Growin' Up (Luke Combs album)
2022 studio album by Luke Combs
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Growin' Up is the third studio album by American country music artist Luke Combs. It was released on June 24, 2022, through Columbia Records Nashville and River House Records. The album includes the singles "Doin' This", "The Kind of Love We Make" and "Going, Going, Gone". It was nominated for Best Country Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. The album reached the top ten in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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| Released | June 24, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:23 | |||
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Background
Combs confirmed the album's track listing on May 17, 2022. The album consists of twelve tracks, including lead single "Doin' This" which went to number one on Billboard Country Airplay earlier in 2022. The second single "The Kind of Love We Make" was released in June 2022, and reached a peak of number 2 on the Country Airplay chart, becoming Combs' first single to miss number one on that chart. The album also features a duet with Miranda Lambert on "Outrunnin' Your Memory".[1] Combs wrote the album's songs over a two-year period, and worked with Chip Matthews and Jonathan Singleton as producers.[2]
Critical reception
Commercial performance
Growin' Up debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 74,000 album-equivalent units, of which 28,000 were pure album sales. It is Combs' fourth top-five album in the US, and the highest debut for a country album in 2022.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Luke Combs, with additional co-writers as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Doin' This" |
| 4:14 |
| 2. | "Any Given Friday Night" | 3:13 | |
| 3. | "The Kind of Love We Make" |
| 3:44 |
| 4. | "On the Other Line" |
| 2:55 |
| 5. | "Outrunnin' Your Memory" (with Miranda Lambert) |
| 4:14 |
| 6. | "Used to Wish I Was" |
| 2:58 |
| 7. | "Better Back When" |
| 3:23 |
| 8. | "Tomorrow Me" |
| 3:28 |
| 9. | "Ain't Far from It" |
| 3:37 |
| 10. | "Call Me" |
| 3:20 |
| 11. | "Middle of Somewhere" |
| 3:20 |
| 12. | "Going, Going, Gone" |
| 2:57 |
Personnel
- Jim "Moose" Brown – keyboards
- Luke Combs – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Going, Going, Gone"[9]
- Jon Conley – acoustic guitar
- Billy Justineau – keyboards
- Miranda Lambert – duet vocals on "Outrunnin' Your Memory"
- Steve Mackey – bass guitar
- Chip Matthews – electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, background vocals
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar
- Greg Morrow – drums
- Gary Morse – pedal steel guitar
- Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar
- Jerry Roe – drums
- Scotty Sanders – pedal steel guitar
- Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
- Jonathan Singleton – bass guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
- Travis Toy – pedal steel guitar
- Mike Waldron – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Charlie Worsham – acoustic guitar
- Derek Wells – electric guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[31] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[32] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[34] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[35] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||