Kix Brooks is the self-titled debut solo studio album by American country music artist Kix Brooks. It was released on Capitol Nashville in 1989, a year before he joined Ronnie Dunn to form the duo Brooks & Dunn. The album was re-released in 1993 on compact disc via Liberty Records. It includes the single "Sacred Ground," which was a minor hits for Brooks on the country charts, and a new version of "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down", which was originally released as a single in 1983.
"Sacred Ground" was later covered by McBride & the Ride on their 1992 album Sacred Ground. McBride & the Ride's version peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.
Track listing "Highways and Heartaches" (Kix Brooks, Chris Waters) - 4:05 "Way Up North Around Shreveport" (Brooks, Don Cook) - 2:45 "There's a Telephone Ringing" (Brooks, Alan Laney, Kyle Young) - 4:11 "She Does the Walk On By" (Brooks, Gary Nicholson) - 3:02 "The River" (Brooks, Russell Smith) - 3:13 "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down" (Brooks) - 3:02 "The Story of My Life" (Brooks, Roger Murrah) - 4:02 "Sacred Ground" (Brooks, Vernon Rust) - 2:51 "A Little Magic on My Mind" (Brooks, Lewis Anderson) - 3:07 "I'm On to You" (Brooks, Waters, Tom Shapiro) - 3:24 "The Last Rodeo" (Brooks, Wally Wilson) - 3:19
Personnel Kix Brooks - lead vocals, background vocals Sam Bush - mandolin Pat Jacobs - drums Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion Edgar Meyer - bowed bass Danny Milliner - bass guitar, background vocals Matt Rollings - accordion Brent Rowan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Dan Seals - background vocals Hassell Teekell - piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ Dennis Wilson - background vocals Wally Wilson - piano
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