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''Gettin' Old'' is the fourth studio album by American
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Luke Combs Luke Albert Combs (; born March 2, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Born and raised in North Carolina, Combs began performing as a child, most notably performing at Carnegie Hall. After dropping out of college to pursue a ...
, released on March 24, 2023, through
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Nashville and River House Records. It followed less than a year after his third album '' Growin' Up'' (2022)—both albums were recorded together and are intended as companion albums. The album was preceded by the lead single " Love You Anyway". Combs embarked on a world tour the day after the album's release.


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Combs recorded '' Growin' Up'' and ''Gettin' Old'' together, but decided to release them as two separate albums. The title of the first promotional single, "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old" combines the two, and the two cover artworks can also be placed side by side. Combs co-wrote 15 of the 18 tracks, and the album also includes a cover of
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". Like its companion album, Combs co-produced with Chip Matthews and
Jonathan Singleton Jonathan Singleton is a 2 time Grammy nominated American country music singer and songwriter who resides in Nashville, TN. He also won the ACM song of the year in 2022 with “Things a Man Oughtta Know” by Lainey Wilson, and the CMA album of t ...
. Combs stated that the album "is about the stage of life I'm in right now. One that I'm sure a lot of us are in, have been through, or will go through", as well as "coming of age", "loving where life is now but at the same time missing how it used to be" and "living in the moment but still wondering how much time you have left". Combs revealed the track listing in early February 2023.


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Personnel

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Luke Combs Luke Albert Combs (; born March 2, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Born and raised in North Carolina, Combs began performing as a child, most notably performing at Carnegie Hall. After dropping out of college to pursue a ...
– vocals * Steve Mackey – bass guitar *
Charlie Worsham Charlie Worsham (born September 1, 1985) is an American country music singer, songwriter and actor. He is signed to Warner Bros. Records. Charlie is currently a member of Dierks Bentley's tour band. He is a former member of the band Old Crow Medi ...
– acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18) * Chip Matthews – background vocals (1–5, 7–17), electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 15–17), percussion (1, 3–18) *
Jonathan Singleton Jonathan Singleton is a 2 time Grammy nominated American country music singer and songwriter who resides in Nashville, TN. He also won the ACM song of the year in 2022 with “Things a Man Oughtta Know” by Lainey Wilson, and the CMA album of t ...
– background vocals (1–5, 7–17), electric guitar (1, 2, 7–9, 11, 12, 15, 18), acoustic guitar (16) * Jerry Roe – drums (1, 2, 4–11, 13–18) * Derek Wells – electric guitar (1, 2, 7, 11, 13–15, 17) * Rob Mcnelley – electric guitar (1–6, 8–15, 17) * Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar (1, 3–10, 12, 16, 18) * Jim "Moose" Brown – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7–18) *
Pat Buchanan Patrick Joseph Buchanan (; born November 2, 1938) is an American paleoconservative political commentator, columnist, politician, and broadcaster. Buchanan was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, an ...
– electric guitar (1) *
Bryan Sutton Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's grandfather and ...
– acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 11, 13–15, 17) *
Greg Morrow Greg Morrow is an American drummer, percussionist, session musician, mixing engineer, and vocalist. Biography Morrow was born in Ripley, Tennessee and raised in Memphis. At age 11, Morrow and his band performed on a local TV show, and he par ...
– drums (3, 12) * Billy Justineau – keyboards (3, 5, 6) * Paul Franklin
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(3, 5, 7, 14) * Jon Conley – acoustic guitar (4, 7, 10, 16, 18) * Rob Williford – background vocals (4, 6) * Tyler King – background vocals (4, 6) * Travis Toy – pedal steel guitar (4) *
Adam Shoenfeld Adam Shoenfeld (born April 29, 1974) is a professional guitarist, songwriter and producer based in Nashville, TN. Primarily focused on modern country music, his guitar playing has been featured on over 200 albums, and is closely associated with Bi ...
– electric guitar (7, 16) * Scott Damn Sanders – pedal steel guitar (8) * Gary Morse –
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fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...
(12) * Alicia Enstrom – fiddle (16) Technical * Chip Matthews –
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(all tracks); mixing (6, 8, 10–15, 18) * Luke Combs – production * Jonathan Singleton – production * Benny Quinn – mastering * Fernando Reyes – mixing (1, 4, 5, 7, 16) *
Michael H. Brauer Michael Brauer is a New York-based mix engineer. He received a Grammy for "Best Pop Vocal Album" for his work on John Mayer's ''Continuum (John Mayer album), Continuum'', "Best Alternative Album" for Coldplay's ''Parachutes (Coldplay album), Parachu ...
– mixing (1, 4, 5, 7, 16) * Jim Cooley – mixing (2, 17) * Zach Kuhlman – mixing (3), engineering (11, 13), engineering assistance (1–9, 12, 14–18) * Steve Blackmon – engineering (1, 3–9, 12, 14–16, 18) * Scott Johnson – project coordination * Justin Francis – engineering assistance (10)


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