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Killed the Cowboy

Killed the Cowboy is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Dustin Lynch, released on September 29, 2023, through Broken Bow Records. It was preceded by the release of the title track on September 8, 2023. Lynch co-wrote five of the 12 tracks on the album, which was primarily produced by Zach Crowell.

Background

The album was called Lynch's most "relentlessly honest and self-inquisitive project to date" and lyrically addresses why Lynch has not "settled down and gotten married yet" and questions "what it means [for Lynch] to still be single in his late 30s". The title track lyrically talks about a woman having broken Lynch's heart as having "killed the cowboy". Lynch stated that he hoped the album would reach "single people of the world and lift them up, to let them know that you don't have to live a 'normal' life to still be happy in your own skin".

Track listing

Note

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Dustin Lynch – lead vocals
  • Zach Crowell – production, additional recording, programming, keyboards, background vocals
  • Ben Johnson – production on "Honky Tonk Heartbreaker", programming, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Ben Phillips – production on "Chevrolet", programming, keyboards
  • Kyle Fishman – production on "Only Girl in This Town"
  • Nick Autry – recording
  • Zach Wills – recording assistance
  • Zach Kuhlman – recording assistance, mixing assistance
  • Jacob Durrett – background vocals recording on "Only Girl in This Town"
  • Jim Cooley – mixing
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Scott Johnson – production management
  • Nir Z – drums
  • Aaron Sterling – drums
  • Mark Hill – bass
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar
  • Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
  • Devin Malone – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • Chase McGill – acoustic guitar, Dobro
  • Jenee Fleenor – fiddle
  • Scotty Sanders – pedal steel
  • Devin Dawson – background vocals
  • Ben Caver – background vocals
  • Jordan Reynolds – background vocals
  • Madeline Merlo – background vocals
  • Brent Anderson – background vocals
  • Alysse Gafkjen – photography
  • Brad Hersh – design

Charts

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