Fun (Garth Brooks album) explained
| Fun |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Garth Brooks |
| Cover: | Fun (Garth Brooks album).jpeg |
| Released: | November 20, 2020 |
| 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 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[3]
- 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"
Charts
Year-end charts
References
- Web site: Kruh . Nancy . Garth Brooks Reveals the Cover to His 'FUN' Album — but Why Is This Man Not Smiling? . People . 20 October 2020.
- Web site: Hudak . Joseph . Garth Brooks Readies New Album 'Fun' and Concert Set 'Triple Live Deluxe' . 19 October 2020 . . 20 October 2020.
- Fun . Garth Brooks . 2020 . CD booklet . Pearl Records . 1879-2.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 12, 2021.
