Reboot | ||||
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Released | April 5, 2019 | |||
Studio | Starstruck Studios | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 47:22 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville | |||
Producer | Dann Huff (all tracks), Kacey Musgraves (track 4) | |||
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Reboot is the eleventh studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn, released on April 5, 2019, through Arista Nashville. The album features re-recorded versions of 12 of the duo's songs, done as collaborations with other country music artists. Reboot was produced by Dann Huff. It debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200.
The album includes twelve renditions of Brooks & Dunn's previous singles, each done with featured vocals from another country music artist. Regarding the creation of the album, duo member Kix Brooks said that "we didn’t do any production meetings about how we might cut these things", while Ronnie Dunn said that "Each artist came at it from a different angle", noting that Jon Pardi in particular did not want to make any musical alterations on "My Next Broken Heart". [1] The duo announced the track listing on February 21, after having released three of the album's tracks on social media: "My Next Broken Heart", along with "Brand New Man" with Luke Combs and "Believe" with Kane Brown. Dann Huff produced the entire album, with co-production from Kacey Musgraves on her rendition of "Neon Moon". The album is Brooks & Dunn's first studio release since 2007's Cowboy Town . [2]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album 3 out of 5 stars. His review praised the performances of Luke Combs, Brothers Osborne, Jon Pardi, and Midland as staying true to Brooks & Dunn's sounds, but criticized the performances of Brett Young, Kane Brown, and Thomas Rhett. He said of the latter that "These cuts aren't stumbles as much as confirmation that Brooks & Dunn may be a tad too old to learn new tricks, but the rest of Reboot proves that they're still adept at sounding big and burly nearly 30 years after their debut." [3] Jeffrey B. Remz of Country Standard Time gave a largely positive review toward the vocal performances of both Brooks & Dunn and the featured artists, but criticized Huff's production style, stating that "Modern beats aside at times, Brooks & Dunn give a generally welcome re-introduction of their songs with help from musicians who seem to have the right interpretation." [4] Dan McIntosh of Roughstock was largely positive toward the vocals of Brooks & Dunn, praising many of the vocal performances. His review compared Brothers Osborne's rendition of "Hard Workin' Man" to ZZ Top, while also comparing Pardi's version of "My Next Broken Heart" to Pardi's own work. He criticized the vocal performance and arrangement of "Ain't Nothing 'bout You", but thought that Cody Johnson's performance on "Red Dirt Road" was the strongest. [5]
Reboot debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums for the chart week of April 20, 2019. This is their first No. 1 on this chart in nearly 10 years since their greatest hits compilation Number 1s... and Then Some in 2009. It sold 21,000 in traditional album, 31,000 in equivalent album units. [6] The album has sold 70,200 copies in the United States as of February 2020. [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Featured artist | Length |
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1. | "Brand New Man" | Luke Combs | 3:11 | |
2. | "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" | Brett Young | 4:01 | |
3. | "My Next Broken Heart" |
| Jon Pardi | 3:06 |
4. | "Neon Moon" | Dunn | Kacey Musgraves | 4:38 |
5. | "Lost and Found" |
| Tyler Booth | 3:55 |
6. | "Hard Workin' Man" | Dunn | Brothers Osborne | 3:59 |
7. | "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" |
| Ashley McBryde | 4:19 |
8. | "My Maria" |
| Thomas Rhett | 3:30 |
9. | "Red Dirt Road" |
| Cody Johnson | 3:56 |
10. | "Boot Scootin' Boogie" | Dunn | Midland | 3:23 |
11. | "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" |
| LANCO | 4:12 |
12. | "Believe" |
| Kane Brown | 5:11 |
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Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo recording artists. Both members charted two solo singles apiece in the 1980s, with Brooks also releasing an album for Capitol Records in 1989 and writing hit singles for other artists.
If You See Him is the twenty-third album by American country singer/actress Reba McEntire released on June 2, 1998. The lead single was "If You See Him/If You See Her", a duet with Brooks & Dunn, which was concurrently released on Brooks & Dunn's corresponding album If You See Her; the song reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1998. "Forever Love", "Wrong Night" and "One Honest Heart" were all released as singles from the album as well, all of which reached Top 10 on the same chart.
If You See Her is the fifth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 1998 on Arista Nashville. The album featured five chart singles: "If You See Him/If You See Her", "How Long Gone", and "Husbands and Wives", all of which reached #1, plus "I Can't Get Over You" and "South of Santa Fe". This last song was the first single of Brooks & Dunn's career to miss Top 40 entirely, and was the last single to feature Kix Brooks on lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn. The album is a counterpart to Reba McEntire's album If You See Him, which shared the track "If You See Him/If You See Her". A bonus limited edition EP was made available when consumers bought both If You See Him and If You See Her at the same time. "Born and Raised in Black in White" is a cover of The Highwaymen song off their 1990 album, Highwayman 2.
Steers & Stripes is the seventh studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in April 2001 via Arista Nashville. The album produced five singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, of which the first three reached number one. "Ain't Nothing 'bout You", the first single, became the duo's biggest hit, not only spending six weeks at the top of the country chart, but also reaching No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also declared by Billboard as the number-one country song of 2001. Following it were "Only in America" and "The Long Goodbye". The last two singles were the No. 5 "My Heart Is Lost to You" and the No. 12 "Every River".
The Greatest Hits Collection is the first greatest hits compilation album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in 1997 on Arista Nashville, and it chronicles the greatest hits from their first four studio albums: 1991's Brand New Man, 1993's Hard Workin' Man, 1994's Waitin' on Sundown, and 1996's Borderline. The album also includes three new tracks, two of which were released as singles: "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You", which respectively reached #3 and #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. While the CD version is currently out of print, digital and streaming services carry it in their library. In 2004, a sequel, The Greatest Hits Collection II, was released.
Hard Workin' Man is the second studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Like its predecessor, Brand New Man, the album had a string of top 5 hits on the US Hot Country chart. Its singles were "Hard Workin' Man" (#4), "Rock My World " (#2), "She Used To Be Mine" (#1), "We'll Burn That Bridge" (#2), and "That Ain't No Way To Go" (#1). The album also featured a remixed dance version of the country number-one hit "Boot Scootin' Boogie", from the previous album.
"Boot Scootin' Boogie" is a song first recorded by the band Asleep at the Wheel for their 1990 album, Keepin' Me Up Nights. American country music duo Brooks & Dunn recorded a cover version, which was included on their 1991 debut album, Brand New Man. It originally served as the B-side to their second single, "My Next Broken Heart". It became the duo's fourth single release and fourth consecutive number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing is the fifth studio album by Australian country singer Keith Urban. It is his fourth album release in the United States, and his fifth for Capitol Nashville. The album was issued on 7 November 2006. It includes four singles with "Once in a Lifetime", "Stupid Boy", "I Told You So" and "Everybody", all of which were Top 10 hits on the Billboard country charts. The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA, CRIA, and ARIA. Urban produced the album with Dann Huff except for "Tu Compañía" and "Got It Right This Time", which Urban produced by himself. It won at the 2007 ARIA Music Awards for Best Country Album.
Greatest Hits: 18 Kids is a greatest hits album by Keith Urban, released on 20 November 2007 by Capitol Nashville. It contains 16 of Urban's hits as well as two new songs. Two versions of the album were released: a regular edition and a special edition; the second disc includes 12 music videos. Both versions use the radio edits of Urban's songs, except for "Somebody Like You." Also included is a cover of Steve Forbert's 1980 single "Romeo's Tune" and a re-recording of the non-single "Got It Right This Time", from his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.
#1s… and Then Some is the title of a two-disc compilation album released on September 8, 2009 by country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It is the duo's fifth greatest hits package. The package contains two new tracks that were both released as singles, "Indian Summer" and a collaboration with ZZ Top lead guitarist Billy Gibbons, "Honky Tonk Stomp". It is their last release before their five-year hiatus from 2010 to 2015.
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Sarah Buxton is the debut album by American country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Lyric Street Records. The album's only single, "Outside My Window," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a peak of number 23 in March 2010. The album also includes Buxton's previous three singles that were released on her extended-play, Almost My Record. As of April 2010, the album has sold nearly 30,000 copies.
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