Blue in the Sky

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Blue in the Sky
Dustin Lynch - Blue in the Sky.png
Studio album by
Dustin Lynch
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
Genre Country
Length39:00
Label BBR
Producer Zach Crowell
Dustin Lynch chronology
Tullahoma
(2020)		Blue in the Sky
(2022)		 Killed the Cowboy
(2023)
Singles from Blue in the Sky
  1. "Thinking 'Bout You"
    Released: May 3, 2021
  2. "Party Mode"
    Released: February 14, 2022
  3. "Stars Like Confetti"
    Released: January 30, 2023 [1]

Blue in the Sky is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Dustin Lynch. It was released on February 11, 2022, through BBR Music Group. [2] It was produced by Zach Crowell and preceded by the lead single "Thinking 'Bout You", a collaboration with MacKenzie Porter. The album also includes collaborations with Chris Lane and Riley Green. [3] Lynch will tour in support of the record. [4]

Contents

Background

Lynch released the lead single "Thinking 'Bout You" featuring MacKenzie Porter in May 2021, a song originally recorded for his previous album Tullahoma as a duet with Lauren Alaina. He followed this with two songs released digitally in July, the "mid-tempo, fiddle-led love story" "Pasadena" and "acoustic ballad" "Not Every Cowboy". In December 2021, Lynch told Taste of Country that the album was finished and had been handed over to his record label. [5] Lynch described the album as a "collection of songs that are going to make you feel good and want to mix a drink and party with your friends". [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that the album often "wanders into territory that's pretty corny, but Lynch serves up his good times with a smile, an affect that serves him equally well on breezy pop tunes and earnest ballads". [6]

Track listing

Blue in the Sky track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Party Mode"
3:31
2."Thinking 'Bout You" (featuring MacKenzie Porter)
2:51
3."Stars Like Confetti"
3:14
4."Somethin' That Makes You Smile"
  • Erik Dylan
  • Andy Sheridan
  • Wyatt McCubbin
3:09
5."Break It on a Beach"
3:11
6."Tequila on a Boat" (featuring Chris Lane)
3:07
7."Tennessee Trouble"
  • Lynch
  • Matt Dragstrem
  • Phelps
  • Jordan Minton
2:53
8."Summer Never Ended"
3:20
9."Back Road TN"
3:22
10."Huntin' Land" (featuring Riley Green)
  • Lynch
  • Albert
  • Phelps
  • Weatherly
3:01
11."Pasadena"
  • Lynch
  • Jeff Hyde
  • Ryan Tyndell
3:35
12."Not Every Cowboy"
3:49
Total length:39:00
Digital bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Fish in the Sea"
  • Lynch
  • Minton
  • Dragstrem
2:49

Personnel

Charts

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