Fun is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. Announced in 2018, the album experienced production delays and its release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually culminating in a release date of November 20, 2020. The lead single, "All Day Long", was released on June 19, 2018, followed by a second single, "Stronger Than Me", on November 19, 2018. The third single, "Dive Bar", a duet featuring Blake Shelton, was released on June 18, 2019. The fourth single, "Shallow", a duet featuring Trisha Yearwood, was released on December 1, 2020. The fifth single, "That's What Cowboys Do" was released on June 29, 2021. A selection of seven tracks were available for streaming via Amazon Music prior to the album's release.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from liner notes.
Roy Agee – horns David Angell – strings Monisa Angell – strings Sam Bacco – percussion Jeff Bailey – horns Robert Bailey – backing vocals Carrie Bailey – strings Kevin Bate – strings Eddie Bayers – drums Jenny Bifano – strings Bruce Bouton – pedal steel and lap steel guitars Garth Brooks – vocals, acoustic guitar, producer Dennis Burnside – horn and string arrangements David Campbell – horn and string arrangements Bruce Christensen – strings Janet Darnell – strings David Davidson – strings Eleonore Denig – strings Gabe Dixon – keyboards, piano Mark Douthit – horns Jason Eskridge – backing vocals Connie Ellisor – strings Kim Fleming – backing vocals Quentin Flowers – strings Barry Green – horns Rob Hajacos – fiddle Vicki Hampton – backing vocals Michael Haynes – horns Anthony LaMarchina – strings Betsy Lamb – strings Chris Leuzinger – acoustic and electric guitars Sam Levine – horns Zoya Leybin – strings Steve Mackey – bass guitar Blair Masters – keyboards and piano Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle Joey Miskulin – accordion Doug Moffet – horns Wendy Moten – backing vocals Billy Panda – acoustic guitar Steve Patrick – horns Charley Pride – duet vocals on "Where the Cross Don't Burn" Carole Rabinowitz-Neune – strings Blake Shelton – duet vocals on "Dive Bar" Milton Sledge – drums, percussion Caitlyn Smith – backing vocals Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar Alan Umstead – strings Cathy Umstead – strings Mary Katherine Vanosdale – strings Kris Wilkinson – strings Karen Winklemann – strings Bobby Wood – keyboards and piano Glenn Worf – bass guitar Trisha Yearwood – background vocals, duet vocals on "Shallow"
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance of Fun Chart (2020) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Fun Chart (2021) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 66
Certifications
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