Brand New Man Explained

Brand New Man
Type:	studio
Artist:	Brooks & Dunn
Cover:	BrandNewMan.jpg
Released:	August 13, 1991
Recorded:	1990–1991
Studio:	Tree Studio, Midtown Tone & Volume and SoundShop Recording Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre:	Country
Length:	32:51
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Don Cook Scott Hendricks
Next Title:	Hard Workin' Man
Next Year:	1993

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 produced 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"; in addition, "Lost and Found" peaked at No. 6. The album was certified 7× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of seven million copies.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Billboard 200^[1]	42
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	8
Chart (1993)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	34
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	7
Chart (1994)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	27
Chart (1995)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	49
Chart (1996)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	57

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

References

Brand New Man . Brooks & Dunn . 1991 . Arista Records . ARCD 8658.

Notes and References

Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. July 5, 2021. January 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124032732/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/the-billboard-200. dead.
Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. July 5, 2021. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024927/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/top-country-albums. dead.
Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. July 5, 2021. January 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124023932/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/the-billboard-200. dead.
Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. July 5, 2021. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906022244/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-country-albums. dead.
Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994. Billboard. July 5, 2021. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024501/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-country-albums. dead.
Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. July 5, 2021. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024706/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-country-albums. dead.
Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. July 5, 2021. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024843/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-country-albums. dead.