Fun (Garth Brooks album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Fun
| type = studio
| artist = Garth Brooks
| cover = Fun (Garth Brooks album).jpeg
| released = November 20, 2020
| alt =
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Allentown Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = Country
| length = 49:30
| label = Pearl
| producer = Garth Brooks
| prev_title = Triple Live
| prev_year = 2018
| year = 2020
| next_title = Time Traveler
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Fun
| type = studio
| single1 = All Day Long
| single1date = June 19, 2018
| single2 = Stronger Than Me
| single2date = November 19, 2018
| single3 = Dive Bar
| single3date = June 18, 2019
| single4 = Shallow
| single4date = December 1, 2020
| single5 = That's What Cowboys Do
| single5date = June 29, 2021}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Fun - Garth Brooks {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fun-mw0003441087|website=AllMusic|access-date=6 December 2020}}
| noprose = yes
}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Kruh |first1=Nancy |title=Garth Brooks Reveals the Cover to His 'FUN' Album — but Why Is This Man Not Smiling? |url=https://people.com/country/garth-brooks-reveals-fun-album-cover/ |publisher=People |access-date=20 October 2020}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Hudak |first1=Joseph |title=Garth Brooks Readies New Album 'Fun' and Concert Set 'Triple Live Deluxe' |date=19 October 2020 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/garth-brooks-fun-album-release-date-1077471/ |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=20 October 2020}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
|headline=Fun track listing
| total_length = 49:30
| title1 = The Road I’m On
| writer1 = Randall King, Garth Brooks
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = That's What Cowboys Do
| writer2 = John Martin, Mitch Rossell, Brooks
| length2 = 3:33
| title3 = All Day Long
| writer3 = Bryan Kennedy, Rossell, Brooks
| length3 = 3:07
| title4 = Shallow
|note4 = with Trisha Yearwood
| writer4 = Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt
| length4 = 3:41
| title5 = Dive Bar
|note5 = with Blake Shelton
| writer5 = Rossell, Kennedy, Brooks
| length5 = 2:36
| title6 = Amen
| writer6 = Bobby Terry, Matt Rossi, Brooks
| length6 = 3:29
| title7 = The Courage of Love
| writer7 = Martin, Brooks
| length7 = 4:08
| title8 = I Can Be Me With You
| writer8 = Benita Hill, Amanda Colleen Williams
| length8 = 3:00
| title9 = Message in a Bottle
| writer9 = Jenny Yates, Brooks
| length9 = 4:49
| title10 = Stronger Than Me
| writer10 = Rossi, Terry
| length10 = 3:30
| title11 = (A Hard Way to Make An) Easy Livin’
| writer11 = Rossi, Terry
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = Where the Cross Don’t Burn
|note12 = featuring Charley Pride
| writer12 = Troy Jones, Phil Thomas
| length12 = 4:02
| title13 = –
| writer13 = –
| length13 = 0:04
| title14 = Party Gras (The Mardi Gras Song)
| writer14 = Rossi, Brooks
| length14 = 2:58
| title15 = (Sometimes You’ve Got to Die To) Live Again
| writer15 = Gabe Dixon, Wayne Kirkpatrick
| length15 = 3:15
}}
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Fun |others=Garth Brooks |year=2020 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Pearl Records |id=1879-2}}
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- 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"
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance of Fun ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|42|artist=Garth Brooks|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|7|artist=Garth Brooks|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Fun ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2021}}
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References
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