Spring Break...Checkin' Out
Spring Break...Checkin' Out is the seventh extended play (EP) from American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on March 10, 2015, by Capitol Nashville as the last entry in Bryan's Spring Break collection. The EP is available in a full version, featuring five new tracks ("My Ol' Bronco", "Games", "Spring Breakdown", "Checkin' Out", "You and the Beach") in addition to the six from previous EP Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever (2014), or a 5-song version, featuring only the new tracks. Two songs from the extended play — "Games" and "Spring Breakdown" — were released as promotional singles. As of March 2015, the former and latter have each sold 54,000 and 31,000 copies in the US. The album debuted in the US at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, his fifth chart leader on the latter.
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| Released | March 10, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Jeff Stevens | |||
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Spring Break...Checkin' Out is the seventh extended play (EP) from American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on March 10, 2015, by Capitol Nashville as the last entry in Bryan's Spring Break collection.[1] The EP is available in a full version, featuring five new tracks ("My Ol' Bronco", "Games", "Spring Breakdown", "Checkin' Out", "You and the Beach") in addition to the six from previous EP Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever (2014),[2][3] or a 5-song version, featuring only the new tracks.[4]
Two songs from the extended play — "Games" and "Spring Breakdown" — were released as promotional singles. As of March 2015, the former and latter have each sold 54,000 and 31,000 copies in the US.[5] The album debuted in the US at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, his fifth chart leader on the latter.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Country Weekly | C+[8] |
Giving it 3 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "Sonically, the songs from the sixth and seventh EPs intertwine nicely — it's all bright and cheerful, sounding warm and open-hearted even in the shadow of the production's excessive gleam — but, appropriately enough, all the new songs find Bryan looking back over his shoulder at all the fun he's had over the years… Nevertheless, it's those five songs [from the five-song version] that provide a nice farewell to Bryan's time as the ringleader of Spring Break, and it's good to see that he's chosen to bring this era to a tidy close instead of letting it slip into memory."[7] Bob Paxman of Country Weekly rated the album "C+", saying that "There is nothing remotely timeless about them…the songs are meant to speak to the moment, and the lyrics…reflect that." He thought that "Games" was the only song that "has any real meat to it", and praised the production, "which allows Luke plenty of space to operate."[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Ol' Bronco" | 3:13 | |
| 2. | "Games" |
| 2:56 |
| 3. | "She Get Me High" |
| 3:37 |
| 4. | "Spring Breakdown" |
| 3:46 |
| 5. | "Good Lookin' Girl" |
| 3:43 |
| 6. | "Checkin' Out" | 3:31 | |
| 7. | "You and the Beach" |
| 3:18 |
| 8. | "Night One" |
| 3:54 |
| 9. | "Like We Ain't Ever" |
| 3:18 |
| 10. | "The Sand I Brought to the Beach" |
| 3:26 |
| 11. | "Are You Leaving with Him" |
| 3:24 |
| Total length: | 38:06 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Ol' Bronco" |
| 3:13 |
| 2. | "Games" |
| 2:56 |
| 3. | "You and the Beach" |
| 3:18 |
| 4. | "Checkin' Out" |
| 3:31 |
| 5. | "Spring Breakdown" |
| 3:46 |
| Total length: | 16:44 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Luke Bryan — lead vocals
- Perry Coleman — background vocals
- J.T. Corenflos — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Kenny Greenberg — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Greg Morrow — drums, drum loops, percussion
- Danny Radar — banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar
- Mike Rojas — Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer
- Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitar
- Jeff Stevens — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar, background vocals, producer
- Jody Stevens — programming, synthesizer
- Ilya Toshinsky — acoustic guitar, guitjo
Chart performance
[edit]Spring Break…Checkin' Out debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts for the week ending of March 28, 2015, with 88,000 copies sold,[9] or 106,000 units, including track and streaming equivalent albums.[6] The album has sold 245,800 copies as of July 2015.[10]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Vinson, Christina (January 21, 2015). "Luke Bryan Announces 2015 Kick the Dust Up Tour, Final Spring Break Shows". The Boot. Taste of Country. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Gayle. "Luke Bryan Shares Track Listing, Cover Art for Final 'Spring Break' Album Read More: Luke Bryan Shares Details of Final 'Spring Break' Album". The Boot. Taste of Country. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ a b "Spring Break...Checkin' Out Luke Bryan". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Spring Break...Checkin' Out (5 Song) - EP Luke Bryan". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 11, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of March 11, 2015". Roughstock. Cheri Media. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (March 18, 2015). "'Empire,' Madonna and Luke Bryan Debut in Top Three on Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Spring Break... Checkin' Out review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Paxman, Bob (March 23, 2015). "Reviews". Country Weekly. 22 (12): 66. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ^ Matt Bjorke (March 18, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For March 18, 2015". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 22, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report for July 22, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Spring Break...Checkin' Out". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
