1988 (Lori McKenna album)

1988
Studio album by Lori McKenna
Released	July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)
Studio	Georgia Mae (Savannah, GA)
Length	36:51
Label	CN Records
Producer	Dave Cobb
Lori McKenna chronology
The Balladeer (2020) 1988 (2023)

1988 is the twelth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lori McKenna. It was released on July 21, 2023, through CN Records and distributed by Thirty Tigers. ^[1] It was preceded by the release of the lead single "Killing Me" on May 12, 2023. ^[2] The album is named for the year McKenna and her husband Gene McKenna were married. ^{[1] [3]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Old Woman In Me"	Lori McKenna	3:52
2.	"Happy Children"	Lori McKenna, Chris McKenna	4:11
3.	"Killing Me" (featuring Hillary Lindsey)	Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird	2:47
4.	"Days Are Honey"	Lori McKenna, Barry Dean, Luke Laird	3:00
5.	"1988"	Lori McKenna, Brian McKenna	3:57
6.	"Growing Up"	Lori McKenna	4:07
7.	"Wonder Drug"	Lori McKenna	3:53
8.	"The Town In Your Heart"	Lori McKenna, Jessie Jo Dillon, Dustin Christensen	3:53
9.	"Letting People Down"	Lori McKenna	2:56
10.	"The Tunnel"	Lori McKenna, Ben West, Stephen Wilson Jr.	4:15
Total length:			36:51

1988 (Deluxe), version released November 10, 2023, bonus tracks ^{[4] [5]}

No.	Title	Length
11.	"1988" (acoustic)
12.	"Killing Me" (featuring Hillary Lindsey) (acoustic)
13.	"Wonder Drug" (acoustic)
14.	"Happy Children" (acoustic)
15.	"The Town In Your Heart" (featuring Hillary Lindsey) (acoustic)

Personnel

Credits for 1988 adapted from Allmusic. ^[6]

• Lori McKenna - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Dave Cobb - producer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, mixing
• Hillary Lindsey - background vocals
• Kristen Rogers - background vocals
• Brian Allen - bass
• Chris Powell - drums, percussion
• Michael Webb - keyboards
• Brandon Bell - recording engineer, mixing
• Phillip Smith - assistant engineer
• Becky Fluke - photography
• Sidney Clawson - illustrations
• Rachel Briggs - design

References

1. Hollabaugh, Lorie (May 12, 2023). "Lori McKenna Drops New Track 'Killing Me' From Upcoming Album '1988'". Music Row Magazine.
2. "Instagram - Lorimckennama". Instagram. May 12, 2023.
3. "Lori McKenna". Passim.org.
4. "Lori McKenna's post November 10, 2023". Facebook. November 10, 2023.
5. "New Deluxe Version of Lori Mckenna's Acclaimed Album 1988 Out Today". Sacks & Co. November 10, 2023.
6. "1988 - Lori McKenna - Album". Allmusic. Retrieved September 12, 2023.