Brand New Man
1991 studio album by Brooks & Dunn
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Brand New Man is the debut studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released on August 13, 1991, by Arista Records. Produced by Don Cook and Scott Hendricks, the album spawned four consecutive Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in "Brand New Man", "Boot Scootin' Boogie", "My Next Broken Heart", and "Neon Moon". Additionally, "Lost and Found" peaked at No. 6. The album was certified 7× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of seven million copies.
| Brand New Man | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 13, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Tree Studio, Midtown Tone & Volume and SoundShop Recording Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 32:51 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Brooks & Dunn chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Brand New Man | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[2] |
Musical style and composition
Brand New Man has been described as a honky-tonk,[3][4] neotraditional country record.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brand New Man" | 2:58 | |
| 2. | "My Next Broken Heart" |
| 2:55 |
| 3. | "Cool Drink of Water" |
| 3:05 |
| 4. | "Cheating on the Blues" |
| 2:51 |
| 5. | "Neon Moon" | Dunn | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Lost and Found" |
| 3:47 |
| 7. | "I've Got a Lot to Learn" |
| 2:54 |
| 8. | "Boot Scootin' Boogie" | Dunn | 3:17 |
| 9. | "I'm No Good" |
| 3:08 |
| 10. | "Still in Love with You" |
| 3:35 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Country Albums (RPM) | 5 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 10 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 42 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] | 8 |
| Chart (1993) | Position |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 34 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] | 7 |
| Chart (1994) | Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] | 27 |
| Chart (1995) | Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 49 |
| Chart (1996) | Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] | 57 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[15] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
- Brooks & Dunn
- Kix Brooks – lead and backing vocals
- Ronnie Dunn – lead and backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Mike Chapman – bass guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano, keyboards
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
