One Way Out is the 16th studio album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released by BMG on September 17, 2021.

One Way Out is a 2013 recording of songs that Etheridge wrote in her early career, but felt like she couldn't release at the time.

For this album, she reconnected with many of the musicians who backed her when she first started.

[2] These recordings were initially intended for a box set that ended up being canceled and were released as a stand-alone album instead,[1] which the artist completed during her downtime in the COVID-19 pandemic[3] to fulfill a request from her record label BMG Rights Management.

[4] To promote the release, she recorded a music video for "For the Last Time"[3] and toured, performing these songs alongside hits from throughout her career.