Learn the Hard Way

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Learn the Hard Way
Learn the Hard Way (album).jpg
Studio album by
Jordan Davis
ReleasedAugust 15, 2025 (2025-08-15)
Studio
  • Blackbird (Nashville)
  • Sound Stage (Nashville)
  • Frontstage (Nashville)
  • The Foundry (Nashville)
  • Shocatsound (Nashville)
  • Breckenridge (Franklin)
  • Holler (Franklin)
  • Skyline (Nashville)
  • Santa's Workshop (Nashville)
  • TB12 (Nashville) [1]
Genre Country
Length49:31
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Paul DiGiovanni
Jordan Davis chronology
Bluebird Days
(2023)		Learn the Hard Way
(2025)
Singles from Learn the Hard Way
  1. "I Ain't Sayin'"
    Released: July 26, 2024
  2. "Bar None"
    Released: March 28, 2025

Learn the Hard Way is the third studio album by American country music artist Jordan Davis. It was released on August 15, 2025, via MCA Nashville. [2]

Contents

Touring

The album will be supported by the Ain't Enough Road Tour beginning in the fall of 2025. [3]

Critical reception

With respect to title track "Learn the Hard Way", 97.3 The Eagle states that "The Louisiana native’s signature vocals bring warmth and comfort to a delicate instrumental backdrop, as he flips the script and faces heartbreak for once", going on to say that "This time, instead of being the one to break the heart, like his character usually does, he getting left with the pain of someone else leaving". [4]

When referring to "Bar None", The Garnette Report indicated "The song opens with a breezy rhythm and the all-too-familiar acoustic strings institute the country backdrop" and that "Constant bass and sparky drums complement Davis’s rich vocals, adding vibrancy while emphasizing the singer’s romantic angst". [5]

Track listing

Learn the Hard Way track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Her Way or the Highway"
2:52
2."Bar None"
2:53
3."Mess with Missing You" (with Carly Pearce)
3:38
4."In Case You Missed It"
2:45
5."Ain't Enough Road"
2:59
6."Son of a Gun"
  • Jacob Davis
  • Jordan Davis
  • Josh Kerr
  • Lauren Hungate
2:55
7."Jesus Wouldn't Do"
3:03
8."Learn the Hard Way"
2:48
9."I Ain't Sayin'"
2:54
10."Good Gone Bad"
  • Jordan Davis
  • Matt Dragstrem
  • Chase McGill
2:57
11."Memory Don't Mess Around"
  • Jacob Davis
  • Jordan Davis
  • DiGiovanni
  • J. Jenkins
  • M. Jenkins
2:57
12."Keeping the World Away"
  • Jacob Davis
  • Jordan Davis
  • DiGiovanni
  • J. Jenkins
  • M. Jenkins
3:05
13."Know You Like That"
2:56
14."Only All the Time"
  • Jacob Davis
  • Jordan Davis
  • Wood
  • Holman
  • Matt Roy
2:46
15."Turn This Truck Around"
3:24
16."Louisiana Stick" (with Marcus King)
  • Jordan Davis
  • DiGiovanni
  • McGill
  • Gorley
2:28
17."Muddy the Water"
  • Jordan Davis
  • DiGiovanni
  • J. Jenkins
  • M. Jenkins
3:09
Total length:49:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Musicians

  • Jordan Davis – vocals (all tracks)
  • Paul DiGiovanni – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16), programming (1–3, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17), keyboards (1, 3, 5–8, 11, 12, 15, 17), background vocals (1–6, 8–10, 12, 13, 17), electric guitar (2–6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17), Dobro guitar (8), high-strung guitar (9)
  • Nir Z – drum (1–7, 9, 10, 12–17)
  • Alex Wright – keyboards (1–7, 9, 10, 12–17)
  • Jimmie Sloas – bass (1, 3–7, 9, 10, 13–17)
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (1–3, 5–7, 10, 12–15, 17), 12-string acoustic guitar (13)
  • Trey Keller – background vocals (1, 2, 4–7, 10, 11, 13–15)
  • Sol Philcox – electric guitar (1, 3, 7, 11, 14, 15, 17); bass, acoustic guitar (11)
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar (2, 4–6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16)
  • Tony Lucido – bass (2, 12)
  • Ben Johnson – programming (2)
  • Carly Pearce – vocals (3)
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (4, 16)
  • Justin Schipper – steel guitar (8)
  • Josh Reedy – background vocals (8)
  • Travis Wood – background vocals (8)
  • Danny Rader – high-strung guitar (9), acoustic guitar (13)
  • Matt Dragstrem – programming (10)
  • Marcus King – electric guitar, background vocals (16)
  • Katie DiGiovanni – background vocals (16)

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Learn the Hard Way
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 9
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [7] 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [8] 59
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 9
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 25
UK Country Albums (OCC) [11] 1
US Billboard 200 [12] 32
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13] 6

References

  1. 1 2 Learn the Hard Way (Media notes). Jordan Davis. MCA Nashville. August 15, 2025.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Hollabaugh, Lorie (April 25, 2025). "Jordan Davis Slates New Album 'Learn The Hard Way' For August". MusicRow.com.
  3. ↑ Iahn, Buddy (April 25, 2025). "Jordan Davis announces 'Learn the Hard Way'". The Music Universe.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Davis Shares Preview Of Next Release, 'Learn the Hard Way'". WGH-FM.
  5. ↑ Tekalkote, Anirudh (April 1, 2025). "Jordan Davis Says You're "Bar None"".
  6. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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