Tenille Arts - to be honest (2024)

"to be honest is the most important album of my musical journey so far, and I couldn’t be prouder of it," said Tenille. "After celebrating the highest highs of my career, I ended up in a difficult place in my life. As always, I went to music to process what I was going through. These 14 songs share a truly honest take of where I’ve been in the past couple of years. I hope that when people listen they know that it’s okay to not be okay sometimes… and that there’s still so much happy and beautiful even in the hard times. I owe my fans something deeply real and I owe myself something deeply real. Thank you for taking the time to listen!"

Tenille co-wrote 12 of the songs on to be honest. “So Do I,” the final song recorded for the album, was written by King Henry, Demi Lovato, Sasha Sloan, and Laura Veltz and produced by Henry. “Jealous of Myself” was written by Emily Weisband, Trevor Rosen, and John Byron. Alex Kline, Nathan Chapman, Ross Copperman, Jesse Frasure, in addition to King Henry, all produced various tracks on the album. The title cut sets the tone for the entire record - “Love ain’t supposed to be easy. It’s supposed to be honest.”

The history-making team of Tenille, Alison Veltz Cruz and Alex Kline, who became the first all-female cast to write, record and produce a #1 country hit single with “Somebody Like That,” reconnect with the insightful love story “Wonder Woman.” Kline also has production credits on three songs, and Veltz Cruz co-wrote three songs on the new album.

Tenille’s stunning “Jealous of Myself” duet with LeAnn Rimes, which Billboard called a “moody masterpiece with a classic misdirection,” is included on the new album, as is her streaming smash “Last Time Last” featuring award-winning duo Maddie & Tae.