"A Man This Lonely" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn and Tommy Lee James, and recorded by American

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Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...

. Dunn and James, who played guitar in Brooks & Dunn's backing band at the time, wrote the song while on tour in Canada. It was released in December 1996 as the fourth single from Brooks & Dunn's album '' Borderline''. It reached number 1 on

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Critical reception

'' reviewed the single favorably, saying that "the song boasts a solid lyric, and as usual Dunn wrings every drop of emotion out of each line".

Music video

The video was directed by Michael Oblowitz. The video takes place at the CF Ranch in Alpine, Texas.

Chart positions

"A Man This Lonely" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 7, 1996.

Year-end charts

References

1996 singles Brooks & Dunn songs Songs written by Tommy Lee James Songs written by Ronnie Dunn Song recordings produced by Don Cook Arista Nashville singles 1996 songs {{1996-country-song-stub