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Gabby Barrett added her voice to a soon-to-release version of Colton Dixonās inspiring anthem, āBuild a Boat.ā The two American Idol alums shared a snippet of the duet on social media on Monday (January 23), announcing that it would be available at the end of the week. Dixon, who competed on season 11 of American IdolĀ in 2012, released āBuild a Boatā last year. The contemporary Christian singer-songwriter, 31, has also shared an acoustic version of the song and a studio performance with international faith-based charity Mercy Ships.
āI will build a boat in the sand where they say it never rains/ I will stand up in faith, I'll do anything it takes/ With Your wind in my sails, Your love never fails or fades/ Iāll build a boat in the desert place/ And when the flood and the water starts to rise, yeah/ Iāll ride the storm 'cause I got You by my side/ With Your wind in my sails, Your love never fails or fades/ Iāll build a boat, so let it rainā
The new version of āBuild a Boatā comes as Barrett ā who competed on season 16 of American Idol, where she met her husband, fellow singer-songwriter Cade Foehner ā has been working on new music of her own. The country star previously shared a sneak peek of her sophomore album, confirming that she was āat workā with Album. No. 2, and asked her social media followers: āWhat do you want to hear? Who do you want a duet with?ā
Barrett released her debut full-length albumĀ GoldmineĀ in 2020, following it up with theĀ Goldmine (Deluxe), an extended version that includes a few additional songs: āPick Me Up,ā āNever Get It Back,ā āI Will Always Love You,ā and āThe Good Ones (Wedding Version).ā
Listen to the sneak peek of Barrettās collaboration with Dixon ā which is set to release Friday (January 27) ā here: