"You know, we got a good head start and we are really moving along," McCreery tells Billboard.com. "We laid down the tracks in Nashville before the tour, and did all the songs and stuff, so now pretty much any pitstop we have we are going to the nearest studio and laying down vocals for it and hopefully getting it done as quickly as possible while still making it just right. So on the days off we're working hard. It's definitely a full day in the studio every time I go in."
McCreery's album is being produced by Mark Bright, who's worked with Rascal Flatts and previous "Idol" champ Carrie Underwood and also helmed the 17-year-old singer's debut single, "I Love You This Big," which hit No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 17 on the Country Songs chart.
"(The 'Idol' producers) thought (Bright) would be a good fit for me, and we clicked right off the bat," says McCreery, noting that he and Bright share a spiritual as well as musical connection. "I wore an I Am Second bracelet throughout the whole competition, meaning God and others are first and I'm second, and it just so happens that (Bright) is the I Am Second Ambassador in Nashville, so it's just those little things that seem to fit he puzzle right now."
As to the album's sound, McCreery says that "it's got different vibes on each song. We're trying not to make it all ballad-y or all up-tempos. We're getting a good mix of everything in there. It's got a good ol' country feeling on some songs, and it's got a contemporary feel in some songs. It's kind of showing what you saw me do all season on ('Idol'). We're trying to find the right mix between the two."
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