Recording tracks for a prospective deluxe edition of 2020's It Was Good Until It Wasn't, Kehlani determined that the material had the makings of a separate release, scrapped the original plan, and kept rolling until they had an all-new album. The resulting Blue Water Road is undeniably lighter and less fraught than the singer's previous LP -- and not without grief and tension -- and also has a continuity justifying the decision to stay on a forward course.
Blue Water Road was executive produced by longtime Kehlani collaborator Pop Wansel, who also co-produced every track, joined most frequently by either Happy Perez or Rogét Chahayed. Wansel's sensitive, nostalgic touch is in effect, neatly incorporating hip-hop and R&B classics from the late '80s and '90s without overdoing it.
| A1 | Little Story |
| A2 | Any Given Sunday |
| A3 | Shooter Interlude |
| A4 | Wish I Never |
| A5 | Up At Night |
| A6 | Get Me Started |
| B1 | Everything Interlude |
| B2 | More Than I Should |
| B3 | Altar |
| B4 | Melt |
| B5 | Tangerine |
| B6 | Everything |
| B7 | Wondering/Wandering |
