I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Christopher Owens.

It was conceived following a long period in which Owens suffered a motorbike crash, separated from his fiancée, and experienced homelessness and the death of his Girls bandmate Chet "JR" White.

His last studio album was Chrissybaby Forever, which was released in May 2015 and was the final entry in a three-album contract with his record label, after which they dropped him.

When he was seriously injured riding on his 1982 Honda MB5, his partner of seven years broke up with him and he was fired from the coffee shop job he took to pay his bills.

However, when they eventually convened and began recording demos together, Owens noticed that White struggled to do so: "It was the first time I'd seen him not be able to stay awake for a session.

[8] Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Fred Thomas awarded it a four and a half out of five star rating and wrote that, "I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair highlights how Owens can write songs detailing life's harshest miseries and somehow twist them until the main takeaways are hope and gratitude.

It's a rare feat, and Owens accomplishes it on many of these songs, making the album not just a collection of some of his strongest work but a humbling reminder to remember to be thankful for what we have while we have it.

"[9] Joe Goggins of DIY gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, writing, "Christopher Owens has emerged from it with potentially one of the year's best records.