Gunslinger is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on November 25, 2016 by Pearl Records. The album's lead single, "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance", was released on October 13, 2016.
Reception
The album has been given a Metacritic score of 65 based on 5 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.
The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 19,000 copies in its first week as a standalone album. The album has sold 146,700 copies in the US as of March 2018.
A Walmart exclusive that bundled Christmas Together with Gunslinger was released the week before the album itself was released, and debuted at No. 14 on the Top 10 Country Albums chart with 6,600 copies sold. This bundle reached No. 3 on that chart, selling 23,000 copies in the second week.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from AllMusic:
Vocals Garth Brooks – vocals Karyn Rochelle – backing vocals Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals
Musicians Roy Agee – horns Sam Bacco – drums, percussion Jeff Bailey – horns Preston Bailey – horns Eddie Bayers – drums and percussion Bruce Bouton – steel guitar Jimmy Bowland – horns Dennis Burnside – horn arrangements and conductor David Campbell – string arrangements Mike Chapman – bass guitar Mark Douthit – horns Barry Green – horns Kenny Greenberg – acoustic and electric guitars Rob Hajacos – fiddle Mike Haynes – horns Prentiss Hobbs – horns Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar Chris McDonald – horns Blair Masters – keyboards Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle Doug Moffett – horns Brian Frasier-Moore – drums and percussion Billy Panda – acoustic guitar Steve Patrick – horns Danny Rader – bouzouki, mandolin Mitch Rossell – acoustic guitar on "Ask Me How I Know" Robbie Shankle – horns Milton Sledge – drums and percussion Eric Smith – bass guitar Denis Solee – horns Bobby Wood – keyboards Bob Wray – bass guitar Nashville String Machine – strings
Technical personnel Matthew "Buster" Allen – engineer Don Cobb – mastering Eric Conn – mastering John Kelton – engineer Mark Miller – mixing, producer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) 9
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 57
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country 2016 "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance" 29 15 — 23 2017 "Ask Me How I Know" 13 1 71 30
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