Growin' Up

A twelve-track collection marking Luke Combs' second studio release and his continued dominance on the Country Airplay chart.

Growin' Up is the second studio album by American country music artist Luke Combs, released on June 24, 2022. Distributed through Columbia Records Nashville and River House Records, the project features twelve tracks that showcase Combs' evolution as a songwriter over a two-year period. The album includes three notable singles: "Doin' This", "The Kind of Love We Make", and "Going, Going, Gone". Its release was a major commercial event, debuting at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 74,000 album-equivalent units, securing Combs' fourth top-five placement in the United States.

Quick Facts

Artist

Luke Combs

Released

24 June 2022

Genre

Country

Length

41:23

Label

Columbia, River House

Producer

Luke Combs
Chip Matthews
Jonathan Singleton

Lore & Background

The narrative of Growin' Up is rooted in a two-year songwriting journey where Combs explored themes of maturity. A defining moment in this era was the release of "Doin' This", which peaked at number one on Billboard Country Airplay earlier in 2022, serving as the lead single. The album also introduced another chart-topper: the second single, "The Kind of Love We Make". Released in June 2022, it also reached number one on the Country Airplay chart, extending Combs' remarkable streak of consecutive chart-toppers.

Reader's Guide

For listeners exploring Growin' Up, the experience begins with the lead single "Doin' This" before moving into the chart-peaking "The Kind of Love We Make". Fans should pay attention to the instrumental contributions, particularly the pedal steel guitar work by Gary Morse, Scotty Sanders, and Travis Toy, which adds depth to the country sound. The album's commercial success is quantifiable: it debuted with 28,000 pure album sales out of its total units. While critics received the album generally positively, the statistical milestones remain the most striking aspect of this release. Whether tracking its performance in the US or its international reach into Scotland and New Zealand, Growin' Up stands as a documented high point in Combs' career, recognized by both the industry through Grammy nominations and fans through global chart positions.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Doin' This	Drew Parker, Robert Williford	4:14
2	Any Given Friday Night	Randy Montana, Jonathan Singleton	3:13
3	The Kind of Love We Make	Jamie Davis, Dan Isbell, Reid Isbell	3:44
4	On the Other Line	Thomas Archer, D. Isbell, James McNair, Montana	2:55
5	Outrunnin' Your Memory (with Miranda Lambert)	Miranda Lambert, D. Isbell	4:14
6	Used to Wish I Was	Deric Ruttan, Singleton	2:58
7	Better Back When	Ray Fulcher, D. Isbell, Montana	3:23
8	Tomorrow Me	Dean Dillon, Fulcher	3:28
9	Ain't Far from It	Fulcher, D. Isbell, R. Isbell	3:37
10	Call Me	Shane Minor, Singleton	3:20
11	Middle of Somewhere	Montana, Singleton	3:20
12	Going, Going, Gone	Fulcher, McNair	2:57

Did You Know?

Combs confirmed the album's twelve-track listing specifically on May 17, 2022.
The duet with Miranda Lambert appears on the song "Outrunnin' Your Memory", but that track is from Combs' later album 'Gettin' Old', not 'Growin' Up'.
Despite its strong debut, Growin' Up did not achieve the highest debut for any country album in 2022; other releases posted higher first-week numbers.