Gunslinger (album)

Gunslinger is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on November 25, 2016 by Pearl Records. The album's lead single, "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance", was released on October 13, 2016.^[1][2]

Gunslinger
Studio album by Garth Brooks
Released	November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)
Studio	Allentown Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	35:04
Label	Pearl
Producer	Mark Miller
Garth Brooks chronology
Christmas Together (2016) Gunslinger (2016) Triple Live (2018)
Singles from Gunslinger
"Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance" Released: October 13, 2016 "Ask Me How I Know" Released: March 17, 2017

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Independent	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

The album has been given a Metacritic score of 65 based on 5 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.^[3]

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 19,000 copies in its first week as a standalone album.^[7] The album has sold 146,700 copies in the US as of March 2018.^[8]

A Walmart exclusive that bundled Christmas Together with Gunslinger was released the week before the album itself was released, and debuted at No. 14 on the Top 10 Country Albums chart with 6,600 copies sold.^[9] This bundle reached No. 3 on that chart, selling 23,000 copies in the second week.^[7]

Track listing

Standard version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honky-Tonk Somewhere"	Garth Brooks Kent Blazy Bryan Kennedy Kim Williams	2:25
2.	"Weekend"	Brooks Benita Hill	2:40
3.	"Ask Me How I Know"	Mitch Rossell	3:34
4.	"Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance"	Brooks Blazy Williams Steve Dorff Victoria Shaw	3:10
5.	"He Really Loves You"	Brooks Bobby Wood	4:00
6.	"Pure Adrenaline"	Brooks Gordon Kennedy	3:49
7.	"Whiskey to Wine" (featuring Trisha Yearwood)	Brooks B. Kennedy Wynn Varble	4:13
8.	"BANG! BANG!"	Brooks B. Kennedy David Ashmore	3:10
9.	"Cowboys and Friends"	Brooks Matt Rossi	3:14
10.	"8teen"	Brooks Jenny Yates	4:49
Total length:			35:04

The Ultimate Collection version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honky-Tonk Somewhere"	Brooks Blazy Bryan Kennedy Williams	2:25
2.	"Weekend"	Brooks Hill	2:40
3.	"Ask Me How I Know"	Rossell	3:34
4.	"Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance"	Brooks Blazy Williams Dorff Shaw	3:10
5.	"He Really Loves You"	Brooks Wood	4:00
6.	"Whiskey to Wine" (featuring Trisha Yearwood)	Brooks B. Kennedy Varble	4:13
7.	"BANG! BANG!"	Brooks B. Kennedy Ashmor	3:10
8.	"Pure Adrenaline"	Brooks Gordon Kennedy	3:49
9.	"8teen"	Brooks Yates	4:49
10.	"SugarCane"	Brooks Blazy Williams	3:15
11.	"Cowboys and Friends"	Brooks Rossi	3:14
12.	"Friends in Low Places" (featuring George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line)	Dewayne Blackwell Earl Bud Lee	4:20
Total length:			42:39

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic:^[10]

Vocals

• Garth Brooks – vocals
• Karyn Rochelle – backing vocals
• Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals

Musicians

• Roy Agee – horns
• Sam Bacco – drums, percussion
• Jeff Bailey – horns
• Preston Bailey – horns
• Eddie Bayers – drums and percussion
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
• Jimmy Bowland – horns
• Dennis Burnside – horn arrangements and conductor
• David Campbell – string arrangements
• Mike Chapman – bass guitar
• Mark Douthit – horns
• Barry Green – horns
• Kenny Greenberg – acoustic and electric guitars
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Mike Haynes – horns
• Prentiss Hobbs – horns
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
• Chris McDonald – horns
• Blair Masters – keyboards
• Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle
• Doug Moffett – horns
• Brian Frasier-Moore – drums and percussion
• Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
• Steve Patrick – horns
• Danny Rader – bouzouki, mandolin
• Mitch Rossell – acoustic guitar on "Ask Me How I Know"
• Robbie Shankle – horns
• Milton Sledge – drums and percussion
• Eric Smith – bass guitar
• Denis Solee – horns
• Bobby Wood – keyboards
• Bob Wray – bass guitar
• Nashville String Machine – strings

Technical personnel

• Matthew "Buster" Allen – engineer
• Don Cobb – mastering
• Eric Conn – mastering
• John Kelton – engineer
• Mark Miller – mixing, producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 16 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 18 Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] 9 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[14] 9 Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 47 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 93 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 81 US Billboard 200[18] 25 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[19] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[20] 57

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country
2016	"Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance"	29	15	—	23
2017	"Ask Me How I Know"	13	1	71	30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.