American Middle Class is an album that Presley has said is her autobiography. During an interview this summer with Radio.com, she explains how the record took over seven years to make. After multiple visits with different producers who weren't able to capture her sound and labels who weren't sure how to market it, Presley decided to produce the album herself with her husband Jordan Powell's help.

"I had to go join a girl band and get a Gold record and break down a door to gain access to putting my own music out, which sounds crazy but it is what it is," she told Radio.com.