Cowboy Town
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Cowboy Town is the tenth and final studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn
. It was released October 2, 2007 (see 2007 in country music
) on Arista Nashville
. Produced by the duo and Tony Brown
, the album has accounted for four singles on the Billboard
country singles charts: "Proud of the House We Built", "God Must Be Busy", "Put a Girl in It", and "Cowgirls Don't Cry". All of these singles have been Top Ten hits on the charts, except for "God Must Be Busy" which peaked at #11. The album debuted at #13 on the Billboard albums chart, selling 68,900 copies in the first week of release. To date it has sold over 400,000 copies.
, former lead singer of McBride & The Ride. Texas country singer Jerry Jeff Walker
is featured on "The Ballad of Jerry Jeff Walker".
One of the McBride co-writes, "Proud of the House We Built", was issued in late 2007 as the lead-off single, peaking at #4 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts. Following it were "God Must Be Busy" at #11 and "Put a Girl in It" at #3. "Cowgirls Don't Cry", another McBride co-write, was issued in mid-2008 as the fourth single. After the duo performed the song with Reba McEntire
(who was also the song's inspiration) at the Country Music Association
awards in November 2008, a re-recording with McEntire's vocals was shipped to radio, and from November 2008 onward, the song was credited to Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire. This single has reached Top Ten on the country charts as well with a peak of number two.
Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
. It was released October 2, 2007 (see 2007 in country music
2007 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2007.-Events:* February 11 — It was a big night for country music artists at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, as they swept the awards in four top categories...
) on Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated under the Sony Music Nashville division. Founded in 1989, the label specializes in country music artists, including Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood...
. Produced by the duo and Tony Brown
Tony Brown (record producer)
Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...
, the album has accounted for four singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country singles charts: "Proud of the House We Built", "God Must Be Busy", "Put a Girl in It", and "Cowgirls Don't Cry". All of these singles have been Top Ten hits on the charts, except for "God Must Be Busy" which peaked at #11. The album debuted at #13 on the Billboard albums chart, selling 68,900 copies in the first week of release. To date it has sold over 400,000 copies.
Content
As with all of Brooks & Dunn's albums since the late 1990s, this album features songs co-written by Terry McBrideTerry McBride (musician)
Terry McBride is an American country music artist. Between 1989 and 1994, and again from 2000 to 2002, McBride was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist in the band McBride & the Ride, a country music group which recorded six studio albums and charted more than ten singles on the Billboard Hot...
, former lead singer of McBride & The Ride. Texas country singer Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is probably most famous for writing the song "Mr. Bojangles.-Biography:...
is featured on "The Ballad of Jerry Jeff Walker".
One of the McBride co-writes, "Proud of the House We Built", was issued in late 2007 as the lead-off single, peaking at #4 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. Following it were "God Must Be Busy" at #11 and "Put a Girl in It" at #3. "Cowgirls Don't Cry", another McBride co-write, was issued in mid-2008 as the fourth single. After the duo performed the song with Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
(who was also the song's inspiration) at the Country Music Association
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
awards in November 2008, a re-recording with McEntire's vocals was shipped to radio, and from November 2008 onward, the song was credited to Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire. This single has reached Top Ten on the country charts as well with a peak of number two.
Track listing
- "Cowboy Town" (Larry BooneLarry BooneLarry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988...
, Paul Nelson, Ronnie DunnRonnie DunnRonnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn...
) - 3:19 - "Proud of the House We BuiltProud of the House We Built"Proud of the House We Built" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released in June 2007, it was the first single from their 2007 album Cowboy Town...
" (Dunn, Marv Green, Terry McBrideTerry McBride (musician)Terry McBride is an American country music artist. Between 1989 and 1994, and again from 2000 to 2002, McBride was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist in the band McBride & the Ride, a country music group which recorded six studio albums and charted more than ten singles on the Billboard Hot...
) - 3:47 - "Johnny Cash Junkie (Buck Owens Freak)" (Boone, Nelson, Dunn) - 2:58
- "Cowgirls Don't CryCowgirls Don't Cry"Cowgirls Don't Cry" is a song recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn on their 2007 album Cowboy Town, from which it was released as the fourth single. It was written by Ronnie Dunn, one-half of the duo, and Terry McBride, former lead singer of McBride & the Ride. One month after its...
" (Dunn, McBride) - 3:41 - "Put a Girl in ItPut a Girl in It"Put a Girl in It" is the title of a song co-written by singer Rhett Akins along with Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. The song was recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn on their 2007 album Cowboy Town, and was released in May 2008 as that album's third single. It reached number 3 on...
" (Rhett AkinsRhett AkinsThomas Rhett Akins Sr. is an American country singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for the label , followed by 1998's What Livin's All About on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment...
, Dallas DavidsonDallas DavidsonDallas Davidson is an American country music singer-songwriter.Davidson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 and joined Broadcast Music Incorporated for performing rights representation and signed a publishing deal with Big Borassa Music, which is administered worldwide by Third Tier Music.Trace...
, Ben HayslipBen HayslipBen Hayslip is an American country music songwriter. Hayslip attended Evans High School near Augusta, Georgia where he was an All-State first baseman leading the Evans baseball team to the 1988 Georgia state championship...
) - 3:29 - "The Ballad of Jerry Jeff Walker" (Kix BrooksKix BrooksLeon Eric "Kix" Brooks III , is an American country music artist, best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn.-Early life:...
, Bob DiPieroBob DiPieroBob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
) - 3:41- feat. Jerry Jeff WalkerJerry Jeff WalkerJerry Jeff Walker is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is probably most famous for writing the song "Mr. Bojangles.-Biography:...
- feat. Jerry Jeff Walker
- "Tequila" (Dunn, McBride) - 2:48
- "Drop in the Bucket" (Brooks, DiPiero) - 4:26
- "Drunk on Love" (Darrell BrownDarrell Brown (musician)Darrell Brown is an American songwriter, arranger and record producer.Brown co-writing and producing songs with Robby Armstrong for upcoming Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz and film titled "Gambit". Filming in London and scripted by the Coen Brothers...
, Radney FosterRadney FosterRadney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd...
) - 3:53 - "Chance of a Lifetime" (Brooks, DiPiero) - 3:51
- "American Dreamer" (Brooks, Brett BeaversBrett BeaversBrett Beavers, born in Waco, Texas, is an American country music songwriter and producer and the co-author of the book Something Worth Leaving Behind.-Background:...
, Don CookDon CookDon Kirby Cook is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Artists who recorded Cook's material include Barbara Mandrell, John Conlee, Mark Collie, Wade Hayes and Brooks & Dunn...
) - 3:41 - "God Must Be BusyGod Must Be Busy"God Must Be Busy" is the title of a song written by Clint Daniels and Michael P. Heeney. It was recorded by country music duo Brooks & Dunn on their 2007 album Cowboy Town...
" (Clint DanielsClint DanielsClint Allen Daniels is an American country music artist. Signed to Arista Nashville in 1998, Daniels released his self-titled debut album that year and charted two singles for Daniels on the Hot Country Songs charts. In 2003, Daniels signed to Epic Records, releasing a third single but no album...
, Michael P. Heeney) - 3:53
Album
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Charts | 23 |
| Australian Top Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2007 | "Proud of the House We Built" | 4 | 57 | 60 |
| "God Must Be Busy" | 11 | 78 | 92 | |
| 2008 | "Put a Girl in It" | 3 | 54 | 62 |
| "Cowgirls Don't Cry" (with Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... ) |
2 | 44 | 49 | |