This year marks 40 years since the release of ‘Fairweather friends’ as Jodi releases her 10th studio album ‘For the Love of Country’ which took the #1 Spot in its opening week on the Official NZ Album Charts in May and #1 on the IMNZ Chart. (40 years to the week of Fair Weather Friends taking its highest chart position in 1982.

Jodi Vaughan – For the Love of Country is Tasman Records 2nd artist release following on from the band America’s Gerry Beckley with ‘Keeping the Light On’, a solo album release from Gerry Beckley, licensed by Tasman Records in Australia & New Zealand.

Tasman Records label’s theme is the bringing of new works from Legacy artists, this time they deliver a new release from a top NZ Country Music Legacy artist Jodi Vaughan & a duet from New Zealand’s most loved country duo after 4 decades. Brendan Dugan & Jodi Vaughan.

‘Jodi Vaughan For the Love of Country’ is the 10th Studio album from this NZ Queen of Country music. The album is packed full of original works from Jodi with her traditional country upbeat flavour. Some of the tracks have been released as independent singles, without being on an album previously, and have graced the top of the Australian Country Songs Airplay Chart including ‘Aussie Proud’ , ‘4 Legged Angel’ and ‘It’s Not Always Love’.