Dave Paulson (May 2, 2020). " 'Six Feet Apart': How country star Luke Combs made his social-distancing hit". USA Today. The Tennessean . Retrieved May 19, 2020. Unlike Eric Church, his closest contemporary ( who cameos on the tender mid-tempo ballad “Does to Me”), Combs is entirely uninterested in tying together his LPs with a high concept framework. As a an old-fashioned Nashville formalist, Combs focuses his attention, instead, on the much-harder-than-it-looks process of creating instantly recognizable hooks (see his phrasing on the slurred chorus of “Beer Never Broke My Heart”). Combs’ collaboration with violinist, Amanda Shires, “Without You” was also released before the record. Similar to one of our favorite deep cuts, “This One’s For You” off his debut record, “Without You” is sentimental, honest, and highly personal. The new song is the ultimate expression of gratitude to all that have helped him get to this point in his career. Speaking of triumphs of the ordinary, probably the most original concept here belongs to “Refrigerator Door,” which elevates the idea of Frigidaire as art museum: “My first day of kindergarten, when I was 5 years old / A postcard that my cousin sent from Cancun, Mexico / A list of what Momma needs from the IGA today / Is just one small part of a work of art signed Kenmore in ’98.”“Angels Workin’ Overtime” is the nearest thing to a classic country lyric, pushing the idea that his celestial guardians are “wearin’ their wings off” while he works two jobs and bar-hops through the few free hours. If the other tunes aren’t that original, you can still find pleasure in the way he sings about “five diet Millers” and “a bobber on the water” and “my Mama’s first Bible, Daddy’s Don Williams vinyl, that first-fish-catching Zebco thirty-three.”

a b c "Luke Combs | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 28, 2023.

Versions

See Me Now" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [52] Since releasing his debut single “Hurricane” in 2015, the burly North Carolina singer Luke Combs has ascended to the very top of commercial country music. His well-crafted, down-the-center power balladry arrived at a transitional moment for the genre, when artists like Chris Stapleton and Sam Hunt were providing two (very different) models of country that helped it evolve past the beach bonfire party sounds that defined Nashville country earlier in the decade. On his new album What You See Is What You Get, Combs continues the genre’s evolution but also keeps one foot firmly planted in its Nineties glory days. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 6, 2022. Luke Combs' 'What You See Ain't Always What You Get' Makes History With Seventh Chart-Topper". MusicRow. November 22, 2021 . Retrieved October 27, 2022.

On August 20, Combs announced that the album will be re-released as a deluxe album titled What 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 ] Written with help from omnipresent collaborator Ray Fulcher, whose byline graces more than half of Combs’ released material, “Reasons” is a feel-good, Nineties-influenced country song that turns its source material — a breakup that’s left Combs “drowning in some barroom off the deep end”— into a reason to celebrate. Casey, Jim (September 12, 2019). "Luke Combs Announces Sophomore Album, "What You See Is What You Get," & Drops New Song Featuring Brooks & Dunn [Listen]". Nash Country Daily . Retrieved September 13, 2019. In 2022, Combs released his third studio album Growin' Up. This was led off by the single " Doin' This" and followed by " The Kind of Love We Make", which peaked at number two on Country Airplay and ended a run of thirteen consecutive number-one singles on that chart, although it did reach the top of Hot Country Songs. After this album came 2023's Gettin' Old, which includes a cover of Tracy Chapman's " Fast Car". Combs's cover topped both Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay in addition to tying the number two peak of "Forever After All" on the Hot 100.Moon Over Mexico" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [52] ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2022". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 4, 2023. New Zealand single certifications – Luke Combs – The Kind of Love We Make". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved August 12, 2023. She Got the Best of Me": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 August 2023". The ARIA Report. No.1747. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 28, 2023. p.4. Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Luke Combs releases.

As featured artist [ edit ] List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name, along with certifications This One's for You and What You See Is What You Get: "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 19, 2022 . Retrieved September 17, 2022. All other songs from Gettin' Old: "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 3, 2023 . Retrieved April 1, 2023. Does to Me": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 18, 2019 . Retrieved November 16, 2019. a b "ARIA Top 50 Singles for week of 20 November 2023". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 20, 2023 . Retrieved November 17, 2023.

Reviews

Right now Combs is absolutely the biggest star that you probably aren’t too familiar with if you’re within 25 miles of salt water and almost definitely know if you’re a little more inland than that. Radio-wise, he’s the hottest out-of-the-gate country newcomer since Garth Brooks in the early ‘90s (whose own everyman persona turned out to mask a peculiar brilliance that we’ll never understand until scientists dissect his brain someday). Combs is the first country artist ever to have his first five singles all become airplay No. 1s, and his debut album, 2017’s “This One’s for You,” just tied Shania Twain’s old record for number of weeks atop the country sales chart and is poised to break it. Arena shows sell out in minutes, and he’s got at least one stadium gig already booked for 2020. As far as the mainstream media have been concerned, though, he’s still nearly a non-entity, which maybe only endears him more to the base: At last, one we get to keep to ourselves. Or maybe his follow-up, “What You See Is What You Get,” will change all that. You can only hide this belty a voice under a bushel for so long before even the coasts hear it. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Canadian certifications – Luke Combs". Music Canada . Retrieved November 20, 2022. Luke Combs Leads All Five Country Charts Again, Scores His Longest Country Airplay Reign". Billboard. March 26, 2019 . Retrieved March 27, 2019.

Promotional singles [ edit ] List of promotional radio singles, showing year released, album name, and chart positions Chip Matthews – producer, recording, additional recording, digital editing, mixing (18, 20, 22, 23) British album certifications – Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 12, 2022.

Recommendations

I never knew a king size bed was just another place to drown, or how lonely ‘lonely’ sounds,” Combs laments during this amped-up power ballad, whose intro — a mixture of isolated piano and groundless, dissipating clouds of electric guitar — highlights the lonesome feeling of walking through life without your partner.