Brand New Man is the debut studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released on August 13, 1991, by Arista Records. Produced by Don Cook and Scott Hendricks, the album produced four consecutive Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in "Brand New Man", "Boot Scootin' Boogie", "My Next Broken Heart", and "Neon Moon"; in addition, "Lost and Found" peaked at No. 6. The album was certified 7× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of seven million copies.

Brand New Man
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 13, 1991
Recorded1990–1991
StudioTree Studio, Midtown Tone & Volume and SoundShop Recording Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length32:51
LabelArista
ProducerDon Cook
Scott Hendricks
Brooks & Dunn chronology
Brand New Man
(1991)
Hard Workin' Man
(1993)
Singles from Brand New Man
  1. "Brand New Man"
    Released: June 10, 1991
  2. "My Next Broken Heart"
    Released: September 30, 1991
  3. "Neon Moon"
    Released: February 24, 1992
  4. "Boot Scootin' Boogie"
    Released: May 25, 1992
  5. "Lost and Found"
    Released: September 14, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brand New Man"Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Ronnie Dunn2:58
2."My Next Broken Heart"Brooks, Dunn, Cook2:55
3."Cool Drink of Water"Brooks, Cook3:05
4."Cheating on the Blues"Brooks, Cook, Chick Rains2:51
5."Neon Moon"Dunn4:20
6."Lost and Found"Brooks, Cook3:47
7."I've Got a Lot to Learn"Brooks, Dunn, Cook2:54
8."Boot Scootin' Boogie"Dunn3:17
9."I'm No Good"Brooks, Cook3:08
10."Still in Love with You"Brooks, Dunn, Cook3:35

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 5
US Billboard 200[3] 10
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (1992) Position
US Billboard 200[5] 42
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 8
Chart (1993) Position
US Billboard 200[7] 34
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 7
Chart (1994) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 27
Chart (1995) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 49
Chart (1996) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 57

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] 7× Platinum 7,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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Brooks & Dunn
Additional musicians

References

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  1. ^ Gioffre, Daniel. "Brand New Man Brooks & Dunn". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Alanna Nash (November 1, 1991). "Brand New Man". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Brooks and Dunn – Brand New Man". Music Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Brooks & Dunn – Brand New Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  • Brand New Man (Media notes). Brooks & Dunn. Arista Records. 1991. ARCD 8658.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)