Multiplatinum-selling recording artist Josh Turner celebrates the 20th anniversary of his hit album, Long Black Train, and the single of the same name, which were both certified Platinum by the RIAA. May 2023 sees the album released on vinyl for the first time to coincide with the anniversary of the single’s original 2003 release date. Long Black Train, produced by Mark Wright and Frank Rogers, was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA in 2004, while the title track, its second single, won the same certification in 2018. That gospel-flavored song, written by Turner himself, was the album’s biggest hit, reaching No. 13 on both Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay.

“I wrote this song during my senior year at Belmont University, and I remember thinking to myself, no one is going to want to hear this old timey gospel song,” reflects Turner. “Thankfully, God placed a few folks in my life that thought differently and here we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Long Black Train.’ I credit this song with landing me my first publishing deal, my record deal and my first Opry performance. A lot of folks think that this was my first single, but it was actually my second. I was hesitant when the label suggested it be the next single, nothing else on the radio sounded like it. I don’t know where I’d be today without this song and so we named the tour for this 20th anniversary and will be celebrating all year long.”