Fun (Garth Brooks album)

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Fun
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2020
Studio Allentown Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length49:30
Label Pearl
Producer Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks chronology
Triple Live
(2018)
Fun
(2020)
Time Traveler
(2023)
Singles from Fun
  1. "All Day Long"
    Released: June 19, 2018
  2. "Stronger Than Me"
    Released: November 19, 2018
  3. "Dive Bar"
    Released: June 18, 2019
  4. "Shallow"
    Released: December 1, 2020
  5. "That's What Cowboys Do"
    Released: June 29, 2021
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Fun is the eleventh 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. [2] 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. The fourth single, "Shallow", a duet featuring Trisha Yearwood, was released on December 1, 2020. The fifth single, "That's What Cowboys Do" was released on June 29, 2021. A selection of seven tracks were available for streaming via Amazon Music prior to the album's release. [3]

Contents

Track listing

Fun track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Road I’m On"Randall King, Garth Brooks 3:26
2."That's What Cowboys Do"John Martin, Mitch Rossell, Brooks3:33
3."All Day Long"Bryan Kennedy, Rossell, Brooks3:07
4."Shallow" (with Trisha Yearwood) Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt 3:41
5."Dive Bar" (with Blake Shelton)Rossell, Kennedy, Brooks2:36
6."Amen"Bobby Terry, Matt Rossi, Brooks3:29
7."The Courage of Love"Martin, Brooks4:08
8."I Can Be Me With You"Benita Hill, Amanda Colleen Williams3:00
9."Message in a Bottle"Jenny Yates, Brooks4:49
10."Stronger Than Me"Rossi, Terry3:30
11."(A Hard Way to Make An) Easy Livin’"Rossi, Terry3:44
12."Where the Cross Don’t Burn" (featuring Charley Pride)Troy Jones, Phil Thomas4:02
13."–"0:04
14."Party Gras (The Mardi Gras Song)"Rossi, Brooks2:58
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]

Charts

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