2019 studio album by Luke Combs
What You See Is What You Get is the second studio album by Americancountry music artistLuke Combs . It was released on November 8, 2019 through River House Artists andColumbia Nashville .[ 5] It includes all five songs previously featured on the 2019 EPThe Prequel , including the singles "Beer Never Broke My Heart " and "Even Though I'm Leaving " in addition to the track "1, 2 Many" (a collaboration withBrooks & Dunn ), the single "Does to Me ", and later the promotional single "Six Feet Apart ". Combs toured North America throughout the remainder of 2019 and was to headline theC2C: Country to Country festival in Europe in 2020 in promotion of the album, however the festival was canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic .[ 6] [ 7] Seven singles from the album, "Beer Never Broke My Heart", "Even Though I'm Leaving", "Does to Me", "Lovin' on You ", "Better Together ", "Forever After All " and "Cold as You ", reached number one on theBillboard Country Airplay chart.
Combs said his intention with new track "1, 2 Many" was to "write a song that I felt like my '90s country music heroes would be proud of". It marks his second collaboration withBrooks & Dunn , with his first being a cover of their debut single "Brand New Man " on their albumReboot .[ 8]
"Six Feet Apart ", a standalone song released on May 1, 2020 in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic , was later added to the end of the album's digital and streaming editions.[ 9] [ 10]
On August 20, Combs announced that the album will be re-released as a deluxe album titledWhat You See Ain't Always What You Get on October 23, 2020, featuring "Six Feet Apart", as well as five new songs. The first of the new songs "Without You" was released as a promotional single on September 18.[ 11]
Commercial performance [ edit ] What You See Is What You Get debuted atop the USBillboard 200 on the chart dated November 23, 2019, earning 172,000album-equivalent units , including 109,000 pure album sales. In addition to becoming Combs' first US number-one album, it opened with the "largest week for a country album" since 2018, and became the biggest week in terms ofstreams for a country album on record.[ 12] The album has sold 350,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020,[ 13] with 5,000,000 units consumed in total.[ 14] After its reissue, on the chart dated November 7, 2020, the album returned to the top spot from number 21, selling 109,000 album-equivalent units. In the same week, the album broke the record for the most streams for a country record at 102.26 million streams. At 11 months and 15 days,What You See Is What You Get also became the first album sinceBon Jovi 'sThis House Is Not for Sale to return to number one after an extended wait.[ 15] It was among the top 10 albums of 2020, with 1.475 million equivalent album unit consumed (184,000 in pure sales) that year.[ 16]
The album also topped theARIA Albums Chart in Australia, becoming Combs's first number-one album there.[ 17]
All tracks are written byLuke Combs , with additional co-writers as noted.
What You See Is What You Get track listingNo. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Beer Never Broke My Heart " 3:07 2. "Refrigerator Door" 3:24 3. "Even Though I'm Leaving " 3:45 4. "Lovin' on You " Thomas Archer Fulcher James McNair 3:15 5. "Moon Over Mexico" Fulcher Dan Isbell Singleton 3:25 6. "1, 2 Many" (featuringBrooks & Dunn ) Isbell Drew Parker Tyler King 3:01 7. "Blue Collar Boys" Erik Dylan Fulcher Derrick Moody 3:40 8. "New Every Day" 3:19 9. "Reasons" 3:44 10. "Every Little Bit Helps" 4:08 11. "Dear Today" 3:40 12. "What You See Is What You Get" 2:52 13. "Does to Me " (featuringEric Church ) 3:43 14. "Angels Workin' Overtime" 4:14 15. "All Over Again" 3:29 16. "Nothing Like You" 3:16 17. "Better Together " 3:40 Total length: 59:42
All tracks are written by Luke Combs, with additional co-writers as needed.
FromWhat You See Is What You Get liner notes.[ 18]
Musicians
Luke Combs – lead and background vocals Brooks & Dunn – vocals on "1, 2 Many"Eric Church – vocals on "Does to Me"Dave Cohen – piano, organ, synthesizer Jon Conley – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo Doug Frasure – drums Aubrey Haynie – fiddleWil Houchens – piano, organ, synthesizer Ben Jordan – bass guitar Buddy Leach – saxophone Tim Marks – bass guitar Carl Miner – acoustic guitar, banjo,mandolin Scott Moffatt – background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, synthesizer, percussion,glockenspiel , clapping,programming Gary Morse –pedal steel guitar ,lap steel guitar Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar,slide guitar Jerry Roe – drums Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitarIlya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, mandolinTechnical
Luke Armentrout – mastering assistant Nick Autry – engineering of Brooks & Dunn's vocals on "1, 2 Many" Taylor Chadwick – mastering assistant Jim Cooley – mixing (1–5, 7, 8–10, 12, 13, 15, 16) Andrew Darby – mastering assistant Dan Davis – engineering assistant Bobbi Giel – mastering assistant Mike Gillies – digital editing Alex Gilson – engineering Rob Hendon – cover artist Travis Humbert – session cleanup Mike Kyle – engineering of Brooks & Dunn's vocals on "1, 2 Many" Kam Luchterhand – engineering assistant Andrew Mendelson – mastering Scott Moffatt – producer; mixing (6, 7, 14, 16, 17) Seth Morton – engineering assistant Jason Mott – engineering assistant Allen Parker – engineering of Eric Church's vocals on "Does to Me" Megan Peterson – mastering assistant Joey Stanca – engineering assistant Preston White – engineering assistant What You See Ain't Always What You Get credits[ edit ] FromWhat You See Ain't Always What You Get (18-23) liner notes.[ 19]
Musicians
Luke Combs – lead vocals Jim "Moose" Brown – organ, piano Perry Coleman – background vocals Jon Conley – acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo Wes Hightower – background vocals Steve Mackey – bass guitar Chip Matthews – acoustic guitar, electric guitar,baritone guitar , programming, background vocals Rob McNelley – electric guitar Gary Morse – pedal steel guitar Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolinJerry Roe – drums, percussion Amanda Shires – fiddle on "Without You"Jonathan Singleton – electric guitar,resonator guitar ,bouzouki , background vocals Russell Terrell – background vocals Technical
Spencer Clark – recording assistant on "Six Feet Apart" Luke Combs – producer Jim Cooley – mixing (19, 21) Justin Francis – recording assistant (19-23) Ted Jensen – mastering Scott Johnson – production assistance Chip Matthews – producer, recording, additional recording, digital editing, mixing (18, 20, 22, 23) Jonathan Singleton – producer (19-23) Year-end chart performance forWhat You See Is What You Get Chart (2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 28] 62 Chart (2020) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 29] 5 Canadian Albums (Billboard )[ 30] 10 USBillboard 200[ 31] 10 US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 32] 1 Chart (2021) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 33] 14 Canadian Albums (Billboard )[ 34] 8 USBillboard 200[ 35] 7 US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 36] 2 Chart (2022) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 37] 17 Canadian Albums (Billboard )[ 38] 18 USBillboard 200[ 39] 22 US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 40] 3 Chart (2023) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 41] 24 Canadian Albums (Billboard )[ 42] 20 USBillboard 200[ 43] 44 US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 44] 10 Chart (2024) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 45] 36 Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[ 46] 5 Canadian Albums (Billboard )[ 47] 44 USBillboard 200[ 48] 70 US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 49] 19 Chart (2025) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 50] 54 USBillboard 200[ 51] 152 US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 52] 28
Certifications forWhat You See Is What You Get Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 53] for What You See Ain't Always What You Get 2× Platinum 140,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 54] 6× Platinum 480,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 55] Platinum 15,000‡ Sweden (GLF )[ 56] for What You See Ain't Always What You Get Gold 15,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 57] Gold 100,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 58] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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