Older (Lizzy McAlpine album)

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Older
Lizzy McAlpine - Older album cover.png
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
StudioNuffer Ranch (Pasadena)
Genre
Length45:34
Label RCA
Producer
Lizzy McAlpine chronology
Five Seconds Flat
(2022)
Older
(2024)
Singles from Older
  1. "Older"
    Released: February 13, 2024
  2. "I Guess"
    Released: March 13, 2024
Older standard edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Elevator"
  • Lizzy McAlpine
  • Mason Stoops [m]
1:40
2."Come Down Soon"McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • McAlpine [m]
  • Taylor Mackall [m]
3:44
3."Like It Tends to Do"McAlpine
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • Lerman [a]
3:25
4."Movie Star"
  • McAlpine
  • Olivia Barton
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • Lerman [a]
1:32
5."All Falls Down"McAlpine
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • Lerman
2:51
6."Staying"McAlpine
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
2:31
7."I Guess"
  • McAlpine
  • Jeremy Most
  • Lerman
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • Lerman
  • Most
3:44
8."Drunk, Running"
  • McAlpine
  • Lerman
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • Lerman
4:05
9."Broken Glass"
  • McAlpine
  • Lerman
3:40
10."You Forced Me To"McAlpineMcAlpine3:03
11."Older"
  • McAlpine
  • Mackall
  • Stoops
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
3:21
12."Better Than This"McAlpine
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
3:34
13."March"
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
2:41
14."Vortex"McAlpine
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
5:43
Total length:45:34
Older (and Wiser) bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Method Acting (Demo)"
  • McAlpine
  • Gruska
  • McAlpine
  • Gruska
3:38
16."Pushing It Down and Praying"McAlpine
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
3:54
17."Soccer Practice"
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • Michael Libramento
  • Remy Moritt
  • Ryan Richter
  • Mackall
  • Tyler Nuffer
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
3:58
18."Force of Nature"
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • Mackall
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
4:02
19."Spring Into Summer"
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
  • Libramento
  • Richter
  • Mackall
  • McAlpine
  • Stoops
4:22
Total length:65:28

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Older
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [47] 76
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [48] 117
Irish Albums (IRMA) [49] 70
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [50] 35
Scottish Albums (OCC) [51] 47
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [52] 50
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [53] 4
US Billboard 200 [54] 93

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for Older
RegionDateFormat(s)EditionLabelRef.
VariousApril 5, 2024Standard RCA [55]
June 14, 2024 Vinyl LP [56]
October 4, 2024
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Older (and Wiser) [57]

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