Tight Rope is the sixth studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 1999 on Arista Nashville. Their least successful album commercially, it was the first album of their career not to receive platinum certification from the RIAA; furthermore, only one of its three singles reached the top ten on the country charts. The album's lead single was a cover of John Waite's 1984 number-one pop hit "Missing You". This cover peaked at No. 15 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Following it were "Beer Thirty" (No. 19) and "You'll Always Be Loved by Me" (No. 5). "Goin' Under Gettin' Over You" reached No. 60 from unsolicited play as an album cut.

Tight Rope
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999
GenreCountry
Length47:06
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerKix Brooks
Don Cook
Ronnie Dunn
Byron Gallimore
Brooks & Dunn chronology
Super Hits
(1999)
Tight Rope
(1999)
Steers & Stripes
(2001)
Alternative Cover
Re-release with title printed on cover
Singles from Tight Rope
  1. "Missing You"
    Released: August 2, 1999
  2. "Beer Thirty"
    Released: October 25, 1999
  3. "You'll Always Be Loved by Me"
    Released: March 21, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Track listing

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Tight Rope track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Goin' Under Gettin' Over You"Ronnie Dunn, Terry McBride2:56
2."Missing You"John Waite, Mark Leonard, Charles Sandford3:46
3."Temptation #9"Kix Brooks, Bob DiPiero3:32
4."Hurt Train"Dunn, McBride4:04
5."Can't Stop My Heart"Brooks, Chris Waters, Tom Shapiro4:19
6."Too Far This Time"Dunn3:30
7."You'll Always Be Loved by Me"Dunn, McBride3:02
8."I Love You More"Brooks, DiPiero3:21
9."Beer Thirty"Dunn, McBride2:37
10."Don't Look Back Now"Brooks, Don Cook3:52
11."All Out of Love"Dunn, McBride4:09
12."The Trouble with Angels"Brooks, DiPiero4:12
13."Texas and Norma Jean"Brooks, Lewis Anderson3:51

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 6
US Billboard 200[2] 31
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 6

Year-end charts

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Chart (1999) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 56
Chart (2000) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 41

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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Brooks & Dunn

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Musicians

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r428783
  2. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-64. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "2000 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-62. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Brooks & Dunn – Tight Rope". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2024.