Brave is the debut studio album by British country music duo The Shires, released in 2015. The album peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart, making the Shires the first ever homegrown British country act to have a top ten album in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Brave.

The Shires Ben Earle – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, mandolin, pedal steel Chrissie Rhodes – lead vocals, background vocals

Additional personnel

Dan McDougall - drums, bass guitar Johan Fransson - background vocals Oliver Harrop - background vocals Mark Hill - bass guitar Jonty Howard - background vocals, percussion Pat O'Brien - acoustic guitar Troy Lancaster - electric guitar Tobias Lundgren - background vocals Steve Morton - background vocals Joe Murphy - percussion Mike Payne - electric guitar Ben Poole - electric guitar Brian Pruitt - drums, percussion Davide Rossi - strings

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peakposition

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position UK Albums (OCC) 53

Certifications

References