2020 studio album by Garth Brooks
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Fun is the eleventh 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.[2] 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.[3]
Track listing [ edit ] Fun track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "The Road I’m On" Randall King, Garth Brooks 3:26 2. "That's What Cowboys Do " John Martin, Mitch Rossell, Brooks 3:33 3. "All Day Long " Bryan Kennedy, Rossell, Brooks 3:07 4. "Shallow " (with Trisha Yearwood ) Lady Gaga , Mark Ronson , Anthony Rossomando , Andrew Wyatt 3:41 5. "Dive Bar " (with Blake Shelton ) Rossell, Kennedy, Brooks 2:36 6. "Amen" Bobby Terry, Matt Rossi, Brooks 3:29 7. "The Courage of Love" Martin, Brooks 4:08 8. "I Can Be Me With You" Benita Hill, Amanda Colleen Williams 3:00 9. "Message in a Bottle" Jenny Yates, Brooks 4:49 10. "Stronger Than Me " Rossi, Terry 3:30 11. "(A Hard Way to Make An) Easy Livin’" Rossi, Terry 3:44 12. "Where the Cross Don’t Burn" (featuring Charley Pride ) Troy Jones, Phil Thomas 4:02 13. "–" – 0:04 14. "Party Gras (The Mardi Gras Song)" Rossi, Brooks 2:58 15. "(Sometimes You’ve Got to Die To) Live Again" Gabe Dixon , Wayne Kirkpatrick 3:15 Total length: 49:30
Personnel [ edit ] 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" Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
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