Blue in the Sky | ||||
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Released | February 11, 2022 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 39:00 | |||
Label | BBR | |||
Producer | Zach Crowell | |||
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Singles from Blue in the Sky | ||||
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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 toured in support of the record. [4]
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]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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" |
| 3:09 |
5. | "Break It on a Beach" |
| 3:11 |
6. | "Tequila on a Boat" (featuring Chris Lane) |
| 3:07 |
7. | "Tennessee Trouble" |
| 2:53 |
8. | "Summer Never Ended" |
| 3:20 |
9. | "Back Road TN" |
| 3:22 |
10. | "Huntin' Land" (featuring Riley Green) |
| 3:01 |
11. | "Pasadena" |
| 3:35 |
12. | "Not Every Cowboy" |
| 3:49 |
Total length: | 39:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Fish in the Sea" |
| 2:49 |
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