^ maybe. Ghosts is one my favorites on the album, but if they do go for a fifth I really hope they read the writing on the wall and do EUWY (although I personally prefer Ghosts.) It has connected very well to not have been an official single and is very light, which is what she needs. Country radio had no problem playing The Bones even though it was very pop leaning, so I could see them doing the same with EUWY.
Yeah, it's kind of a tricky situation she's in. I definitely think Carrie was working on new music (I am pretty sure we saw some sort of evidence confirming this?), but has of course had to put that on hold until UMG gives her the green light to go back in and record/write again. If not for the virus, I believe she would have had a new single probably for CMAs or even before that.
And yeah she usually does a duet to keep her name on the charts between albums, so is it possible she had one already lined up before this stuff started? I guess she could have planned on going from DA to a lead single.
Maybe we'll just end up getting the long-awaited Christmas album
I would be fine with a Christmas album as a “layover” so to speak. I know a lot of people probably aren’t into it, but I feel like I would love to hear her do some classics. The original song route can be a disaster.
Don't think it is a smart move to do a Christmas album at this stage of her career.
Carrie needs to write with top songwriter, work with award winning producers to make hits again. But first, she needs to be understand the current radio climate and general listeners.