Hard Workin' Man

Studio album by Brooks & Dunn

Released

February 23, 1993

Genre

Country

Length

42:47

Label

Arista

Producer

Don Cook
Scott Hendricks

"Boot Scootin' Boogie (Dance Mix)" produced by Don Cook, Scott Hendricks and Brian Tankersley

Brooks & Dunn chronology

Brand New Man
(1991)

Hard Workin' Man
(1993)

Waitin' on Sundown
(1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C ^[2]

Hard Workin' Man was the second studio album released by country duo Brooks & Dunn. Like its predecessor, this album had a string of top 5 hits (on the US Hot Country chart). Its singles were "Hard Workin' Man" (#4), "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" (#2), "She Used To Be Mine" (#1), "We'll Burn That Bridge" (#2), and "That Ain't No Way To Go" (#1). The album also featured a remixed dance version of the Number One hit "Boot Scootin' Boogie", which originally appeared on Brand New Man.

Track listing

"Hard Workin' Man " (Ronnie Dunn) – 2:58
"We'll Burn That Bridge" (Dunn, Don Cook) – 2:57
"Mexican Minutes" (Jim Messina, Kent Robbins) – 3:40
"Heartbroke Out of My Mind" (Dunn) – 3:25
"She Used to Be Mine" (Dunn) – 3:56
"Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" (Bill LaBounty, Steve O'Brien) – 3:42
"That Ain't No Way to Go" (Kix Brooks, Dunn, Cook) – 3:37
"Texas Women (Don't Stay Lonely Long)" (Brooks) – 3:39
"Our Time Is Coming" (Brooks, Dunn) – 4:39
"I Can't Put Out This Fire" (Brooks, Dunn) – 3:39
"Boot Scootin' Boogie (Dance Mix)" (Dunn) – 6:29

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	9
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	41

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	CAN Country
1993	"Hard Workin' Man"	4	—	1
	"We'll Burn That Bridge"	2	—	1
	"She Used to Be Mine"	1	—	1
	"Rock My World (Little Country Girl)"	2	97	1
1994	"That Ain't No Way to Go"	1	—	3

Personnel

Brooks & Dunn

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

Additional musicians

Arista Tabernacle Choir - choir
Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, mandolin
Jimmy Gunn - cabasa, percussion
Rob Hajacos - fiddle
Terry McMillan - harmonica
Scott Hendricks - cowbell, percussion
John Barlow Jarvis - Steinway piano, organ
Bill LaBounty - background vocals
Dan McBride - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Jim Messina - background vocals on "Mexican Minutes"
Danny Parks - acoustic guitar
John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
Harry Stinson - background vocals
Dennis Wilson - background vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

References

↑ Hard Workin' Man at AllMusic
↑ David Browne (1993-02-26). "Hard Workin' Man Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

Preceded by Fare Thee Well Love by The Rankin Family	RPM Country Albums number-one album April 10–16, 1993	Succeeded by This Time by Dwight Yoakam

Brooks & Dunn

Kix Brooks
Ronnie Dunn

Studio albums

Compilations

Solo works

Kix Brooks

Kix Brooks	"Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down" "Sacred Ground"

New to This Town	"New to This Town" (with Joe Walsh) "Bring It On Home" "Moonshine Road" "Complete 360" "There's the Sun"

Guest singles	"Damn Drunk" (with Ronnie Dunn)

Ronnie Dunn

Ronnie Dunn	"Bleed Red" "Cost of Livin'" "Let the Cowboy Rock"

Peace, Love, and Country Music	"Kiss You There" "I Wish I Still Smoked Cigarettes"

Tattooed Heart	"Ain't No Trucks in Texas" "Damn Drunk" (with Kix Brooks)

Guest singles	"I Don't Want To" (with Ashley Monroe) "Garth Must Be Busy" (with Cledus T. Judd) "Pray for Peace" (with Reba McEntire)

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