In February 2011 Danny Wilson signed a worldwide publishing/production deal with Southern Crossroads Music and went into the studio to record the band's third album, Hearts & Arrows.

The album, marked by a distinct heartland rock sound influenced by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, was produced by Tony Poole and Danny Wilson, and mixed by Ted Hutt at his King Size Studios based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Danny and the Champions of the World released their fourth studio album Stay True on Loose Music in September 2013.

The core band were joined by Rosalie Deighton, Melvin Duffy, Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou and Dreaming Spires' Robin & Joe Bennett.

Wilson noted, "the musicians all stood around the microphones in the same room – booze flowing, smoke filling the air, it was like a poker night but with banjos!