Brand New Man is the debut studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released on August 13, 1991, by Arista Records. Produced by Don Cook and Scott Hendricks, the album spawned four consecutive Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in "Brand New Man", "Boot Scootin' Boogie", "My Next Broken Heart", and "Neon Moon". Additionally, "Lost and Found" peaked at No. 6. The album was certified 7× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of seven million copies.
Musical style and composition Brand New Man has been described as a honky-tonk, neotraditional country record.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1991–1992) Peakposition Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 5
Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Billboard 200 42 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 8 Chart (1993) Position US Billboard 200 34 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 7 Chart (1994) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 27 Chart (1995) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 49 Chart (1996) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 57
Certifications
Personnel
Brooks & Dunn Kix Brooks – lead and backing vocals Ronnie Dunn – lead and backing vocals
Additional musicians Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, mandolin Mike Chapman – bass guitar Rob Hajacos – fiddle John Barlow Jarvis – piano, keyboards Brent Mason – electric guitar John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals Harry Stinson – backing vocals Dennis Wilson – backing vocals Lonnie Wilson – drums Glenn Worf – bass guitar
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