Kix Brooks is the solo debut album by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Kix Brooks

Kix Brooks

Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III , is an American country music artist, best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn.-Early life:...

. It was released on Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

 in 1989, two years before he joined Ronnie Dunn

Ronnie Dunn

Ronnie 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...

 in the duo Brooks & Dunn

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...

. The album was re-released in 1993 on compact disc

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 via Liberty Records

Liberty Records

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. It includes the singles "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down" and "Sacred Ground," both of which were minor hits for Brooks on the country charts. The latter was covered by McBride & the Ride

McBride & the Ride

McBride & the Ride was an American country music band initially composed of Terry McBride , Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas . The group was founded in 1989 through the assistance of record producer Tony Brown...

 on their 1992 album Sacred Ground. McBride & the Ride's version peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now 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.

Track listing

1. "Highways and Heartaches" (Kix Brooks, Chris Waters
   Chris Waters
   Christopher Waters Dunn is an American country music singer and songwriter, known professionally as Chris Waters. The brother of singer Holly Dunn, Waters has co-written singles for other artists, including Number Ones for Tim McGraw and Cyndi Thomson.-Biography:Christopher Waters Dunn was born in...
   
   ) - 4:05
2. "Way Up North Around Shreveport" (Brooks, Don Cook
   Don Cook
   Don 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...
   
   ) - 2:45
3. "There's a Telephone Ringing" (Brooks, Alan Laney
   Alan Laney
   -Life:Alan Laney is a native of east Tennessee, where as a teenager, he sang and played in local "Country" and "Bluegrass" bands before attending college. He is a U.S. Army veteran 1971-74, and has worked as a herdsman and ranch manager in the cattle business, and served as captain over Crime...
   
   , Kyle Young) - 4:11
4. "She Does the Walk On By" (Brooks, Gary Nicholson) - 3:02
5. "The River" (Brooks, Russell Smith
   Russell Smith (singer)
   Russell Smith is an American country music singer-songwriter. Formerly the lead singer of the Amazing Rhythm Aces, Smith launched a solo country music career in 1984. He was signed by Epic Records in 1988, who released his debut album, This Little Town, the following year...
   
   ) - 3:13
6. "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down" (Brooks) - 3:02
7. "The Story of My Life" (Brooks, Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
   
   ) - 4:02
8. "Sacred Ground
   Sacred Ground (song)
   "Sacred Ground" is a country music song, co-written and originally recorded by American singer Kix Brooks, prior to his joining Ronnie Dunn in the duo Brooks & Dunn. Brooks' version was issued in 1989 as a single, and was included on his 1989 self-titled debut album.A second version was recorded...
   
   " (Brooks, Vernon Rust) - 2:51
9. "A Little Magic on My Mind" (Brooks, Lewis Anderson) - 3:07
10. "I'm On to You" (Brooks, Waters, Tom Shapiro
    Tom Shapiro
    Tom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
    
    ) - 3:24
11. "The Last Rodeo" (Brooks, Wally Wilson
    Wally Wilson
    Wally Wilson , is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville.-Career:Wally Wilson has worked with artists as diverse as Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, the Neville Brothers, Junior Wells, Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood, Lone Star, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Rick Trevino, Rascal Flatts...
    
    ) - 3:19

Personnel

• Kix Brooks - lead and background vocals
  Singing
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• Pat Jacobs - drums
  Drum kit
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• Danny Milliner - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , background vocals
• Brent Rowan - guitar
  Guitar
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• Hassell Teekell - piano
  Piano
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  , keyboards
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  , Hammond B-3 organ
  Hammond organ
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