Fun (Garth Brooks album)

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Fun
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Studio album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedNovember 20, 2020
GenreCountry
Length49:30
LabelPearl
ProducerGarth Brooks
Garth Brooks chronology
Triple Live
(2018) 		Fun
(2020)
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

Fun is the fourteenth 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.[1] 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.[2]

Track listing[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Road I’m On"Randall King, Garth Brooks3:26
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 Wyatt3:41
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 Kirkpatrick3:15
Total length:49:30

Personnel[]

Adapted from liner notes.[4]

  • Roy Agee – horns
  • David Angell – strings
  • Monisa Angell – strings
  • Sam Bacco – percussion
  • Jeff Bailey – horns
  • Robert Bailey – backing vocals
  • Carrie Bailey – strings
  • Kevin Bate – strings
  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Jenny Bifano – strings
  • Bruce Bouton – pedal steel and lap steel guitars
  • Garth Brooks – vocals, acoustic guitar, producer
  • Dennis Burnside – horn and string arrangements
  • David Campbell – horn and string arrangements
  • Bruce Christensen – strings
  • Janet Darnell – strings
  • David Davidson – strings
  • Eleonore Denig – strings
  • Gabe Dixon – keyboards, piano
  • Mark Douthit – horns
  • Jason Eskridge – backing vocals
  • Connie Ellisor – strings
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Quentin Flowers – strings
  • Barry Green – horns
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Michael Haynes – horns
  • Anthony LaMarchina – strings
  • Betsy Lamb – strings
  • Chris Leuzinger – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Sam Levine – horns
  • Zoya Leybin – strings
  • Steve Mackey – bass guitar
  • Blair Masters – keyboards and piano
  • Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle
  • Joey Miskulin – accordion
  • Doug Moffet – horns
  • Wendy Moten – backing vocals
  • Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
  • Steve Patrick – horns
  • Charley Pride – duet vocals on "Where the Cross Don't Burn"
  • Carole Rabinowitz-Neune – strings
  • Blake Shelton – duet vocals on "Dive Bar"
  • Milton Sledge – drums, percussion
  • Caitlyn Smith – backing vocals
  • Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar
  • Alan Umstead – strings
  • Cathy Umstead – strings
  • Mary Katherine Vanosdale – strings
  • Kris Wilkinson – strings
  • Karen Winklemann – strings
  • Bobby Wood – keyboards and piano
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar
  • Trisha Yearwood – background vocals, duet vocals on "Shallow"

Charts[]

Chart performance of Fun
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 42
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 7

References[]

  1. ^ Kruh, Nancy. "Garth Brooks Reveals the Cover to His 'FUN' Album — but Why Is This Man Not Smiling?". People. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ Hudak, Joseph. "Garth Brooks Readies New Album 'Fun' and Concert Set 'Triple Live Deluxe'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fun - Garth Brooks | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ Fun (CD booklet). Garth Brooks. Pearl Records. 2020. 1879-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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