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.
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". Combs wrote the album's songs over a two-year period, and worked with Chip Matthews and Jonathan Singleton as producers.
Critical reception The album received generally positive reviews.
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.
Track listing
Personnel Jim "Moose" Brown – keyboards Luke Combs – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Going, Going, Gone" 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 + Weekly chart performance for Growin' Up Chart (2022) Peakposition Australian Country Albums (ARIA) 1
Year-end charts + 2022 year-end chart performance for Growin' Up Chart (2022) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 32 US Billboard 200 118 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 12 + 2023 year-end chart performance for Growin' Up Chart (2023) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 53 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 25 US Billboard 200 46 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 11 + 2024 year-end chart performance for Growin' Up Chart (2024) Position Australian Country Albums (ARIA) 19 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 35
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