Carrie Underwood, ‘Storyteller': Everything You Need to Know

This fall, Carrie Underwood will release Storyteller, her fifth studio album and her first in almost three-and-a-half years. Sure, she's been pretty busy since dropping Blown Away in 2012, but that doesn't mean fans have been patient in waiting for her new music. Of course, everyone wants details!

Here is everything you need to know about Storyteller, which will hit stores and digital retailers on Oct. 23. Underwood made the announcement during a Facebook chat with fans on Thursday (Aug. 20). There, she also revealed her new single. "Smoke Break" will soon be available for streaming and digital download.

The Single:

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Underwood’s first single is the song her biggest fans were looking for. While it borrows from a sound she’s perfected over the last decade, it shows professional and personal growth. “Smoke Break” is sure to sound great live when she begins her next tour. It's an "anthem for every hardworking person," she says.

"We all wear many hats and are spread thin, so we can all relate to being tired and needing a break. This song is about having that moment to be able to escape from whatever it is that’s stressing you out and have some time for yourself.”

Underwood co-wrote the song with regular co-writers Hillary Lindsey and Chris DeStefano (the same trio wrote her last hit, the chart-topping "Little Toy Guns") and said the idea was born out of frustration.

"We were writing and kept taking breaks to go outside because we were getting a little stuck on a song we were already working on. It was so beautiful outside, that we had a hard time focusing so we decided to write a song about taking breaks! 'Smoke Break' seemed like a great title, so we ran with it!"

The Producer:

Mark Bright will return to produce some of Underwood’s fifth studio album — he’s been with her since her time on American Idol ended and is as responsible for her success as anyone aside from the singer herself — but Jay Joyce is the producer on the first single. He's best known for work with Eric Church and Little Big Town.

Underwood confirmed Bright's help during a June interview with Country Countdown USA, saying things are a little different this time.

The Songs:

So far Underwood has just revealed one of 13 songs from Storyteller, but earlier she admitted it was likely that a song about her son Isaiah would make the project. “I’d be very willing to put money that it will be there,” she tells Taste of Country Nights of a tune that just came pouring out of her. In total she wrote six of the 13 songs.

That song has no name, but she confirmed it's on there during the August 20 Facebook chat. She also said many songs are more "twangy" than those she's released previously.

"I just went with it! I love the storytelling aspect of country music ... it's one of the reasons I always wanted to be a part of it."