According to Brown, the album is "pretty much autobiography", with songs that detailed his childhood and the hard time he had growing up, "from bullying to being broke to child abuse".

He collaborated with Lauren Alaina, a friend from high school who had encouraged Brown to sing, on "What Ifs".

[7] The album also features tracks co-written by Chris Young and Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley.

[15] The album later reached a peak of number five on the Billboard 200 in October 2017 following the release of the deluxe edition with 26,000 copies sold (43,000 units).

[16] It also returned to number one on Top Country Albums, and a track "Heaven" from the deluxe edition (for which a video was released) became the best selling digital song.