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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 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]
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 |
Adapted from liner notes. [4]
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