You can hear that confidence in the powerhouse vocals she brings to the material, starting with lead single "Slow Me Down," the song that gave the album its name. Written by Marv Green, Heather Morgan, and Jimmy Robbins, the song first hit the airwaves last fall.

In addition to working with some of Nashville's finest songwriters (including Dave Berg, Shane McAnally, Karyn Rochelle, Sarah Buxton and Shane Stevens), Evans also cowrote three of Slow Me Down's tracks: "You Never Know," If I Run" and "Sweet Spot."

On top of that, Evans also coproduced the album with Mark Bright, the guy who helmed her platinum-selling Real Fine Place and has also worked with the likes of Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts and Reba. "I just love him," Evans said of Bright. "I really wanted Mark's type of personality and production on this. He's always so bright and chipper and is there to give support, direction and his expertise. Plus he's such a great song guy."