Ronnie Dunn (album)

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Ronnie Dunn
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Studio album by
Ronnie Dunn
ReleasedJune 7, 2011
Genre
Length43:43
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Dunn chronology
Ronnie Dunn
(2011)		 Peace, Love, and Country Music
(2014)
Singles from Ronnie Dunn
  1. "Bleed Red"
    Released: January 31, 2011
  2. "Cost of Livin'"
    Released: June 27, 2011
  3. "Let the Cowboy Rock"
    Released: January 16, 2012
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Ronnie Dunn is the debut solo studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Dunn. It was released on June 7, 2011, by Arista Nashville. The album was Dunn's first release of solo music in nearly 25 years; he released three singles in the 1980s without issuing an album.

Contents

The album's first single, "Bleed Red", was released to country music radio on January 31, 2011, and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. A second single, "Cost of Livin'", was scheduled to be released to radio on June 27, 2011, but the single entered the country chart two weeks before its release, debuting at number 56.

Background

Ronnie Dunn is Dunn's first solo music in 25 years and appeared less than a year after his split as one-half of Brooks & Dunn. [2] Dunn wrote or co-wrote nine of the album's twelve tracks. "Bleed Red", the first single, was not one of them.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Singer In a Cowboy Band" Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman 3:31
2."I Don't Dance"Dunn, David Lee Murphy, Wiseman3:49
3."Your Kind of Love" Maile Misajon, Jeremy Stover 3:35
4."How Far to Waco"Dunn, Terry McBride 3:27
5."Once"Jamie Floyd, Phillip LaRue, Pete Sallis3:43
6."Cost of Livin'"Phillip Coleman, Dunn4:10
7."Bleed Red"Andrew Dorff, Tommy Lee James 3:49
8."Last Love I'm Tryin'"Dunn4:07
9."Let the Cowboy Rock"Dunn, Dallas Davidson 2:55
10."I Can't Help Myself"Dunn, McBride3:43
11."I Just Get Lonely"Dunn3:17
12."Love Owes Me One"Dunn, McBride, Bobby Pinson 3:37
iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
13."Boots And Diamonds"3:28
14."King of All Things Lonesome"3:50
Cracker Barrel Special Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love My Country" (previously unreleased)Dunn, McBride, Pinson3:10
2."Singer In a Cowboy Band"Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman3:31
3."I Don't Dance"Dunn, David Lee Murphy, Wiseman3:49
4."Your Kind of Love"Maile Misajon, Jeremy Stover3:35
5."How Far to Waco"Dunn, Terry McBride3:27
6."Once"Jamie Floyd, Philip LaRue, Pete Sallis3:43
7."Cost of Livin'"Phillip Coleman, Dunn4:10
8."Bleed Red"Andrew Dorff, Tommy Lee James3:49
9."Last Love I'm Tryin'"Dunn4:07
10."Let the Cowboy Rock"Dunn, Dallas Davidson2:55
11."I Can't Help Myself"Dunn, McBride3:43
12."I Just Get Lonely"Dunn3:17
13."Love Owes Me One"Dunn, McBride, Pinson3:37
14."Keep On Lovin' You" (previously unreleased)Dunn, McBride3:16

Personnel

Chart performance

Ronnie Dunn debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top Country Albums, selling 45,000 copies in the U.S. [3] Up to August 2016, the album had sold 266,000 copies in the US. [4]

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country
[10] 		US
[11] 		CAN
[12]
2011"Bleed Red"106267
"Cost of Livin'"1986—
2012"Let the Cowboy Rock"31——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ronnie Dunn review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ Erin Duvall (April 22, 2011). "Ronnie Dunn Album Cover & Track List Revealed". The Boot. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Adele Reclaims No. 1 on Billboard 200, Book of Mormon Makes History". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ronnie Dunn Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ronnie Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ronnie Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ronnie Dunn Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Ronnie Dunn Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Ronnie Dunn Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 22, 2011.

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