Yacht Rock Jazz (2026)

Yacht Rock Jazz is the upcoming 21st studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It will be released independently on August 28, 2026

by KT Records. The album features Troccoli performing sophisticated, smooth jazz-inflected vocal interpretations and arrangements of classic late-1970s and early-1980s "yacht rock" and soft-rock hits originally popularized by artists like Billy Joel, Lionel Richie, Christopher Cross, and Michael McDonald.

Troccoli had released a series of tracks that will lead up to the album's

release as far back as June 2026, starting with her version of England Dan & John Ford Coley's "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (-#1 Billboard AC, -#2 Billboard

Hot 100 in 1976). The track features duet vocals with Coley himself. It was digitally

released to streaming platforms on June 5, 2026. Three weeks later on June 26,

2026, Troccoli released her version of Stephen Bishop's "On and On" (-#2

Billboard AC, -#11 Billboard Hot 100 in 1977). Next, she released Richie's 1983

hit "All Night Long" (-#1 Billboard Hot 100, AC, R&B) on July 17, 2026 and Cross' "Sailing" (-#1 Billboard Hot 100, -#10 Billboard AC) on August 7, 2026.

The official track listing will be released once Yacht Rock Jazz is available. To

promote the album, Troccoli will be hosting a concert performing songs from the

release on Friday, October 16, 2026 at The Mulehouse in Columbia, Tennessee.

You can listen to this four-song playlist I compiled from YouTube below, until the full album's release:

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