Cowboy Town

Cowboy Town
Studio album by
Brooks & Dunn
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
GenreCountry
Length43:27
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerKix Brooks
Tony Brown
Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn chronology
Hillbilly Deluxe
(2005) 		Cowboy Town
(2007) 		Playlist: The Very Best of Brooks & Dunn
(2008)
Singles from Cowboy Town
  1. "Proud of the House We Built"
    Released: June 18, 2007
  2. "God Must Be Busy"
    Released: November 5, 2007
  3. "Put a Girl in It"
    Released: May 5, 2008
  4. "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
    Released: October 20, 2008
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Cowboy Town is the tenth studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 2007 by Arista Nashville. Produced by the duo and Tony Brown, the album has accounted for four Top 20 country singles on the Billboard country singles charts: "Proud of the House We Built," "God Must Be Busy," "Put a Girl in It," and "Cowgirls Don't Cry." The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard albums chart, selling 68,900 copies in the first week of release. To date it has sold over 400,000 copies.

Content

As with all of Brooks & Dunn's albums since the late 1990s, this album features songs co-written by Terry McBride, former lead singer of McBride & The Ride. Texas country singer Jerry Jeff Walker is featured on "The Ballad of Jerry Jeff Walker".

One of the McBride co-writes, "Proud of the House We Built," was issued in late 2007 as the lead-off single, and reached a peak of number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "God Must Be Busy" and "Put a Girl in It" were released as the album's second and third singles, respectively. "God Must Be Busy" peaked at number 11, while "Put a Girl in It" reached number 3. "Cowgirls Don't Cry," another McBride co-write, was released as the fourth and final single. After the duo performed the song with Reba McEntire (who was also the song's inspiration) at the Country Music Association awards in November 2008, a re-recording with McEntire's vocals was shipped to radio, and from November 2008 onward, the song was credited to Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire.[2] It was the highest-peaking single from Cowboy Town, reaching a peak of number 2.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowboy Town"
3:19
2."Proud of the House We Built"
3:47
3."Johnny Cash Junkie (Buck Owens Freak)"
  • Dunn
  • Larry Boone
  • Nelson
2:58
4."Cowgirls Don't Cry" (featuring Reba McEntire)
  • Dunn
  • McBride
3:41
5."Put a Girl in It"
3:29
6."The Ballad of Jerry Jeff Walker" (featuring Jerry Jeff Walker)
3:41
7."Tequila"
  • Dunn
  • McBride
2:48
8."Drop in the Bucket"
  • Brooks
  • DiPiero
4:26
9."Drunk on Love"
3:53
10."Chance of a Lifetime"
  • Brooks
  • DiPiero
3:51
11."American Dreamer"
3:41
12."God Must Be Busy"
3:53
Total length:43:27
Wal-Mart exclusive bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Cowboy, Cowboy"
  • Dunn
  • McBride
4:15
14."Damn Right I'm Gonna Miss You"
4:10
15."Walk Away Slow"
  • Brooks
  • DiPiero
  • Cook
4:00
Total length:55:52

Personnel

Brooks & Dunn
Additional Musicians

Chart performance

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1206343
  2. ^ "Brooks & Dunn release Cowgirls single with Reba". Country Standard Time. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Brooks & Dunn – Cowboy Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.