# Leon Bridges releases album ‘Happiness Anytime’ > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/leon-bridges-album-release > Updated: 2026-09-28T13:10:57.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 3. Texas-based soul and R&B singer Leon Bridges has released his fifth studio album, ‘Happiness Anytime’, via Columbia Records. The 12-track project is a collaborative effort featuring production from J. Lloyd-Watson and Lydia Kitto of the British soul collective Jungle. The album represents a stylistic shift for Bridges, moving toward expansive, danceable grooves and contemporary soundscapes. Influences for the project include Afrobeat, bossa nova, disco, dancehall, reggae, and Brazilian music, with specific nods to Fela Kuti, Jorge Ben, and Paul Simon’s ‘The Rhythm of the Saints’. Bridges noted that the project aims to provide ‘lightness’ and a sense of joy to help listeners release the tensions of modern life. To capture a sense of immediacy, the production team followed a rule of completing a definitive track by the end of each recording session, resulting in six songs being finished in just four days. The album includes tracks such as ‘Talk It Over’, ‘Light The Way’, ‘Illusion’, ‘Tears of Joy’, and ‘All Day, All Night’ featuring Lydia Kitto. It also features the ballad ‘Take My Hand’, which was recorded in a single take with bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Eric Harland. Following the release, Bridges performed a medley of tracks on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-28: Leon Bridges releases fifth studio album ‘Happiness Anytime’ Leon Bridges released his fifth studio album, ‘Happiness Anytime’, on September 25. Produced with members of Jungle, the 12-track project blends soul with Afrobeat, disco, and reggae influences. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/leon-bridges-releases-fifth-studio-album-happiness-anytime-1 ### 2026-09-26: Leon Bridges releases new collaborative album ‘Happiness Anytime’ Leon Bridges has released ‘Happiness Anytime’, a new collaborative album with the British trio Jungle that blends soul with expansive, danceable grooves and contemporary influences. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/leon-bridges-releases-new-collaborative-album-happiness-anytime ### 2026-09-24: Leon Bridges releases fifth studio album ‘Happiness Anytime’ Leon Bridges releases his fifth studio album, ‘Happiness Anytime’, a collaborative project with the British group Jungle featuring Afrobeat, disco, and Brazilian musical influences. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/leon-bridges-releases-fifth-studio-album-happiness-anytime --- Cite as: Leon Bridges releases album ‘Happiness Anytime’. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/leon-bridges-album-release