Fun (Garth Brooks album)
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| Released | November 20, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 49:30 | |||
| Label | Pearl | |||
| Producer | Garth Brooks | |||
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Fun is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. Announced in 2018, the album experienced production delays and its release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually culminating in a release date of November 20, 2020.[1] The lead single, "All Day Long", was released on June 19, 2018, followed by a second single, "Stronger Than Me", on November 19, 2018. The third single, "Dive Bar", a duet featuring Blake Shelton, was released on June 18, 2019. A selection of seven tracks were available for streaming via Amazon Music prior to the album's release.[2]
Track listing
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Road I’m On" | Randall King, Garth Brooks | 3:26 |
| 2. | "That’s What Cowboys Do" | John Martin, Mitch Rossell, Brooks | 3:33 |
| 3. | "All Day Long" | Bryan Kennedy, Rossell, Brooks | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Shallow (with Trisha Yearwood)" | Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Dive Bar (with Blake Shelton)" | Rossell, Kennedy, Brooks | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Amen" | Bobby Terry, Matt Rossi, Brooks | 3:29 |
| 7. | "The Courage of Love" | Martin, Brooks | 4:08 |
| 8. | "I Can Be Me With You" | Benita Hill, Amanda Colleen Williams | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Message in a Bottle" | Jenny Yates, Brooks | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Stronger Than Me" | Rossi, Terry | 3:30 |
| 11. | "(A Hard Way to Make An) Easy Livin’" | Rossi, Terry | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Where the Cross Don’t Burn (featuring Charley Pride)" | Troy Jones, Phil Thomas | 4:02 |
| 13. | "–" | – | 0:04 |
| 14. | "Party Gras (The Mardi Gras Song)" | Rossi, Brooks | 2:58 |
| 15. | "(Sometimes You’ve Got to Die To) Live Again" | Gabe Dixon, Wayne Kirkpatrick | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 49:30 | ||
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[4]
- Sam Bacco - percussion
- Robert Bailey - background vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Garth Brooks - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Dennis Burnside - horn arrangements, string arrangements
- David Campbell - horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Gabe Dixon - keyboards, piano
- Jason Eskridge - background vocals
- Kim Fleming - background vocals
- Carl Gorodetzky - string contractor
- Barry Green - string contractor
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Vicki Hampton - background vocals
- Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Steve Mackey - bass guitar
- Blair Masters - keyboards, piano
- Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle
- Joey Miskulin - accordion
- Wendy Moten - background vocals
- Billy Panda - acoustic guitar
- Charley Pride - duet vocals on "Where the Cross Don't Burn"
- Blake Shelton - duet vocals on "Dive Bar"
- Milton Sledge - drums, percussion
- Caitlyn Smith - background vocals
- Bobby Terry - acoustic guitar
- Bobby Wood - keyboards, piano
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Trisha Yearwood - background vocals, duet vocals on "Shallow"
Horns: Roy Agee, Jeff Bailey, Jimmy Bowland, Mark Douthit, Barry Green, Michael Haynes, Sam Levine, Doug Moffet, Steve Patrick
Strings: David Angell, Monisa Angell, Carrie Bailey, Kevin Bate, Jenny Bifano, Bruce Christensen, Janet Darnell, David Davidson, Eleonore Denig, Connie Ellisor, Quentin Flowers, Anthony LaMarchina, Betsy Lamb, Zoya Leybin, Carole Rabinowitz-Neune, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Katherine Vanosdale, Kris Wilkinson, Karen Winklemann
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[5] | 42 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 7 |
References
- ^ Kruh, Nancy. "Garth Brooks Reveals the Cover to His 'FUN' Album — but Why Is This Man Not Smiling?". People. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph. "Garth Brooks Readies New Album 'Fun' and Concert Set 'Triple Live Deluxe'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fun - Garth Brooks | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Fun (CD booklet). Garth Brooks. Pearl Records. 2020. 1879-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
