''Blue in the Sky'' is the fifth studio album by American

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singer

Dustin Lynch Dustin Charles Lynch (born May 14, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Broken Bow Records. Lynch has released six albums and one EP for the label: a Dustin Lynch (album), self-titled album in 2012, ''Where It's At ...

. It was released on February 11, 2022, through

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. It was produced by

Zach Crowell Zach Crowell is a songwriter and record producer who was born and raised in Nashville, TN. Crowell is involved in a joint admin agreement with Sony Music Publishing. He has written/produced over 30 number one songs and is a three-time Grammy A ...

and preceded by the lead single " Thinking 'Bout You", a collaboration with

MacKenzie Porter MacKenzie Lea Porter (born January 29, 1990) is a Canadian country singer, songwriter, and actress. She has released two albums (''MacKenzie Porter'' and '' Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart'') and achieved four Canada Country number ones with " ...

. The album also includes collaborations with

Chris Lane Christopher Eric Lane (born November 9, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one album as frontman of the Chris Lane Band, a second album, ''Girl Problems'', and a third album, ''Laps Around the Sun (Chris Lane ...

and

Riley Green Johnathan Riley Green (born October 18, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment (formerly BMLG) since 2019. He has released three albums: ''Different 'Round Here'' in 2019, ''Ai ...

. Lynch toured in support of the record.

Background

Lynch released the lead single " Thinking 'Bout You" featuring

in May 2021, a song originally recorded for his previous album '' Tullahoma'' as a duet with

Lauren Alaina Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth (born November 8, 1994) is an American singer and songwriter from Rossville, Georgia. She was the runner-up on the tenth season of ''American Idol.'' Her debut studio album, ''Wildflower,'' was released on October ...

. 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. 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".

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and former senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of multiple artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance ...

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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".

Track listing

Personnel

* Dustin Lynch – lead vocals *

– vocals (track 2) *

– vocals (track 6) *

– vocals (track 9) * Nir Z – drums * Aaron Sterling – drums * Jerry Flowers – bass guitar * Mark Hill – bass guitar *

Jimmie Lee Sloas Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass. History Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the popular ...

– bass guitar * Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar * Devin Malone – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin * Derek Wells – electric guitar * Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar, acoustic guitar * Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar * Josh Matheny – dobro, acoustic guitar * Justin Ebach – acoustic guitar, programming, background vocals * Scotty Sanders – dobro, pedal steel guitar * Jenee Fleenor – fiddle * Will Weatherly – programming, keyboards, acoustic guitar *

– producer, programming, keyboards, background vocals, percussion *

Sarah Buxton Sarah Jane Buxton (born July 3, 1980) is an American country music singer formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records. Between 2006 and 2008, she issued three singles from an extended play titled '' Almost My Record'', in addition t ...

– background vocals * Ben Caver – background vocals * Jeff Hyde – background vocals * Bryce Cain – digital editing * Jim Cooley – mixing * Zach Kuhlman – mixing assistant * Andrew Mendelson – mastering * Scott Johnson – production manager

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Dustin Lynch 2022 albums Albums produced by Zach Crowell BBR Music Group albums Dustin Lynch albums