‘Lipstick Promises’ Hitmaker George Ducas Is Back with Some New Country Stardust on ‘Hello Fool’ (Exclusive)

Thirty years after his No. 1 hit, the country star will release his upcoming album ‘Long Way from Home’ in June

George Ducas still remembers the exact time Pete Anderson called him.

“It was a Friday at five,” Ducas tells PEOPLE in a recent interview, referring to the career-altering conversation he had back in 2020 with his “favorite guitar player of all time.” “We proceeded to have the most fantastic phone call. I wanted to tap into everything that he could bring to the table.”