''Gunslinger'' is the tenth studio album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the co ...

, released on November 25, 2016 by

Pearl Records Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the co ...

. The album's

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, "

Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance" is a song recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released as the first single off Brooks' 2016 album, ''Gunslinger''. The single was distributed exclusively via Brooks' online music store, ...

", was released on October 13, 2016.

Reception

The album has been given a Metacritic score of 65 based on 5 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 19,000 copies in its first week as a standalone album. The album has sold 146,700 copies in the US as of March 2018. 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. This bundle reached No. 3 on that chart, selling 23,000 copies in the second week.

Track listing

Personnel

;Vocals *Garth Brooks – vocals *

Karyn Rochelle Karyn Rochelle (born in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American country music songwriter and vocalist. As a songwriter, she has written or co-written songs which became hits for Trisha Yearwood, LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Milsap, Sunny Sweeney, and, ...

– backing vocals *Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals ;Musicians *Roy Agee – horns *Sam Bacco –

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*Jeff Bailey – horns *Preston Bailey – horns *

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

– drums and percussion *

Bruce Bouton Bruce Bouton is an American guitarist, session musician, producer, and songwriter. His pedal steel guitar has been featured on many country music recordings, and he helped reintroduce the pedal steel guitar to the forefront of the Nashville sound ...

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*Jimmy Bowland – horns *Dennis Burnside – horn arrangements and conductor * David Campbell – string arrangements *Mike Chapman –

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*Mark Douthit – horns *Barry Green – horns *

Kenny Greenberg Kenneth S. "Kenny" Greenberg is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and session musician. He is known for bringing a rock-and-roll sensibility to Nashville recording sessions. Biography Greenberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio but attend ...

– acoustic and

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s *Rob Hajacos –

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*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 Danny Rader (born November 1, 1981) is a musician from Panama City, Florida. Born into a musical family, he began to play drums at age 2 and branched out into bass, guitar and piano in his early teens. Later he incorporated bouzouki, mandolin, b ...

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bouzouki The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...

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*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 *

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– strings ;Production *Matthew "Buster" Allen –

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*Don Cobb – mastering *Eric Conn – mastering *John Kelton – engineer *Mark Miller – mixing, producer

Reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References