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\n\tMore than 20 years after Gretchen Wilson<\/a> released her empowering breakthrough single, \u201cRedneck Woman,\u201d the song continues to speak to listeners. Arguably, that\u2019s even more true today, when identifying as blue collar, country, or, yes, redneck is worn as a badge of honor by many. But when Wilson released the song in 2004, that wasn\u2019t necessarily the case in country music.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201c\u2018Redneck Woman\u2019 was just different enough at that time and authentic enough in that moment to become an anthem for women who weren\u2019t being talked to, or talked about either,\u201d Wilson says on Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s Nashville Now<\/a><\/em> podcast. \u201cI\u2019m a very proud woman. I actually like myself. I like the things I\u2019ve been able to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWilson, who won a Grammy for \u201cRedneck Woman\u201d in the Best Female Country Vocal Performance category in 2005, is teeing up a new accomplishment: The Illinois native says she\u2019s re-recording her debut album, Here for the Party<\/em>, as an all-star duets project for her own indie label, Redneck Records.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m going to have a guest vocalist on each song. I\u2019ve gotten some promises from some pretty big names. You know how music works, though. They don\u2019t actually have to be there the day I\u2019m tracking it,\u201d Wilson says. \u201cBut I\u2019ve gotten far enough to know what key everybody\u2019s song needs to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWilson is bullish on naming names. She says Tanya Tucker will sing on \u201cRedneck Woman\u201d and Cody Johnson <\/a>will duet on the LP\u2019s unconventional love ballad. \u201cI played a show a few weeks ago with [him] and he told me he and his wife have a favorite song on that record: \u2018When I Think About Cheating,\u2019\u201d Wilson says.<\/p>\n \n\tWilson also says Miranda Lambert and Travis Tritt are on board, and that she\u2019s \u201calmost 100 percent\u201d on securing Ella Langley.<\/p>\n