{{for|the album by the Copyrights|The Copyrights}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Learn the Hard Way | type = studio | artist = Jordan Davis | cover = Learn the Hard Way (album).jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2025|08|15}} | recorded = | 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)<ref name="liner" /> | genre = Country | length = 49:31 | label = MCA Nashville | producer = Paul DiGiovanni | prev_title = Bluebird Days | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Learn the Hard Way | type = studio | single1 = I Ain't Sayin' | single1date = July 26, 2024 | single2 = Bar None | single2date = March 28, 2025 | single3 = Turn This Truck Around | single3date = October 27, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2025/04/jordan-davis-slates-new-album-learn-the-hard-way-for-august/|title=Jordan Davis Slates New Album 'Learn The Hard Way' For August|first=Lorie|last=Hollabaugh|date=April 25, 2025|website=MusicRow.com}}</ref>
== Touring == The album will be supported by the ''Ain't Enough Road Tour'' beginning in the fall of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/jordan-davis-announces-learn-the-hard-way/|title=Jordan Davis announces 'Learn the Hard Way'|first=Buddy|last=Iahn|date=April 25, 2025|website=The Music Universe}}</ref>
== 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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.973eagle.com/news/jordan-davis-shares-preview-of-next-release-learn-the-hard-way/?full-site=true|title=Jordan Davis Shares Preview Of Next Release, 'Learn the Hard Way'|website=WGH-FM}}</ref>
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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegarnettereport.com/art/music/bar-none-jordan-davis-tgr/|title=Jordan Davis Says You're "Bar None"|first=Anirudh|last=Tekalkote|date=April 1, 2025}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Learn the Hard Way'' track listing | title1 = Her Way or the Highway | writer1 = {{hlist|Jordan Davis|Paul DiGiovanni|Travis Wood|Mark Holman|Josh Jenkins}} | length1 = 2:52 | title2 = Bar None | writer2 = {{hlist|Ben Johnson|Lydia Vaughan|Hunter Phelps}} | length2 = 2:53 | title3 = Mess with Missing You | note3 = with Carly Pearce | writer3 = {{hlist|Jordan Davis|DiGiovanni|Hillary Lindsey|Wood}} | length3 = 3:38 | title4 = In Case You Missed It | writer4 = {{hlist|Jacob Davis|Jordan Davis|DiGiovanni|Wood}} | length4 = 2:45 | title5 = Ain't Enough Road | writer5 = {{hlist|Jordan Davis|Luke Dick|Ashley Gorley}} | length5 = 2:59 | title6 = Son of a Gun | writer6 = {{hlist|Jacob Davis|Jordan Davis|Josh Kerr|Lauren Hungate}} | length6 = 2:55 | title7 = Jesus Wouldn't Do | writer7 = {{hlist|Jacob Davis|Jordan Davis|J. Jenkins|Matt Jenkins}} | length7 = 3:03 | title8 = Learn the Hard Way | writer8 = {{hlist|DiGiovanni|Wood|John Pierce}} | length8 = 2:48 | title9 = I Ain't Sayin' | writer9 = {{hlist|Wood|Steve Moakler|Holman|Emily Reid}} | length9 = 2:54 | title10 = Good Gone Bad | writer10 = {{hlist|Jordan Davis|Matt Dragstrem|Chase McGill}} | length10 = 2:57 | title11 = Memory Don't Mess Around | writer11 = {{hlist|Jacob Davis|Jordan Davis|DiGiovanni|J. Jenkins|M. Jenkins}} | length11 = 2:57 | title12 = Keeping the World Away | writer12 = {{hlist|Jacob Davis|Jordan Davis|DiGiovanni|J. Jenkins|M. Jenkins}} | length12 = 3:05 | title13 = Know You Like That | writer13 = {{hlist|Ray Fulcher|Thomas Archer|Jordan Rowe|Michael Tyler}} | length13 = 2:56 | title14 = Only All the Time | writer14 = {{hlist|Jacob Davis|Jordan Davis| Wood|Holman|Matt Roy}} | length14 = 2:46 | title15 = Turn This Truck Around | writer15 = {{hlist|Jordan Davis|Devin Dawson|Jake Mitchell|Josh Thompson}} | length15 = 3:24 | title16 = Louisiana Stick | note16 = with Marcus King | writer16 = {{hlist|Jordan Davis|DiGiovanni|McGill|Gorley}} | length16 = 2:28 | title17 = Muddy the Water | writer17 = {{hlist|Jordan Davis|DiGiovanni|J. Jenkins|M. Jenkins}} | length17 = 3:09 | total_length = 49:31 }}
==Personnel== Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Learn the Hard Way |others=Jordan Davis |date=August 15, 2025 |publisher=MCA Nashville}}</ref> ===Musicians=== {{div col}} * 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 (4, 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) {{div col end}}
===Technical=== * Paul DiGiovanni – production, additional recording * Jim Cooley – recording, mixing * Kam Luchterhand – recording, recording assistance * Sol Philcox – recording * Jake Butler – recording * Zach Wills – recording assistance * Zach Kulhman – recording assistance * Trey Keller – additional recording * Josh Reedy – additional recording * Ben Johnson – additional recording * Dave Clauss – additional recording * Mike "Frog" Griffith – production management * Rose Hutcheson – production management * Randy Merrill – mastering
==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Learn the Hard Way'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2025-08-25|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=August 25, 2025|access-date=August 22, 2025}}</ref> | 9 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Country Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/country-albums-chart/2025-08-25|title=ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=August 25, 2025|access-date=August 22, 2025}}</ref> | 2 |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|59|artist=Jordan Davis|rowheader=true|access-date=August 26, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|9|date=20250822|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2025}} |- {{album chart|UK2|25|date=20250822|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2025}} |- {{album chart|UKCountry|1|date=20250822|rowheader=true|access-date=August 23, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|32|artist=Jordan Davis|rowheader=true|access-date=August 26, 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCountry|6|artist=Jordan Davis|rowheader=true|access-date=August 26, 2025}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Learn the Hard Way'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2025/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 10, 2026}}</ref> | 69 |} {{col-end}}
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