Song Premiere: Wade Bowen - "Sweet Leona"

Listen to the world premiere of "Sweet Leona" from Wade Bowen here.

A few weeks ago, we shared with you the exclusive world premiere of Wade Bowen’s video for “When I Woke Up Today” from his new self-titled album set to release this coming Monday, October 27.

Everyone loved "When I Woke Up Today!". And now we bring you the exclusive world premiere of another song from his album, along with the story about the writing of the song, from Wade himself!

Whether “When I Woke Up Today” was what hooked you on Wade Bowen’s music, or you climbed aboard for “Songs About Trucks”….or whether you have been following him and showing up for his live concerts for part or all of his fifteen years on the road, we are sure you’re going to fall in love with this album.

In an exclusive interview with Bowen set for later this week, before the album’s release, we will share more information about what you can expect to hear on the album from Wade’s perspective as well as our take on some of the songs!

Here is the story behind "Sweet Leona" from Wade Bowen:

According to Bowen, he and his band were playing in San Luis Obispo, California. The day after their show, a man took them to a winery, where they were treated to an extensive tour;

“We got the 4-5 hour complete rundown, a kind of ‘mad scientist’ view of how they make wine and all the aspects of winemaking. It was really cool for me! When we got to the ‘Hall of Fame Area’ where they keep the favorite wines, he brought out a bottle of dessert wine called ‘Sweet Leona’. For some reason that name just stayed in my head for a while.”

Bowen shared a story about a sweet lady he had worked with who was kind of a mother figure to him, and her name was Leona. The more he thought about the name, the more he knew he was going to find a way to work it into a song.
One of the ballads on the album, the song includes beautiful instrumentation featuring a harmonica, and lyrics as sweet as you would expect. It may be a love song, but also leaves enough room for what great songs do: it allows the listener to bring his or her experience to the song and create, along with the artist, what the song means to them.

You can pre-order Wade Bowen today on iTunes, Amazon  or on his website. and follow Wade Bowen on Twitter and Facebook.

2 Comments

  • Cary

    what a classic WB tune! Love it

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