Defending CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs stunned fans on Jan. 4 with news about a new album. A graphic posted on Instagram shared six impactful words: "New Album 18 Songs March 24." The surprise followed this Dec. 30 Tweet from Combs: "Working on a new album... What song(s) do y'all want on there?" On Jan. 27, Combs unveiled the album title, Gettin' Old, which thematically puzzle-pieces into the name of his previous long-player, 2022's Growin' Up.
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It'll be Combs' fourth for River House/Columbia Nashville and his second in less than a year. It was preceded by This One's For You (2017), What You See is What You Get (2019) and Growin' Up (2022). The first two broke Combs' career, with last year's release reflecting on both that climb and the singer-songwriter's perspective shift as a first-time father. Combs and his wife Nicole welcomed their first child, a son named Tex Lawrence Combs, on June 19, 2022. Growin' Up will be in the running at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 5 for Best Country Album. He's also been nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance (Miranda Lambert duet "Outrunnin' Your Memory") and Best Country Song ("Doin' This").
Every Combs album so far has topped Billboard's Hot Country Albums chart and cracked the Top 5 of the all-genre Billboard 200. In addition, his first 14 singles reached No. 1.
In early February, Combs unveiled the tracklist. There's 16 Combs originals plus Eric Church co-write "My Song Will Never Die" and a cover of a song that's been in Combs' live arsenal for a while, Tracy Chapman's "Fast Cars." Combs co-writes include the previously-teased "5 Leaf Clover" and "Tattoo on a Sunburn."
One day after the new album drops, Combs will begin a 2023 World Tour. It's a 35-date trek that covers 16 countries across three continents. Openers on select dates will include Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green. Each stop offers Combs a chance to enjoy an unreal ride of success that shows no signs of slowing down.
"Going out and loving what [I do] is the answer," he told the Tennesseean. "Whether that's for ten people, 10,000 people, or 100,000 people, it doesn't matter. Just going out there and having fun is the goal."
Gettin' Old Tracklist
1. "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old" (Luke Combs, Rob Snyder, Channing Wilson)
2. "Hannah Ford Road" (Luke Combs, Jamie Davis)
3. "Back 40 Back" (Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher, Jeff Hyde, Driver Williams)
4. "You Found Yours" (Luke Combs, Thomas Archer, Dan Isbell, James McNair)
5. "The Beer, The Band, and The Barstool" (Luke Combs, Rob Williford, Reid Isbell)
6. "Still" (Luke Combs, Jamie Davis, Ray Fulcher, Dan Isbell, Dustin Nunley)
7. "See Me Now" (Luke Combs, Kenton Bryant, Ray Fulcher, James McNair)
8. "Joe" (Luke Combs, Erik Dylan, James Slater)
9. "A Song Was Born" (Luke Combs, Caser Beathard, Dan Isbell, Reid Isbell)
10. "My Song Will Never Die" (Eric Church, Travis Meadows, Jonathan Singleton)
11. "Where the Wild Things Are" (Randy Monatan, Dave Turnbull)
12. "Love You Anyway" (Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher, Dan Isbell)
13. "Take You With Me" (Luke Combs, James McNair, Rob Williford)
14. "Fast Car" (Tracy Chapman)
15. "Tattoo on a Sunburn" (Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher, Ben Hayslip, Dan Isbell)
16. "5 Leaf Clover" (Luke Combs, Jessi Alexander, Chase McGill)
17. "Fox in the Henhouse" (Luke Combs, Jamie Davis, Dan Isbell, Dustin Nunley)
18. "The Part" (Luke Combs, Kenton Bryant, Ray Fulcher)
