Gunslinger

Gunslinger

by Garth Brooks
Gunslinger

Gunslinger

by Garth Brooks
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Overview

The very title of Garth Brooks' 2014 comeback Man Against Machine telegraphed how the singer saw himself in the 2010s: he was an outsider, taking on the establishment. Man Against Machine debuted at number one and sold well but it didn't conquer the charts -- none of its singles went further than 19 on Billboard's Country Airplay charts -- and, in light of this, Brooks did something uncharacteristic: he decided to retreat. On Gunslinger -- its title consciously evoking the western themes of No Fences and Ropin' the Wind -- Brooks is so unconcerned with hits that he decided that "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance," a slice of country-disco that sounds like a kissing cousin to Orleans' "Still the One," was a good idea for a lead single. And, in a way, he's right. Gunslinger has its heart in the past, existing on a plane between Brooks' arena-country '90s hits and his '70s AM influences. The difference is, Brooks is comfortable in his middle age. It's not just that his maturation gives him an easy touch in performance -- although that does help -- it's that he's no longer obsessed with being the biggest, best star in country music. Modesty is a marked shift for a singer who always seemed partially driven by the desire of shattering records, and he wears it well, digging into the honky tonk numbers, happy to sound goofy on the neon-pumping anthems, and easing into the ballads. All of these sounds are familiar, but his light touch means Gunslinger doesn't sound like pandering to the past but rather a cheerful acceptance of the present. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 11/25/2016
Label: Pearl
UPC: 0854206001541
Rank: 178612

Tracks

  1. Honky-Tonk Somewhere
  2. Weekend
  3. Ask Me How I Know
  4. Baby, Let¿¿¿s Lay Down and Dance
  5. He Really Loves You
  6. Pure Adrenaline
  7. Whiskey to Wine
  8. Bang! Bang!
  9. Cowboys and Friends
  10. 8Teen

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Garth Brooks   Primary Artist,Vocal Harmony
Mike Chapman   Bass
Eric Smith   Bass
Mitch Rossell   Guitar (Acoustic)
Blair Masters   Keyboards
Jeff Bailey   Horn
Danny Rader   Bouzouki,Mandolin
Denis Solee   Horn
Chris Leuzinger   Guitar (Electric)
Barry Green   Horn
Jimmy Bowland   Horn
Billy Panda   Guitar (Acoustic)
Dennis Burnside   Horn Conductor
Rob Hajacos   Fiddle
Mark Douthit   Horn
Roy Agee   Horn
Karyn Rochelle   Vocal Harmony
Milton Sledge   Drums,Percussion
Michael Haynes   Horn
Doug Moffet   Horn
Robbie Shankle   Horn
Bruce Bouton   Guitar (Steel)
Sam Bacco   Drums,Percussion
Trisha Yearwood   Vocal Harmony
Chris McDonald   Horn,String Conductor
Bobby Wood   Keyboards
Kenny Greenberg   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Bob Wray   Bass
Steve Patrick   Horn
Jimmy Mattingly   Fiddle
Prentiss Hobbs   Horn
Eddie Bayers   Drums,Percussion
Preston Bailey   Horn
Brian Frasier-Moore   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Matthew "Buster" Allen   Engineer
Benite Hill   Composer
Mitch Rossell   Composer
Steve Dorff   Composer
Kent Blazy   Composer
Kim Williams   Composer
Victoria Shaw   Composer
Eric Conn   Mastering
John Kelton   Engineer
Dennis Burnside   Horn Arrangements
Mark Miller   Mixing,Producer
Jenny Yates   Composer
Gordon Kennedy   Composer
Bobby Wood   Composer
Don Cobb   Mastering
Garth Brooks   Composer
David Campbell   String Arrangements
Bryan Kennedy   Composer
Wynn Varble   Composer
David Ashmore   Composer
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