Jennifer Nettles is excited about releasing her new solo album, That Girl, next week (January 14th). The collection was produced by the legendary Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, Aerosmith, Eminem, AC/DC, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Adele), whom she found a bit intimidating. She was surprised, however, by the warmth he showed towards her in the studio.

“I think one of the things that surprised me most about Rick was how warm and gentle he was, not that I was necessarily expecting anything otherwise, but I didn’t know what to expect,” says Jennifer. “When one has the reputation and the pedigree and the success that he has had, there’s a bit of an intimidation factor, at least there was for me…the fact that he was so warm and collaborative and gentle and open [and] was really pleasant to work with [was a big surprise].”

Jennifer will hit the road with songs from her new album on the That Girl Tour, kicking off February 14th in Washington, D.C.

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“I think one of the things that surprised me most about Rick was how warm and gentle he was, not that I was necessarily expecting anything otherwise, but I didn’t know what to expect. And when one has the reputation and the pedigree and the success that he has had, there’s a bit of an intimidation factor, at least there was for me. An intimidation factor, for sure and somewhat of a feeling like, ‘Okay, I have this crazy musical crush on this person, because I love everything that he’s done, that I’ve listened to, and so, I was intimidated. And the fact that he was so warm and collaborative and gentle and open [and] was really pleasant to work with.”