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Brand New Man

{{About|the Brooks & Dunn album|the title song|Brand New Man (song)}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Brand New Man

| type = studio

| artist = Brooks & Dunn

| cover = BrandNewMan.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 13, 1991

| recorded = 1990–1991

| venue =

| studio = Tree Studio, Midtown Tone & Volume and SoundShop Recording Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)

| genre = Country

| length = 32:51

| label = Arista

| producer = {{hlist|Don Cook|Scott Hendricks}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Hard Workin' Man

| next_year = 1993

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Brand New Man

| type = Studio

| single1 = Brand New Man

| single1date = June 10, 1991

| single2 = My Next Broken Heart

| single2date = September 30, 1991

| single3 = Neon Moon

| single3date = February 24, 1992

| single4 = Boot Scootin' Boogie

| single4date = May 25, 1992

| single5 = Lost and Found

| single5date = September 14, 1992

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Gioffre |first=Daniel |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r123489 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Brand New Man Brooks & Dunn |website=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=June 14, 2012}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = C{{cite magazine|author=Alanna Nash |url=https://ew.com/article/1991/11/01/brand-new-man/ |title=Brand New Man |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 1, 1991 |access-date=June 14, 2012}}

}}

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.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| total length =

| title1 = Brand New Man

| writer1 = Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Ronnie Dunn

| length1 = 2:58

| title2 = My Next Broken Heart

| writer2 = Brooks, Dunn, Cook

| length2 = 2:55

| title3 = Cool Drink of Water

| writer3 = Brooks, Cook

| length3 = 3:05

| title4 = Cheating on the Blues

| writer4 = Brooks, Cook, Chick Rains

| length4 = 2:51

| title5 = Neon Moon

| writer5 = Dunn

| length5 = 4:20

| title6 = Lost and Found

| writer6 = Brooks, Cook

| length6 = 3:47

| title7 = I've Got a Lot to Learn

| writer7 = Brooks, Dunn, Cook

| length7 = 2:54

| title8 = Boot Scootin' Boogie

| writer8 = Dunn

| length8 = 3:17

| title9 = I'm No Good

| writer9 = Brooks, Cook

| length9 = 3:08

| title10 = Still in Love with You

| writer10 = Brooks, Dunn, Cook

| length10 = 3:35

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1991–1992)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Canadian Country Albums (RPM)

| 5

{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=Brooks & Dunn|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 5, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|3|artist=Brooks & Dunn|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 5, 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1992)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2021|archive-date=January 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124032732/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/the-billboard-200|url-status=dead}}

| 42

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024927/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/top-country-albums|url-status=dead}}

| 8

scope="col"| Chart (1993)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2021|archive-date=January 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124023932/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/the-billboard-200|url-status=dead}}

| 34

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906022244/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-country-albums|url-status=dead}}

| 7

scope="col"| Chart (1994)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024501/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-country-albums|url-status=dead}}

| 27

scope="col"| Chart (1995)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024706/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-country-albums|url-status=dead}}

| 49

scope="col"| Chart (1996)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024843/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-country-albums|url-status=dead}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Brand New Man|artist=Brooks and Dunn|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1991|certyear=1995|accessdate=August 14, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Brand New Man|artist=Brooks & Dunn|award=Platinum|number=7|relyear=1991|certyear=2024|accessdate=August 14, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

Personnel

;Brooks & Dunn

;Additional musicians

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite AV media notes |title=Brand New Man |others=Brooks & Dunn |year=1991 |publisher=Arista Records |id=ARCD 8658}}

{{Brooks & Dunn}}

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Category:1991 debut albums

Category:Brooks & Dunn albums

Category:Arista Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Don Cook

Category:Albums produced by Scott Hendricks

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