What You See Is What You Get (Luke Combs album) explained

What You See Is What You Get
Type:studio
Artist:Luke Combs
Cover:Luke Combs - What You See Is What You Get.png
Genre:Country
Length:63:02
Producer:
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What You See Is What You Get is the second studio album by American country music artist Luke Combs. It was released on November 8, 2019 through River House Artists and Columbia Nashville.[1] It includes all five songs previously featured on the 2019 EP The Prequel, including the singles "Beer Never Broke My Heart" and "Even Though I'm Leaving" in addition to the track "1, 2 Many" (a collaboration with Brooks & Dunn), the single "Does to Me", and later the promotional single "Six Feet Apart". Combs toured North America throughout the remainder of 2019 and was to headline the festival in Europe in 2020 in promotion of the album, however the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [3] Seven singles from the album, "Beer Never Broke My Heart", "Even Though I'm Leaving", "Does to Me", "Lovin' on You", "Better Together", "Forever After All" and "Cold as You", reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

Background

Combs said his intention with new track "1, 2 Many" was to "write a song that I felt like my '90s country music heroes would be proud of". It marks his second collaboration with Brooks & Dunn, with his first being a cover of their debut single "Brand New Man" on their album Reboot.[4]

"Six Feet Apart", a standalone song released on May 1, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was later added to the end of the album's digital and streaming editions.[5] [6]

On August 20, Combs announced that the album will be re-released as a deluxe album titled What You See Ain't Always What You Get on October 23, 2020, featuring "Six Feet Apart", as well as five new songs. The first of the new songs "Without You" was released as a promotional single on September 18.[7]

Commercial performance

What You See Is What You Get debuted atop the US Billboard 200 on the chart dated November 23, 2019, earning 172,000 album-equivalent units, including 109,000 pure album sales. In addition to becoming Combs' first US number-one album, it opened with the "largest week for a country album" since 2018, and became the biggest week in terms of streams for a country album on record.[8] The album has sold 350,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020,[9] with 1,000,000 units consumed in total.[10] After its reissue, on the chart dated November 7, 2020, the album returned to the top spot from number 21, selling 109,000 album-equivalent units. In the same week, the album broke the record for the most streams for a country record at 102.26 million streams. At 11 months and 15 days, What You See Is What You Get also became the first album since Bon Jovi's This House Is Not for Sale to return to number one after an extended wait.[11] It was among the top 10 albums of 2020, with 1.475 million equivalent album unit consumed (184,000 in pure sales) that year.[12]

The album also topped the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia, becoming Combs's first number-one album there.

Personnel

From What You See Is What You Get liner notes.[13]

Musicians

Technical

What You See Ain't Always What You Get credits

From What You See Ain't Always What You Get (18-23) liner notes.[14]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 22
US Billboard 2001

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 62
Chart (2020)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 5
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 10
US Billboard 200[19] 10
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[20] 1
Chart (2021)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 14
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22] 8
US Billboard 200[23] 7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[24] 2
Chart (2022)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 17
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] 18
US Billboard 200[27] 22
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[28] 3
Chart (2023)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 24
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[30] 20
US Billboard 200[31] 44
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[32] 10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luke Combs Announces Sophomore Album, "What You See Is What You Get," & Drops New Song Featuring Brooks & Dunn [Listen]]. Nash Country Daily. Casey. Jim. September 12, 2019. September 13, 2019.
  2. Luke Combs Details New Album, Shares '1, 2 Many' Featuring Brooks and Dunn. Rolling Stone. Blistein. Jon. September 12, 2019. September 13, 2019.
  3. Web site: Country to Country 2020 lineup: Darius Rucker, Eric Church and Luke Combs to headline. Smoothradio.com. December 20, 2019.
  4. Luke Combs Drops Raucous Drinking Song '1, 2 Many' With Brooks & Dunn: Listen. Billboard. Reuter. Annie. September 12, 2019. September 13, 2019.
  5. Web site: 'Six Feet Apart': How country star Luke Combs made his social-distancing hit . The Tennessean . USA Today . May 2, 2020 . May 19, 2020 . Dave Paulson.
  6. Web site: Luke Combs – Six Feet Apart (2020). May 1, 2020 . Daily Play MPE. Destiny Media Technologies.
  7. Web site: Luke Combs' 'What You See Ain't Always What You Get' Makes History With Seventh Chart-Topper . MusicRow . November 22, 2021 . October 27, 2022.
  8. Luke Combs Lands First No. 1 Album With Record-Setting Week on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. November 17, 2019. November 18, 2019.
  9. Web site: Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020 . RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . March 10, 2020 . March 22, 2020 .
  10. News: Country Music's Most-Consumed Albums Chart: March 9, 2020. Roughstock. Matt . Bjorke . March 9, 2020. March 22, 2020.
  11. Luke Combs' 'What You See Is What You Get' Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Sets New Streaming Record. 2020-11-01. Billboard. en.
  12. Web site: Year-End Report: U.S. 2020 . Music Business Worldwide.
  13. What You See Is What You Get . Luke Combs . 2019 . CD insert . Columbia Records Nashville . 19075-95687-2.
  14. What You See Ain't Always What You Get . Luke Combs . 2020 . CD booklet . Columbia Records Nashville . 19439794982.
  15. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. September 19, 2022. September 17, 2022.
  16. Web site: ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 10, 2020.
  17. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 15, 2021.
  18. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 9, 2020.
  19. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
  20. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 17, 2020.
  21. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 13, 2022.
  22. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  23. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  24. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  25. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 4, 2023.
  26. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  27. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  28. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  29. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2023. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 12, 2024.
  30. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  31. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  32. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.

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