Phil Vassar Comes Out Swinging With New Label, New Co-Producer, New Album And New Single With Something To Say

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/Universal Records South) - Hit songwriter and chart-topping country artist Phil Vassar has got himself a new label deal, a new co-producer, and a new album. And with "This is My Life," Vassar has topped himself, crafting a once-in-a-lifetime leadoff single that rocks the country and tells it like it is. Let there be no mistake; this time out - musically and lyrically - the Virginia-born, piano-pounding singer/songwriter isn't pulling any punches.

"Gas prices are out of control, our schools aren't safe and there are no in-betweens any more," Vassar says. "It's really getting worse every day, and there are a lot of people out there that feel the way I do."

Clearly, this is not "Just Another Day in Paradise." Newly signed to Universal Records South, Vassar headed directly into the studio with a new energy and a new co-producer, label head Mark Wright (Brooks & Dunn, Gretchen Wilson), who adds an in-your-face sonic wallop to Vassar's piano-driven brand of country.

Kicked off with his signature piano and a dramatic flurry of strings, "This is My Life," which Vassar co-wrote with Tom Douglas ("Little Rock," "Love is the Only House"), laments the current plight of the middle class - both Democrats and Republicans - and hits hard with an unrelenting message of unity and determination before exploding into a sing-along chorus that has "hit" written all over it. Of course, having written chart-topping songs for himself and artists from Tim McGraw to Jo Dee Messina to Alan Jackson and beyond, Vassar is no stranger to hits.

"It's time to speak my mind!" Vassar shouts in "This is My Life," and judging from early radio reactions, he's right on the money.