Gunslinger (album)

Gunslinger is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on November 25, 2016 by Pearl Records. The album's lead single, "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance", was released on October 13, 2016.

Reception
The album has been given a Metacritic score of 65 based on 5 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 19,000 copies in its first week as a standalone album. The album has sold 146,700 copies in the US as of March 2018.

A Walmart exclusive that bundled Christmas Together with Gunslinger was released the week before the album itself was released, and debuted at No. 14 on the Top 10 Country Albums chart with 6,600 copies sold. This bundle reached No. 3 on that chart, selling 23,000 copies in the second week.

Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic:

Vocals
 * Garth Brooks – vocals
 * Karyn Rochelle – backing vocals
 * Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals

Musicians
 * Roy Agee – horns
 * Sam Bacco – drums, percussion
 * Jeff Bailey – horns
 * Preston Bailey – horns
 * Eddie Bayers – drums and percussion
 * Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
 * Jimmy Bowland – horns
 * Dennis Burnside – horn arrangements and conductor
 * David Campbell – string arrangements
 * Mike Chapman – bass guitar
 * Mark Douthit – horns
 * Barry Green – horns
 * Kenny Greenberg – acoustic and electric guitars
 * Rob Hajacos – fiddle
 * Mike Haynes – horns
 * Prentiss Hobbs – horns
 * Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
 * Chris McDonald – horns
 * Blair Masters – keyboards
 * Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle
 * Doug Moffett – horns
 * Brian Frasier-Moore – drums and percussion
 * Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
 * Steve Patrick – horns
 * Danny Rader – bouzouki, mandolin
 * Mitch Rossell – acoustic guitar on "Ask Me How I Know"
 * Robbie Shankle – horns
 * Milton Sledge – drums and percussion
 * Eric Smith – bass guitar
 * Denis Solee – horns
 * Bobby Wood – keyboards
 * Bob Wray – bass guitar
 * Nashville String Machine – strings

Technical personnel
 * Matthew "Buster" Allen – engineer
 * Don Cobb – mastering
 * Eric Conn – mastering
 * John Kelton – engineer
 * Mark Miller – mixing, producer