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"Countrified is what Emerson Drive wanted to be branded as from the start and now that is exactly who we are," states lead vocalist Brad Mates. "Countrified" began in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on a night when Emerson Drive was honored to have two special guests in the audience, hit record producer Josh Leo and Teddy Gentry from the group Alabama. "We drove to Bowling Green to see this band with the idea of helping them cut a few songs," states Josh Leo. "Well, they blew us away. So I said, Sign us up! We're in! Let's Go!" Continues Teddy Gentry, "I was blown away with the band. This is possibly the best band I've heard in years as far as playing live on stage."

With Leo and Gentry committed to the project Emerson Drive began recording the album that Midas Records released in the fall of 2006. The final product, COUNTRIFIED, features the production talents of publishing veteran Brad Allen and hit songwriter Keith Follese, in addition to Leo and Gentry, and together they produced an album that has given Emerson Drive two singles so far, the Top 20 hit "A Good Man" and "Moments," the fastest climbing single of the band's career, which peaked at #1 on both country charts.