Fun (Garth Brooks album)

Fun is the fourteenth 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. A selection of seven tracks were available for streaming via Amazon Music prior to the album's release.[2]

Fun
Studio album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedNovember 20, 2020
GenreCountry
Length49:30
LabelPearl
ProducerGarth Brooks
Garth Brooks chronology
Triple Live
(2018)		 Fun
(2020)
Singles from Fun
  1. "All Day Long"
    Released: June 19, 2018
  2. "Stronger Than Me"
    Released: November 19, 2018
  3. "Dive Bar"
    Released: June 18, 2019

Track listing
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Road I’m On"Randall King, Garth Brooks3:26
2."That’s What Cowboys Do"John Martin, Mitch Rossell, Brooks3:33
3."All Day Long"Bryan Kennedy, Rossell, Brooks3:07
4."Shallow (with Trisha Yearwood)"Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt3:41
5."Dive Bar (with Blake Shelton)"Rossell, Kennedy, Brooks2:36
6."Amen"Bobby Terry, Matt Rossi, Brooks3:29
7."The Courage of Love"Martin, Brooks4:08
8."I Can Be Me With You"Benita Hill, Amanda Colleen Williams3:00
9."Message in a Bottle"Jenny Yates, Brooks4:49
10."Stronger Than Me"Rossi, Terry3:30
11."(A Hard Way to Make An) Easy Livin’"Rossi, Terry3:44
12."Where the Cross Don’t Burn (featuring Charley Pride)"Troy Jones, Phil Thomas4:02
13."–"–0:04
14."Party Gras (The Mardi Gras Song)"Rossi, Brooks2:58
15."(Sometimes You’ve Got to Die To) Live Again"Gabe Dixon, Wayne Kirkpatrick3:15
Total length:49:30

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[4]

  • Sam Bacco - percussion
  • Robert Bailey - background vocals
  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Bruce Bouton - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Garth Brooks - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Dennis Burnside - horn arrangements, string arrangements
  • David Campbell - horn arrangements, string arrangements
  • Gabe Dixon - keyboards, piano
  • Jason Eskridge - background vocals
  • Kim Fleming - background vocals
  • Carl Gorodetzky - string contractor
  • Barry Green - string contractor
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  • Vicki Hampton - background vocals
  • Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve Mackey - bass guitar
  • Blair Masters - keyboards, piano
  • Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle
  • Joey Miskulin - accordion
  • Wendy Moten - background vocals
  • Billy Panda - acoustic guitar
  • Charley Pride - duet vocals on "Where the Cross Don't Burn"
  • Blake Shelton - duet vocals on "Dive Bar"
  • Milton Sledge - drums, percussion
  • Caitlyn Smith - background vocals
  • Bobby Terry - acoustic guitar
  • Bobby Wood - keyboards, piano
  • Glenn Worf - bass guitar
  • Trisha Yearwood - background vocals, duet vocals on "Shallow"

Horns: Roy Agee, Jeff Bailey, Jimmy Bowland, Mark Douthit, Barry Green, Michael Haynes, Sam Levine, Doug Moffet, Steve Patrick

Strings: David Angell, Monisa Angell, Carrie Bailey, Kevin Bate, Jenny Bifano, Bruce Christensen, Janet Darnell, David Davidson, Eleonore Denig, Connie Ellisor, Quentin Flowers, Anthony LaMarchina, Betsy Lamb, Zoya Leybin, Carole Rabinowitz-Neune, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Katherine Vanosdale, Kris Wilkinson, Karen Winklemann

Charts
Chart performance of Fun
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 42
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 7

References
  1. Kruh, Nancy. "Garth Brooks Reveals the Cover to His 'FUN' Album — but Why Is This Man Not Smiling?". People. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. Hudak, Joseph. "Garth Brooks Readies New Album 'Fun' and Concert Set 'Triple Live Deluxe'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fun - Garth Brooks | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. Fun (CD booklet). Garth Brooks. Pearl Records. 2020. 1879-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Garth Brooks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. "Garth Brooks Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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