Hard Workin' Man Explained

Hard Workin' Man
Type:	studio
Artist:	Brooks & Dunn
Cover:	HardWorkinMan.jpg
Released:	February 23, 1993
Recorded:	1992–1993
Studio:	SoundShop Recording Studios, Nashville, TN Castle Recording Studios, Franklin, TN
Genre:	Country
Length:	42:47
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Don Cook Scott Hendricks "Boot Scootin' Boogie (Dance Mix)" produced by Don Cook, Scott Hendricks and Brian Tankersley
Prev Title:	Brand New Man
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Waitin' on Sundown
Next Year:	1994

Hard Workin' Man is the second studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Like its predecessor, Brand New Man, the album had a string of top 5 hits on the US Hot Country chart. Its singles were "Hard Workin' Man" (#4), "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" (#2), "She Used To Be Mine" (#1), "We'll Burn That Bridge" (#2), and "That Ain't No Way To Go" (#1). The album also featured a remixed dance version of the country number-one hit "Boot Scootin' Boogie", from the previous album.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	41
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Billboard 200^[1]	51
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	10
Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	73
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	9
Chart (1995)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	50

Personnel

Brooks & Dunn

• Kix Brooks – lead vocals on tracks 3, 6, 8, 10 and backing vocals
• Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Arista Tabernacle Choir – choir
• Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Jimmy Gunn – cabasa
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Terry McMillan – harmonica
• Scott Hendricks – cowbell
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano, organ
• Bill LaBounty – background vocals
• Dan McBride – electric guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Jim Messina – backing vocals on "Mexican Minutes"
• Danny Parks – acoustic guitar
• John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
• Harry Stinson – backing vocals
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. July 5, 2021. January 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124023932/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/the-billboard-200. dead.
2. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. July 5, 2021. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906022244/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-country-albums. dead.
3. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994. Billboard. July 5, 2021. January 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124051559/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/the-billboard-200. dead.
4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994. Billboard. July 5, 2021. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024501/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-country-albums. dead.
5. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. July 5, 2021. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024706/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-country-albums. dead.