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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 spawned 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". Additionally, "Lost and Found" peaked at No. 6. The album was certified 7× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of seven million copies.

Musical style and composition

Brand New Man has been described as a honky-tonk, neotraditional country record.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brand New Man"Kix BrooksDon CookRonnie Dunn2:58
2."My Next Broken Heart"BrooksDunnCook2:55
3."Cool Drink of Water"BrooksCook3:05
4."Cheating on the Blues"BrooksCookChick Rains2:51
5."Neon Moon"Dunn4:20
6."Lost and Found"BrooksCook3:47
7."I've Got a Lot to Learn"BrooksDunnCook2:54
8."Boot Scootin' Boogie"Dunn3:17
9."I'm No Good"BrooksCook3:08
10."Still in Love with You"BrooksDunnCook3:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991–1992)Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)5
US Billboard 20010
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)3

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
US Billboard 20042
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)8
Chart (1993)Position
US Billboard 20034
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)7
Chart (1994)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)27
Chart (1995)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)49
Chart (1996)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)57

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)3× Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA)7× Platinum7,000,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Brooks & Dunn

Additional musicians

  • 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)