Nelson first teased the album on April 27, 2018, while promoting his album Last Man Standing in an article published by Variety, saying that the Great American Songbook "is a deep well, because good songs never die.

In the 1980s, the pair performed on the same bill at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas and appeared together in a public service announcement for the Space Foundation.

[9] The album's first single, "Summer Wind", was released on the same day, along with its accompanying music video.

[10] On August 24, 2018, "I'll Be Around" was released as the album's second single, with its music video premiering the same day.

The third single from the album, "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)", was released on September 10, 2018, along with its music video.