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Brooks & Dunn
"#1's And Then Some"
© Arista Records
Year of Release: 2009
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track listing
Disc One:
Honky Tonk Stomp
Brand New Man
Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
Hillbilly Deluxe
How Long Gone
She's Not The
Cheatin' Kind
A Man This Lonely
Rock My World
(Little Country Girl)
Red Dirt Road
The Long Goodbye
You're Gonna Miss Me
When I'm Gone
If You See Him/
f You See Her
She Used To Be Mine
That Ain't No Way To Go
Boot Scootin' Boogie
Disc Two:
Indian Summer
Play Something Country
My Next Broken Heart
Cowgirls Don't Cry
Lost And Found
Little Miss Honky Tonk
It's Getting Better
All The Time
We'll Burn That Bridge
He's Got You
Only In America
I Am That Man
Husbands And Wives
Neon Moon
My Maria
Believe
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Brooks & Dunn
"#1's And Then Some"
If you're looking for "True Country," Brooks & Dunn is it. They have been together since 1991, and they recorded a total of 10 studio albums until
the year 2007. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn parted ways (on a good note), to go solo. In 2015 they reunited with Reba McEntire to tour. All of their
albums (with the exception of 2007's Cowboy Town achieved at least one (if not, more) #1 Country songs. From their Greatest Hits compilations,
was 2009's #1s... And Then Some. Like many artists, their compilations would include one or more unreleased tracks. Their Greatest Hits
Collection I and II did this, and those unreleased tracks reappeared on #1s... And Then Some. And, of course, there are some unreleased tracks
on this collection as well.
The best to say about this collection, is that every #1 song Brooks & Dunn achieved is here, and then some... My only complaint to say, is that the
track listing was not in chronological order. So therefore, we'll go through the songlist, with it's appropriate information:
Brooks & Dunn
#1's ... And Then Some |
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DISC TWO: |
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| Song Title | Album | Year | #1 ? |
Song Title | Album | Year | #1 ? |
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"Honky Tonk Stomp"
(featuring Billy Gibbons) |
(unreleased) |
2009 |
no |
"Indian Summer" |
(unreleased) |
2009 |
no |
| "Brand New Man" |
Brand New Man |
1991 |
yes |
"Play Something Country" |
Hillbilly Deluxe |
2005 |
yes |
| "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" |
Steers And Stripes |
2001 |
yes |
"My Next Broken Heart" |
Brand New Man |
1991 |
yes |
| "Hillbilly Deluxe" |
Hillbilly Deluxe |
2006 |
no |
"Cowgirls Don't Cry"
(featuring Reba McEntire) |
Cowboy Town |
2008 |
no |
| "How Long Gone" |
If You See Her |
1998 |
yes |
"Lost And Found" |
Brand New Man |
1992 |
no |
| "She's Not The Cheatin' Kind" |
Waitin' On Sundown |
1994 |
yes |
"Little Miss Honky Tonk" |
Waitin' On Sundown |
1995 |
yes |
| "A Man This Lonely" |
Borderline |
1996 |
yes |
"It's Getting Better All The Time" |
The Greatest Hits Collection II |
2004 |
yes |
| "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" |
Hard Workin' Man |
1993 |
no |
"We'll Burn That Bridge" |
Hard Workin' Man |
1993 |
no |
| "Red Dirt Road" |
Red Dirt Road |
2003 |
yes |
"He's Got You" |
The Greatest Hits Collection |
1997 |
no |
| "The Long Goodbye" |
Steers And Stripes |
2001 |
yes |
"Only In America" |
Steers And Stripes |
2001 |
yes |
| "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" |
Waitin' On Sundown |
1995 |
yes |
"I Am That Man" |
Borderline |
1996 |
no |
"If You See Him/If You See Her"
(featuring Reba McEntire) |
If You See Him |
1998 |
yes |
"Husbands And Wives" |
If You See Her |
1998 |
yes |
| "She Used To Be Mine" |
Hard Workin' Man |
1993 |
yes |
"Neon Moon" |
Brand New Man |
1992 |
yes |
| "That Ain't No Way To Go" |
Hard Workin' Man |
1994 |
yes |
"My Maria" |
Borerline |
1996 |
yes |
| "Boot Scootin' Boogie" |
Brand New Man |
1992 |
yes |
"Believe" |
Hillbilly Deluxe |
2005 |
no |
Twenty #1 Hits, and then some...
Surpringsly, "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" did not reach #1. Nevertheless, the #1's that did reach were worth it. The "and then some"
category gets the album tracks and two unreleased.
There isn't one bad track here, and in fact, all of B&D's music is top-notch. Every original album of them is worth collecting. 2007's Cowboy
Town did not achieve any #1's - another surprise.
As for the solo albums. Kix Brooks released one solo album, before he teamed up with Ronnie Brooks. His 1983 self-titled Kix Brooks received
a minor hit with "Sacred Ground," and "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down.". His post-Brooks & Dunn solo release was 2012's New To This
Town. Another mention for Brooks is the 2014 soundtrack of Ambush At Dark Canyon. Ronnie Dunn has released two solo albums: Ronnie Dunn
(2011), Peace, Love, And Country Music (2014). He is scheduled to release his third solo later this year (2016), entitled Tattooed Heart.
Brooks & Dunn defines today's Country, and how it really should sound like. Today's Country just isn't Country -- Luke Bryan? Florida Georgia Line?
Them and their likes just sounds too much like Pop, trying to sound like Country. Probably the only "good" Country in today's age, is Blake Shelton.
Of course, a lot of fans may have a different opinion of him, after his divorce fro Miranda Lambert, and his involvement with Gwen Stefani.
But move over, "Today's Country..." Brooks & Dunn defines "True Country" from the end of the 20th Century into the 21st. They recently reunited
with Reba McEntire. And when they announced that they would be going solo, they informed the public, to not worry, that they would be back. Now that
they're touring with Reba, we can only hope that they will get back in the studio with new recordings.
Brooks & Dunn's #1's... And Then Some" is a great anthology of their music. It has all their best hits, and then some. Hear what Country
really is, and should be for future Country artists. Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn belong in the Country Hall of Fame, and even the Rock Hall. A good
description, from Steve Huey of AllMusic: "Dunn was the quietly intense singer with the soulful voice, whil Brooks played the part of the high-energy
showman." As for their sound, he says "A winning formula of rambunctious, rocked-up honky tonk with punchy, danceable beats (alternated with) smooth,
pop-tinged ballads."
That, my friends, IS Country. 'Nuff said.
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