Shooter believes in the music. He believes in being real. He walks the walk. I’m proud to know ya and hope you have the best day ever buddy! Thanks for making all this music on these great artists and giving us all something to hold onto forever. Also, thanks for including me in your world. You didn’t have to do that…”

After previewing the album with the title track back in July (which is well worth the listen), Owen delivered a phenomenal cover of Waylon Jennings’ “Them Old Love Songs” last month. Today, he’s returned with yet another single, “Long Time Lovin’ You.”

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Discussing the track, Owen said that he was aiming for a song to please his mom, noting that she loves tracks where his voice is softer and tender:

“My mom loves those types of songs where my voice is very soft and kind of pleasant on the ear.”

And I’d say “Long Time Lovin’ You” will not only please Mama Owen but also a lot of fans as well. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that he’s going straight back to the basics of the genre on this album. On its surface, the song is quite a simple one. With that being said, it carries over the roots of all your classic country love songs and sounds delightful with the traditional production from Shooter Jennings.

Filled to the brim with some twangy acoustic guitar and harmonica, the track simply feels like a warm night around a campfire with your partner. In particular, Owen’s lower register sounds fantastic on the chorus when he sings:

“Everything in this life’s temporary
There ain’t nothing ours to lose
So when it comes down to this old boy’s heart, I promise
I’ll be a long time lovin’ you…”

Personally, I didn’t think I’d be this excited for a new Jake Owen album in 2025, but I can honestly say I’m through the roof with this new sound. Between his newfound friendship with Shooter, the back-to-basics production choices and the quality of the first three songs released so far, I think many are in for a surprise upon the release of Dreams to Dream on November 7th.