Scotty McCreery is set to release his sophomore album, See You Tonight, on Tuesday (October 15th). He wrote or co-wrote five tunes on the project, which features his current single, the title track.

Scotty says he thoroughly enjoys being in the recording studio, because it gives him a chance to be creative. “I’d say being in the studio, for me, it’s the chance to be an artist. I think that’s when some of the biggest artistic things are coming out – when you’re really putting your ideas out there and when you’re really putting your thought and heart into the songs,” says Scotty. “When you’re in there, that’s what giving you the chance to go out there and do the live shows. Those are the songs you’re going to be singing to the crowd out there.”

In other news, Scotty will host a baseball-themed episode of Great American Country’s Top 20 Countdown Friday (October 11th) at 8pm ET. The show was filmed at the MLB Network’s Studio 42 in New Jersey and features appearances from former major league players Mitch Williams and Kevin Millar.

Scotty McCreery (studio creativity) OC: …special for them. :28
“I’d say being in the studio, for me, it’s the chance to be an artist. I think that’s when some of the biggest artistic things are coming out – when you’re really putting your ideas out there and when you’re really putting your thought and heart into the songs. When you’re in there, that’s what giving you the chance to go out there and do the live shows. Those are the songs you’re going to be singing to the crowd out there. The live experience is fun. You’re getting out there. You’re getting the instant gratification. You get the fans right out there, but it’s really another cool thing when you’re sitting there and six months from now, they’ll hear this. I really want to make this special for them.”