The wait is over: This fall, Don Henley will release his first solo studio album in 15 years. Cass County, which is full of tribute songs to the Eagles co-founder's hometown in Texas, will drop Sept. 25.
The singer behind "Hotel California," "Boys of Summer" and "Desperado" recruited music heavyweights to sing and play on the country project, including Mick Jagger, Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, Molly Felder, Jamey Johnson, Lee Ann Womack, Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Ashley Monroe, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire and Lucinda Williams.
Henley and Capitol Records announced the album Friday, teasing it with the release of two new songs from Cass County. "That Old Flame" is a duet with Martina McBride.
"Take a Picture of This," another nostalgia-inducing slow record, features harmonies from Michelle Branch, Sally Sworsky, Gale Mayes and Angela Primm.
Those who pre-order Cass County will receive these two songs as downloads.
"It's an album for people who have done some living and some thinking -- it's about the circular nature of life," Henley said in a teaser for the release. "This is a record I've wanted to make for a very long time, and now it's a dream come true."