In 2022 Moroney published her first single "Tennessee Orange", which were viral on social media, getting her a contract from Punchbowl Entertainment and a co-label deal with Sony Music Nashville and Columbia Records.

[3][4] Lucky was produced by Kristian Bush while all the thirteen tracks were written by Moroney herself, witch contributions by severals songwriter, including David Fanning, Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Lori McKenna and Jessie Jo Dillon.

[5][6] In an interview with American Songwriter Moroney describe the meaning of the album and its composition process:[7]"I wanted my first record to be basically everything I love about country music.

[8] James Daykin of Entertainment Focus called Moroney "such a clever writer", writing that her "melodies are strong and the storytelling even stronger as she twists and turns her way through these 13 tracks.

[9] Jof Owen of Holler described Lucky as "fierce, funny and deliciously acerbic" and wrote that it "captures the best and worst bits of being in love, all delivered with a hairdresser's convivial humour and down-to-earth conversational charm".