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Song Listing
| Track Listing 1. A Man This Lonely 2. Ain't Nothing 'Bout You 3. Believe 4. Boot Scootin' Boogie 5. Brand New Man 6. Cowgirls Don't Cry (w/Reba) 7. He's Got You 8. Hillbilly Deluxe 9. Honky Tonk Stomp 10. How Long Gone 11. Husbands & Wives 12. I Am That Man 13. If You See Him/If You See Her (W/Reba) 14. Indian Summer 15. It's Getting Better All The Time 16. Little Miss Honky Tonk 17. Lost And Found 18. My Maria 19. My Next Broken Heart 20. Neon Moon 21. Only In America 22. Play Something Country 23. Red Dirt Road 24. Rock My World (Little Country Girl) 25. She Used To Be Mine 26. She's Not The Cheatin' Kind 27. That Ain't No Way To Go 28. The Long Goodbye 29. We'll Burn That Bridge (When We Get There) 30. You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Gone) |
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar); Billy Gibbons (electric guitar, background vocals); Kenny Greenberg, J.T. Corenflos, Bryan Sutton (electric guitar); Gary Morse (steel guitar); Tim Lauer (keyboards); Lonnie Wilson, Shawn Fichter (drums); Wes Hightower (background vocals). |
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Audio Mixers: Jeff Balding; Joe Hardy. |
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Liner Note Author: Judy Forde-Blair. |
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Photographer: Russ Harrington. |
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Three weeks before the release of this double-disc best-of-and-then-some collection, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who as Brooks & Dunn were one of the most successful duos in country music history, decided to call it a day after 19 years, 40 singles (half of which topped the country charts), ten studio albums, and a slew of awards. As far as the industry was concerned, they went out on top. #1s... AND THEN SOME contains 30 tracks spread over two discs and includes two new songs. Disc One opens with Ronnie Dunn and Terry McBride's barroom/stadium rock killer "Honky Tonk Stomp," which features special guest guitar blazer Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, and Disc Two opens with the pair's own "Indian Summer," a midtempo ballad that's as fine a summation of their collective career as listeners are likely to get. Dozens of familiar cuts are here, from B & D's first smash "Boot Scootin' Boogie" to the gorgeous cover of B.W. Stevenson's "My Maria" plus a slew of other hits and B-side--including "Cowgirls Don't Cry" and "If You See Him/If You See Her," both with Reba McEntire. While it's true that many of these tracks have been collected on the two previous hits collections, this is the first time that all the Number Ones have been in one place, and it's the best argument there is for the legacy they leave behind. |
Producer: Don Cook; Kix Brooks; Mark Wright; Ronnie Dunn; Scott Hendricks; Tim DuBois |
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Engineer: Jeff Balding; Chip Matthews |
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Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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On, Pickin' |
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Pickin' On |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 09/08/2009 |
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Original Release Date : 2009 |
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Catalog ID : 749922 |
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Label : Arista |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00886974992226 |
Professional Reviews
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his best-of proves the almost metronomic consistency of their rolling, revved-up honky-tonk."
Bio
Brooks & DunnThe undisputed kings of the '90s line-dancing craze, Brooks & Dunn are not only the biggest-selling duo in country music history, they've also sold more records than any other duo period, save for Simon & Garfunkel. Ronnie Dunn was the quietly intense singer with the soulful voice, while Kix Brooks played the part of the high-energy showman. Neither had been able to break through as a solo act, but together they hit upon a winning formula of rambunctious, rocked-up honky tonk with punchy, danceable beats, and alternated those cuts with smooth, pop-tinged ballads. The combination made them one of the most popular country artists of the '90s, and they were still going strong as the new millennium dawned.
With such a consistent track record, Brooks & Dunn were perhaps due for the inevitable slip, and 1999's Tight Rope was the closest thing to a commercial misstep they'd ever recorded. Despite some chance-taking in the production and the cover of rocker John Waite's ballad "Missing You," other parts of the album found their formula wearing thin. The record produced only one Top Ten hit in "You'll Always Be Loved by Me," and failed to even go gold.
Faced with a downturn in their sales, Brooks & Dunn spent more time crafting their next album, 2001's Steers and Stripes. It helped restore their commercial fortunes with a trio of chart-topping singles: "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You," "Only in America," and "The Long Goodbye." The following year, the duo issued their first holiday album, It Won't Be Christmas Without You. The duo pushed the envelope even further with 2003's Red Dirt Road, a song cycle that served as both a biography and a tribute to their roots and upbringing. The rowdy Hillbilly Deluxe, a Top Ten hit, followed in 2005, with 2007 bringing Cowboy Town, released on Arista Records.
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