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She told GRAMMY.com she had written over 200 songs and that the second record was the first full intentional album she had made; MusicRow reports she reunited with Whitehead and Massey, added co-writers Shane McAnally, Hillary Lindsey and Ross Copperman, co-wrote all twelve songs, called it the movie of my life the past three years, and wove audio snippets between songs. A deluxe edition on October 26, 2018 adds a live cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" and "This Feeling" with the Chainsmokers.

It debuted at 7 with 44,000 units, was Gold in the US and Platinum in Canada, and was nominated for Best Country Album at the 2019 Grammys. Singles were "Legends", "I Hate Love Songs" (25 on Country Airplay) and "Miss Me More" (2). Metacritic scores it 74; Paste's Robert Ham gave 8.1.