The Prequel (EP)

The Prequel
EP by Luke Combs
Released	June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
Length	16:54
Label	River House Artists Columbia Nashville
Producer	Scott Moffatt
Luke Combs chronology
This One's for You (2017) The Prequel (2019) What You See Is What You Get (2019)
Singles from The Prequel
"Beer Never Broke My Heart" Released: May 8, 2019 "Even Though I'm Leaving" Released: September 9, 2019 "Lovin' on You" Released: June 22, 2020

The Prequel is the fourth extended play by American country singer Luke Combs, released through River House Artists and Columbia Nashville on June 7, 2019. ^[1] It includes the singles "Beer Never Broke My Heart" ^[2] and "Even Though I'm Leaving." ^[3] All five tracks from The Prequel are included on Combs' album What You See Is What You Get .

Commercial performance

The Prequel debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 48,000 album-equivalent units, of which 22,000 were pure album sales. It is Combs' second US top 10 album. ^[4] It has sold 42,200 copies in the United States as of September 2019. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beer Never Broke My Heart"	Luke Combs Randy Montana Jonathan Singleton	3:06
2.	"Refrigerator Door"	Combs Jordan Brooker	3:24
3.	"Even Though I'm Leaving"	Combs Wyatt B. Durrette III Ray Fulcher	3:45
4.	"Lovin' on You"	Combs Thomas Archer Fulcher James McNair	3:15
5.	"Moon Over Mexico"	Combs Fulcher Dan Isbell Singleton	3:24
Total length:			16:54

Personnel

From The Prequel liner notes. ^[6]

• Luke Combs – lead vocals
• Jon Conley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
• Wil Houchens – piano, organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
• Buddy Leach – saxophone
• Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar
• Carl Miner – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
• Scott Moffatt – electric guitar, glockenspiel, synthesizer, claps, background vocals
• Gary Morse – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard) [7] 4 Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 56 US Billboard 200 [9] 4 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200 [11] 156 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] 18

References

1. "Luke Combs' 'The Prequel' is Here: Stream It Now". Billboard . June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
2. Hudak, Joseph (May 21, 2019). "Luke Combs Readies New EP 'The Prequel'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 7, 2019.
3. Casey, Jim (August 26, 2019). "Listen to Luke Combs' Tender New Single, "Even Though I'm Leaving"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
4. Caulfield, Keith (June 17, 2019). "Jonas Brothers' 'Happiness Begins' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week of 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
5. Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: September 4, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
6. The Prequel (CD insert). Luke Combs. Columbia Records Nashville. 2019. 19075-95688-2.
7. "Jonas Brothers Return With A No. 1 Album". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
9. "Luke Combs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
10. "Luke Combs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.