Gettin' Old

by Luke Combs

Overview

Luke Combs kind of half-smirks on the cover of Growin' Up, but on Gettin' Old, its rush-released companion, he looks deadly serious. The shift in presentation is superficial because, by any other measure, Gettin' Old simply offers more of what Growin' Up delivered -- a whole lot more, really. Boasting 18 songs, Gettin' Old is nearly a half-hour longer than Growin' Up, a substantial increase in size that is impossible to ignore because Gettin' Old has no narrative flow; it merely has one song pile up after another. The lack of a narrative thrust isn't necessarily a hindrance as it's clear that Combs' intent is to give the people what they want -- namely, a record that stays in a particularly smooth, reflective mood for over an hour. Occasionally, he pumps up a hook or melody, sometimes he emphasizes a bit of twang or fingerpicking, yet these are ultimately accents to burnished, mellow grooves distinguished by his soulful guttural growl. His cover of Tracy Chapman's modern folk standard "Fast Car" is less a testament to his interpretive prowess than it is to how the rest of the album is handsome, polished craft, songs that hit their marks with the same precision Combs gives to his singing. The sharp, skillful execution turns Gettin' Old into an appealingly professional record, one that's almost slick enough to quash nagging suspicions that this is nothing more than an alluringly polished piece of product. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/24/2023
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0196587749422

Tracks

1. Growin' Up and Gettin' Old
2. Hannah Ford Road
3. Back 40 Back
4. You Found Yours
5. The Beer, the Band, and the Barstool
6. Still
7. See Me Now
8. Joe
9. A Song Was Born
10. My Song Will Never Die
11. Where the Wild Things Are
12. Love You Anyway
13. Take You With Me
14. Fast Car
15. Tattoo on a Sunburn
16. 5 Leaf Clover
17. Fox in the Henhouse
18. The Part

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Luke Combs   Primary Artist,Vocals
Chip Matthews   Percussion,Guitar (Baritone)
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Pat Buchanan   Guitar (Electric)
Greg Morrow   Drums
Jon Conley   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jerry Roe   Drums
Rob McNelley   Guitar (Electric)
Bryan Sutton   Guitar (Acoustic)
Derek Wells   Guitar (Electric)
Jim Brown   Keyboards
Alicia Enstrom   Fiddle
Rob Williford   Vocals (Background)
Adam Shoenfeld   Guitar (Electric)
Tyler King   Vocals (Background)
Charlie Worsham   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jonathan Singleton   Bouzouki,Guitar (Acoustic)
Billy Justineau   Keyboards
Steve Mackey   Bass

Technical Credits

Dan Isbell   Composer
Chip Matthews   Engineer,Producer,Digital Editing
Casey Beathard   Composer
Jessi Alexander   Composer
Eric Church   Composer
Jamie Davis   Composer
Steve Blackmon   Engineer
Ben Hayslip   Composer
Jeff Hyde   Composer
Driver Williams   Composer
Benny Quinn   Mastering
Dave Turnbull   Composer
Travis Meadows   Composer
Reid Isbell   Composer
Erik Dylan   Composer
Chase McGill   Composer
Luke Combs   Composer,Producer
Thomas Archer   Composer
James McNair   Composer
Ray Fulcher   Composer
Rob Williford   Composer
Kenton Bryant   Composer
Dustin Nunley   Composer
James T. Slater   Composer
Jonathan Singleton   Composer,Producer
Randy Montana   Composer
Rob Snyder   Composer
Channing Wilson   Composer
Tracy Chapman   Composer