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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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 25, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Allentown Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Pearl | |||
| Producer | Mark Miller | |||
| Garth Brooks chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Gunslinger | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honky-Tonk Somewhere" |
| 2:25 |
| 2. | "Weekend" |
| 2:40 |
| 3. | "Ask Me How I Know" | Mitch Rossell | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance" |
| 3:10 |
| 5. | "He Really Loves You" |
| 4:00 |
| 6. | "Pure Adrenaline" |
| 3:49 |
| 7. | "Whiskey to Wine" (featuring Trisha Yearwood) |
| 4:13 |
| 8. | "BANG! BANG!" |
| 3:10 |
| 9. | "Cowboys and Friends" |
| 3:14 |
| 10. | "8teen" |
| 4:49 |
| Total length: | 35:04 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honky-Tonk Somewhere" |
| 2:25 |
| 2. | "Weekend" |
| 2:40 |
| 3. | "Ask Me How I Know" | Rossell | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance" |
| 3:10 |
| 5. | "He Really Loves You" |
| 4:00 |
| 6. | "Whiskey to Wine" (featuring Trisha Yearwood) |
| 4:13 |
| 7. | "BANG! BANG!" |
| 3:10 |
| 8. | "Pure Adrenaline" |
| 3:49 |
| 9. | "8teen" |
| 4:49 |
| 10. | "SugarCane" |
| 3:15 |
| 11. | "Cowboys and Friends" |
| 3:14 |
| 12. | "Friends in Low Places" (featuring George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line) |
| 4:20 |
| Total length: | 42:39 | ||
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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
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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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 |
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[21] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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