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| Released | September 16, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 59:29 | |||
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This Is the Heavy is the fourth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Mitchell Tenpenny. It was released through Columbia Nashville and Riser House Records on September 16, 2022. [1] It includes the singles "Truth About You" and "We Got History".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Is the Heavy" |
| 0:40 |
| 2. | "Good Place" |
| 2:37 |
| 3. | "Always Something with You" |
| 2:49 |
| 4. | "We Got History" |
| 3:23 |
| 5. | "Truth About You" |
| 3:23 |
| 6. | "Sleeping Alone" |
| 3:23 |
| 7. | "More Than Whiskey Does" |
| 3:19 |
| 8. | "Obsession" |
| 2:24 |
| 9. | "Good and Gone" |
| 3:18 |
| 10. | "Do You" |
| 2:55 |
| 11. | "Bucket List" |
| 3:25 |
| 12. | "Cry Baby" |
| 2:51 |
| 13. | "Miss You Cause I'm Drinking" |
| 3:29 |
| 14. | "Elephant in the Room" (featuring Teddy Swims) |
| 2:43 |
| 15. | "Happy and I Hate It" |
| 2:34 |
| 16. | "Now We're Talking" |
| 3:20 |
| 17. | "Losers" |
| 2:48 |
| 18. | "Still Thinking 'Bout You" |
| 2:50 |
| 19. | "Long as You Let Me" |
| 3:43 |
| 20. | "That's How She Goes" |
| 3:35 |
| Total length: | 59:29 | ||
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [2] | 123 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] | 14 |
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