Borderline is the fourth studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released in 1996 on Arista Records, the album produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for the duo: the Number One hit "My Maria" (a cover of a pop tune originally recorded by B. W. Stevenson), the #2 "I Am That Man", the #13 "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" (their first non-Top 10 single), another #1 in "A Man This Lonely", and finally "Why Would I Say Goodbye" at #8. Borderline was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.
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Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 39:37 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville | |||
Producer | Kix Brooks Don Cook Ronnie Dunn | |||
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The song "My Love Will Follow You" was originally recorded by Buddy Miller on his 1995 album Your Love and Other Lies. Borderline was nominated at the 39th Grammy Awards for Best Country Album.
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Maria" | Daniel Moore, B. W. Stevenson | 3:30 |
2. | "A Man This Lonely" | Ronnie Dunn, Tommy Lee James | 3:34 |
3. | "Why Would I Say Goodbye" | Kix Brooks, Chris Waters | 4:18 |
4. | "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" | Brooks, Dunn, Don Cook | 4:07 |
5. | "I Am That Man" | Terry McBride, Monty Powell | 4:09 |
6. | "More Than a Margarita" | Brooks, Waters | 3:22 |
7. | "Redneck Rhythm & Blues" | Dunn, Kim Williams, Lonnie Wilson | 2:51 |
8. | "My Love Will Follow You" | Buddy Miller, Julie Miller | 3:41 |
9. | "One Heartache at a Time" | Brooks, Tony King | 3:04 |
10. | "Tequila Town" | Brooks, Dunn | 3:13 |
11. | "White Line Casanova" | Dunn | 3:35 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
editChart (1996) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (RPM) | 37 |
Canadian Country Albums (RPM) | 1 |
US Billboard 200[2] | 5 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
editChart (1996) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 37 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 5 |
Chart (1997) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[6] | 103 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[9] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
editBrooks & Dunn
- Kix Brooks – lead vocals, background vocals
- Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
- Dennis Burnside – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, mandolin
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle, "assorted hoedown tools"
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Tom Roady – percussion
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
References
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r233614
- ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Brooks and Dunn – Borderline". Music Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "American album certifications – Brooks & Dunn – Borderline". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- Borderline (Media notes). Brooks & Dunn. Arista Nashville. 1996. 18810.
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