Borderline (Brooks & Dunn album)

Borderline is the fourth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released in 1996 on Arista Records, the album produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for the duo: the Number One hit "My Maria" (a cover of a pop tune originally recorded by B. W. Stevenson), the #2 "I Am That Man", the #13 "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" (their first non-Top 10 single), another #1 in "A Man This Lonely", and finally "Why Would I Say Goodbye" at #8. Borderline was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.

Borderline
Studio album by Brooks & Dunn
Released	April 16, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	39:37
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Kix Brooks Don Cook Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn chronology
Waitin' on Sundown (1994) Borderline (1996) The Greatest Hits Collection (1997)
Singles from Borderline
"My Maria" Released: March 24, 1996 "I Am That Man" Released: June 3, 1996 "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" Released: September 2, 1996 "A Man This Lonely" Released: December 9, 1996 "Why Would I Say Goodbye" Released: March 17, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The song "My Love Will Follow You" was originally recorded by Buddy Miller on his 1995 album Your Love and Other Lies.

Track listing

1. "My Maria" (Daniel Moore, B. W. Stevenson) - 3:30
2. "A Man This Lonely" (Ronnie Dunn, Tommy Lee James) - 3:34
3. "Why Would I Say Goodbye" (Kix Brooks, Chris Waters) - 4:18
4. "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" (Brooks, Dunn, Don Cook) - 4:07
5. "I Am That Man" (Terry McBride, Monty Powell) - 4:09
6. "More Than a Margarita" (Brooks, Waters) - 3:22
7. "Redneck Rhythm & Blues" (Dunn, Kim Williams, Lonnie Wilson) - 2:51
8. "My Love Will Follow You" (Buddy Miller, Julie Miller) - 3:41
9. "One Heartache at a Time" (Brooks, Tony King) - 3:04
10. "Tequila Town" (Brooks, Dunn) - 3:13
11. "White Line Casanova" (Dunn) - 3:35

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	5
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	37

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	CAN Country
1996	"My Maria"	1	79	1
	"I Am That Man"	2	—	3
	"Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing"	13	—	8
	"A Man This Lonely"	1	124	4
1997	"Why Would I Say Goodbye"	8	—	9

Personnel

Brooks & Dunn

• Kix Brooks – lead vocals, background vocals
• Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
• Dennis Burnside – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, mandolin
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle, "assorted hoedown tools"
• David Hungate – bass guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Tom Roady – percussion
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r233614

• Borderline (Media notes). Brooks & Dunn. Arista Nashville. 1996. 18810.CS1 maint: others (link)