Borderline

Brooks & Dunn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 1996)
• Original Release Date: April 16, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000002VPZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,111 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!, January 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Borderline (Audio CD)

Brooks & Dunn never cease to amaze me. I own several of their albums and "Borderline" is one of their best. My favorite songs on the album are Why Would I Say Goodbye and My Love Will Follow You. Other good ones include A Man This Lonely, Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing, I Am That Man, and More Than A Margarita. The only song on the album that I didn't like was White Line Casanova, which I feel should've been left off of the album. However, it's easy to overlook one bad song when there are ten other songs on the CD that are top quality. Purchase this album today! You won't be disappointed. This is Brooks & Dunn at their best!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 'Borderline' is great both sides of the border, August 27, 2003

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Fireball "Fireball_SP2" (Toronto) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borderline (Audio CD)

The first single / track here and one of the most perfectly (actually, even better than the original!) covered songs ever is the muscular 'My Maria' , a song we are all so glad they remade into another classic.

The western-cool cover/photo of the two is also appealing as well: back to the tunes!

'Why Would I Say Goodbye' brnigs Kix Brooks over to the main mike and makes a smooth tune, like a mid-tempo love ballad. Smooth one and really well performed/produced.

Here comes the gravel and dirt in 'Mama Gets Dressed Up For Nothing', a fun rockin' time that almost makes a full plegged rock tune with a buzzsaw attitude!

Great ballads are the towering 'I Am That Man', and a more sad 'A Man This Lonely'. Just listen to Ronnie's soaring vocals on both tracks.

Another highlight is with Kix Brooks neat little fun one 'More Than A Margerita', a song that makes into a non over the top spot, but very cool.

The hard thing about a lot of the public and critics' complaints to artists is that certain songs that are neither oh-so sad or rockin/movin' seem to be excused as fillers. Some may be, but most of them - on any album - are not. They should be considered as rest stops, or ones that carry a calm smile. Why not after all of the sad heartaches or rompin and stompin'- even though both of these attitudes still make great songs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An All-Time Favorite, June 19, 2002

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Wendy Kaplan (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borderline (Audio CD)

This 1996 CD has gotten me through a lot of hard times. I don't care if it is profound, deep, meaningful, or just plain wonderful. It works for me. The fine country voices of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn ARE country for me, and when I'm feeling down and low, nobody can cheer me better than this ultra-sexy duo.

Brooks and Dunn are unashamedly commercial, and that don't bother me none. I can crank up this album and sing away to "My Maria," "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing," "Redneck Rhythm & Blues," and all the other spectacular songs in this collection. There isn't a weak one in the bunch, whether it's the aching "A Man This Lonely" or my all-time favorite: "My Love Will Follow You."

Truly this is a country classic, but in my view, it can work for non-country listeners as well. It's simply the best of the best.