Charles Kelley took the stage with the lead track on his latest solo record on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Wednesday (June 25).

Kelley, also known for his music with Grammy-winning trio Lady A, wrote “Can’t Lose You” with Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth and Josh Kear. The upbeat anthem opens Kelley’s 16-track album, Songs For A New Moon, which arrived the same day as his performance on Kelly Clarkson’s talk show. The Georgia-born artist’s newest project is infused with 80s-inspired influences with a fresh, modern sound.

“I’ve always loved really well-written, great ‘80s pop, from Toto to Ambrosia, and I always just felt like no one gave it enough credit,” Kelley previously shared in a press release. “This is me wanting to explore a different sound and pull from influences I’ve had for the longest time – but I didn’t want to make an ‘80s sounding record, and then throw a bunch of country ‘insurance’ on it. I almost feel like that would be an insult to the listener... I wanted to go all-in."

1. Can’t Lose You (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth, Josh Kear)*

2. Covering My Tracks (Sam Ellis, Meg Mcree, Benjy Davis, Charles Kelley)~

3. Take Back Goodbye (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Josh Kear)*

4. Run (Sam Ellis, Derrick Southerland, Charles Kelley)~

5. Can’t Be Alone Tonight (Sam Ellis, Charles Kelley, Jon Green)~

6. Here With Me (Brandon Flowers, Fran Healy, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci)~

7. Angel Eyes (Sam Ellis, Micah Premnath, Charles Kelley)~

8. How Gone (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth, Josh Kear)*

9. Lost And The Lonely (Sam Ellis, Charles Kelley, Joybeth Taylor, Thomas Archer)~

10. Never Let You Go (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth, Josh Kear)*

11. Full Time Fool (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Josh Kear)*

12. Photograph (Charles Kelley, Lindsay Rimes, Michael Whitworth, Josh Kear)*

13. Kiss Thing Thing Goodbye (Charles Kelley, Josh Kear, Mark Holman)#

14. Driving And Listening To Music (Charles Kelley, Adam Doleac, Devin Dawson, Brad Tursi, Jordan Schmidt)+

15. Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman)~

16. Look What We Did (Sam Ellis, Charles Kelley, Laura Veltz)~

* Produced by Lindsay Rimes

~ Produced by Sam Ellis

# Produced by Nathan Chapman

+ Produced by Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt

“This is about as honest as I can be in my music, and I’m super proud and just grateful. I’ve been in a really positive life-is-good headspace, and I want to soak it up. I want to take this second chance and self discovery and stop being afraid,” Kelley said in a statement before his album made its debut. "A little bit of that unknown is what makes life fun – it’s scary, but good scary.”

Watch Kelley’s performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and find his album on iHeartRadio here.

Michael J.