Playlist: The Very Best of Brooks & Dunn
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Playlist: The Very Best of Brooks & Dunn is a 2008 compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by 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...

. It is part of a series of similar Playlist albums issued by Sony BMG, the parent company of Brooks & Dunn's label, 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...

. The album features ten of Brooks & Dunn's singles. "Best of My Love" was originally included on Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles
Common Thread: The Songs of The Eagles
- "Take It Easy" :During the music video shoot for his rendition of "Take It Easy", Travis Tritt requested that the 1980 lineup of the Eagles - "Take It Easy" :During the music video shoot for his rendition of "Take It Easy", Travis Tritt requested that the 1980 lineup of the Eagles - "Take It...

, "Against the Wind" on the King of the Hill
King of the Hill (Soundtrack)
King of the Hill: Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album to the animated Fox sitcom King of the Hill. It was released in 1999 via Asylum Records. The album includes covers of southern rock songs and original songs, performed by country and rock artists...

soundtrack and "I Ain't Living Long Like This" on I've Always Been Crazy: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings, while "The Fightin' Side of Me" was previously unissued. "Only in America" is a live performance from Farm Aid
Farm Aid
Farm Aid started as a benefit concert on September 22, 1985, in Champaign, Illinois, held to raise money for family farmers in the United States...

 2003.

Track listing

  1. "Boot Scootin' Boogie
    Boot Scootin' Boogie
    "Boot Scootin' Boogie" is the title of a song written and recorded by the American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Before its release, the band Asleep at the Wheel recorded it on their 1990 album Keepin' Me Up Nights...

    " (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...

    ) – 3:19
  2. "Lost and Found
    Lost and Found (Brooks & Dunn song)
    "Lost and Found" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in September 1992 as the fifth and final single from their debut album, Brand New Man and it peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...

    " (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:...

    , Don Cook) – 3:48
  3. "Hard Workin' Man
    Hard Workin' Man (song)
    "Hard Workin' Man" is a single by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn that peaked at number four on the US Country charts in 1993. It was the first single released from their album, also titled Hard Workin' Man. It also won the duo the Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in...

    " (Dunn) – 2:58
  4. "Best of My Love
    Best of My Love (Eagles song)
    "Best of My Love" is a song written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther. It was originally recorded by the Eagles , and included on their 1974 album On the Border. The band's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in March 1975, the song also topped the easy listening chart for one week...

    " (Glenn Frey
    Glenn Frey
    Glenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...

    , Don Henley
    Don Henley
    Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...

    , J. D. Souther
    J. D. Souther
    John David Souther is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written numerous hits songs recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt and Glenn Frey of the Eagles.-Singing career:...

    ) – 4:37
  5. "That Ain't No Way to Go
    That Ain't No Way to Go
    "That Ain't No Way To Go" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in March 1994 the fifth and final single released from their album, Hard Workin' Man...

    " (Brooks, Dunn, Cook) – 3:37
  6. "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
    You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
    "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June 1995 as the fourth single from their third studio album, Waitin' on Sundown. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles &...

    " (Brooks, Dunn, Cook) – 4:51
  7. "My Maria
    My Maria
    "My Maria" is a song co-written by B. W. Stevenson and Daniel Moore. Stevenson released "My Maria" as a single in August 1973, and the song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, "My Maria" spent one week at #1 on the US...

    " (B.W. Stevenson
    B.W. Stevenson
    B.W. Stevenson , born Louis Charles Stevenson, was an American country pop artist, working in a genre now called progressive country. "B.W." stood for "Buckwheat." Stevenson is most famous for his song "My Maria", co-written with Daniel Moore.He was born in Dallas, Texas and attended W.H...

    , Daniel Moore) – 3:29
  8. "Against the Wind
    Against the Wind (Bob Seger song)
    "Against the Wind" is the title of a song by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band from the 1980 album Against the Wind. "Against the Wind" was the highest ranking single from the album, peaking at #5...

    " (Bob Seger
    Bob Seger
    Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...

    ) – 4:59
  9. "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
    Ain't Nothing 'bout You
    "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" is a song recorded by country music duo Brooks & Dunn and released as a single on February 12, 2001. It was the first single from their 2001 album Steers & Stripes, and was nominated by the Country Music Association for Single of the Year...

    " (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...

    , Rivers Rutherford
    Rivers Rutherford
    Rivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard...

    ) – 3:37
  10. "My Heart Is Lost to You
    My Heart Is Lost to You
    "My Heart Is Lost to You" is a song recorded by the country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It is the fourth single released from their 2001 album Steers & Stripes. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.-Music video:...

    " (Brett Beavers
    Brett Beavers
    Brett 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:...

    , Connie Harrington) – 3:00
  11. "I Ain't Living Long Like This
    I Ain't Living Long Like This
    "I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. "I Ain't Living Long Like This" was first recorded in 1978 by Emmylou Harris as a track for her album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.-Waylon Jennings version:...

    " (Rodney Crowell
    Rodney Crowell
    Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

    ) – 4:27
  12. "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl
    You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl
    "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" is a song recorded by Brooks & Dunn. It is the second single released from their 2003 album Red Dirt Road. It reached #3 in early-2004.-Music video:...

    " (Bob DiPiero
    Bob DiPiero
    Bob 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...

    , Bart Allmand) – 3:43
  13. "Only in America
    Only in America (song)
    "Only in America" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music duo Brooks & Dunn on their 2001 album Steers & Stripes. Kix Brooks, one-half of the duo, co-wrote the song with Don Cook and Ronnie Rogers, although it features Ronnie Dunn on lead vocals...

    " (Brooks, Ronnie Rogers
    Ronnie Rogers
    Randall "Ronnie" Rogers is an American country music singer and songwriter. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Rogers charted eight singles on the Billboard country charts, including the top 40 hits "Gonna Take My Angel Out Tonight" and "My Love Belongs to You." He recorded for the Lifesong, Epic...

    , Cook) – 5:00
  14. "The Fightin' Side of Me
    The Fightin' Side of Me
    "The Fightin' Side of Me" is an American country music song performed by its writer, Merle Haggard. Released in 1970 as the follow-up to "Okie from Muskogee", the song became one of the most famous of his career....

    " (Merle Haggard
    Merle Haggard
    Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...

    ) – 6:34

Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 48
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