Nichols explores "Honky Tonks and Country Songs"

Produced by Mickey Jack Cones and Derek George, the album contains 11 tracks. "Doin' Life with You," the second track from Nichols' upcoming album, will be released Sept. 6. Sung through the lens of being a father and a husband, "Doin' Life with You" is a love song about sticking through good and bad items.

The ballad "Better Than You" is an emotional duet featuring label mate Annie Bosko alongside Nichols.

"Hard Fires" features a guest appearance from Runaway June's lead vocalist, Stevie Woodward. The mid-tempo track explores the conflicting emotions of returning to an old flame who might be wrong for you but always feels so right.

"I've been in a lot of honky tonks," Nichols said. "They're the only places I could play for a long time, and you learn a lot about being an entertainer there because people come wanting to hear a good song and have a good time. Country songs speak not just to those people, but to all people."

"My job is to make people feel good. And sometimes that means with fun and happy songs, and other times with sad and sorrowful truths. But the goal is always to make them feel good," he said. "This album is meant to do exactly that. Everyone can find a good time in a honky tonk and a country song."

The track listing is:
1. Honky Tonks and Country Songs – (Tyler Hubbard/Matt Jenkins/Travis Wood/Casey Brown)
2. Bottle It Up – (Josh Kear/Dan Isbell/Paul Sikes)
3. People Still Doin' That – (Justin Lantz/Clint Daniels)
4. Helpless in a Honky Tonk – (Jared Keim/Ryan Beaver/Neil Medley/Dan Alley)
5. Country Boy Can Survive – (Hank Williams Jr)
6. Hard Fires (featuring Stevie Woodward) – (Michael Carter/Adam Craig/Matt Rogers)
7. Doin' Life with You – (Jimmy Yeary)
8. Y'all Do – (Jake Mitchell/Michael Hardy/Mike Walker)
9. On and On – (Jason Sellers Terri Jo Box/Dan Smalley)
10. Better Than You (Joe Nichols and Annie Bosko) – (Derek George/John Pierce)
11. Amazing Ways – (Dan Isbell/Jordan Minton/Jonathan Smith)