Different Man
Studio album by
Kane Brown
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)
GenreCountry
Length58:14
LabelRCA Nashville
Producer
Kane Brown chronology
Mixtape, Vol. 1
(2020)		 Different Man
(2022)
Singles from Different Man
  1. "One Mississippi"
    Released: August 20, 2021
  2. "Like I Love Country Music"
    Released: May 6, 2022
  3. "Grand"
    Released: July 22, 2022
  4. "Thank God"
    Released: September 12, 2022
  5. "Bury Me in Georgia"
    Released: March 31, 2023

Different Man is the third studio album by American country music singer Kane Brown, released on September 9, 2022, through RCA Records Nashville.[1] Brown co-produced the album, which was preceded by the singles "One Mississippi", "Like I Love Country Music", and "Grand", with "Thank God", a duet with his singer-songwriter wife Katelyn Brown, which impacted country radio on September 12.[2] The songs "Leave You Alone" and "Whiskey Sour" were also released ahead of the album.[3] The album was promoted with the "Drunk Or Dreamin' Tour", which ran from September 17, 2022, to September 8, 2023.

Content

Brown co-produced one of his albums for the first time, which took time to adjust to, with Brown saying that "We went from a demo to a master recording to redoing everything. I was listening to the album and not liking the sounds. [...] We kept revamping things, working and finding the sound I've been looking for, adding in more rock and country sounds".[4] The New York Times described Brown's duet with his wife Katelyn as a "folk-pop duet" and "Grand" as "post-Drake R&B", but that the album overall is "determinedly traditional", bookended odes to Brown's "rural Southern roots".[5]

Commercial performance

Different Man debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, including number two on the Top Country Albums chart with 46,000 album equivalent units.[6] The album also reached number six in Canada and number 17 in Australia.[7][8]

Track listing

Different Man track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bury Me in Georgia"
4:01
2."Different Man" (featuring Blake Shelton)
  • Brown
  • Christian Davis
  • Hoge
2:55
3."Like I Love Country Music"
  • Brown
  • McGinn
  • Taylor Phillips
  • Schmidt
3:54
4."Go Around"
3:23
5."Grand"
2:58
6."See You Like I Do"
3:09
7."Thank God" (featuring Katelyn Brown)
  • Davis
  • Kyle Fishman
  • Jaxson Free
  • Hoge
  • Jared Mullins
2:54
8."Leave You Alone"
  • Brown
  • Jordan Minton
  • Schmidt
3:34
9."Riot"
  • Brown
  • Melvin Hough II
  • Reese Thornton
  • Rivelino Wouter
3:26
10."One Mississippi"
3:34
11."Drunk or Dreamin'"
  • Brown
  • Hoge
  • Schmidt
  • Smith
4:20
12."Losing You"
  • Brown
  • Free
  • Hoge
3:32
13."Whiskey Sour"
3:31
14."Pop's Last Name"
  • Brown
  • Hoge
  • Jake Mitchell
3:33
15."Devil Don't Even Bother"
2:49
16."Nothin' I'd Change"
  • Brown
  • Hoge
  • Schmidt
  • Smith
3:33
17."Dear Georgia"
  • Brown
  • Hoge
  • Schmidt
  • Smith
3:08
Total length:58:14

Personnel

Musicians

  • Kane Brown – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1–4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15–17)
  • Josh Reedy – background vocals (1–4, 8–10, 12, 14, 15, 17)
  • Matt McGinn – background vocals (1, 6)
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – banjo (1, 4, 9, 15, 17), acoustic guitar (2–4, 7–17), ukulele (15)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (1–4, 7, 9–12, 15–17)
  • Aaron Sterling – drums (1–4, 6–12, 14–17), percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 17); congas, shaker (11)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (1–4, 8–10, 12, 14, 16, 17), programming (1, 3, 4, 9, 12, 15, 16), synthesizer (1, 4), Dobro (3), piano (4), mandolin (3, 17), bass guitar (9), twelve-string guitar (10, 17), acoustic guitar (14, 16)
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar (1–4, 7–12, 14–17)
  • Lars Thorson – fiddle (1, 9, 17)
  • Charlie Judge – organ (1, 8–11, 15, 16), strings (1, 2, 8), synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 8–12, 14, 17); horn, timpani (2); piano (4, 8, 11, 15, 16), keyboards (7), celeste (16), whistles (17)
  • Justin Niebank – programming (1–4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14–17)
  • David Huff – programming (1–4, 7–9, 11, 12, 14–17), synthesizer (7), slide guitar (16)
  • Josh Hoge – background vocals (2)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2–4, 7, 10–12, 14–17)
  • Dave Cohen – organ, piano (3)
  • Jordan Schmidt – background vocals (4)
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle (4, 10, 15)
  • Alex Wright – synthesizer (4)
  • Eric Arjes – background vocals (5)
  • Andrew Goldstein – guitar, keyboards, programming (5)
  • Solomon Philcox-Littlefield – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (6)
  • Devin Dawson – background vocals (6)
  • Lindsay Rimes – background vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, synthesizer (6)
  • Justin Schipper – steel guitar (6)
  • Shy Carter – background vocals (7)
  • Craig Young – bass guitar (8, 14)
  • Jesse Frasure – programming, synthesizer (10, 11, 15); bass guitar (15)
  • Trey Keller – background vocals (11, 12, 16)
  • Natalie Stovall – fiddle (13)
  • Ernest Keith Smith – background vocals (16)

Technical

  • Kane Brown – producer (6, 13)
  • Adam Ayan – mastering (1–4, 6–17)
  • Dave Kutch – mastering (5)
  • Drew Bollman – mixing (1, 2, 4, 7–12, 14–17), recording (2–4, 9–11, 15, 16), engineering assistance (3)
  • Justin Niebank – mixing (1–4, 7–12, 14–17)
  • Adam Hawkins – mixing (5)
  • Jeff Braun – mixing (6, 13); vocal production, vocal engineering (5)
  • Buckley Miller – recording (1, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17)
  • Lindsay Rimes – recording, editing, overdub engineering, producer (6)
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – recording, editing, overdub engineering, producer (13)
  • Kyle Manner – recording (13)
  • Chris Small – editing (1–4, 7–12, 14–17), vocal engineering (3)
  • David Huff – editing (1–4, 7–12, 14–17)
  • Andrew Goldstein – editing, producer (5)
  • Eric Arjes – editing (5)
  • Simon Philcox-Littlefield – overdub engineering (6)
  • Dann Huff – overdub engineering (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14–17), producer (1–4, 7–12, 14–17)
  • Jaime Sickora – overdub engineering (2)
  • Russell Terrell – overdub engineering (3)
  • Trey Keller – overdub engineering (11)
  • Steve Marcantonio – overdub engineering (16)
  • Zach Kuhlman – engineering assistance (1, 7, 12, 17)
  • Eric Fleming – engineering assistance (2)
  • Kam Luchterhand – engineering assistance (2, 9, 15, 16)
  • Lucas Glenney-Tegtmeier – engineering assistance (2, 9, 15, 16)
  • Sean Badum – engineering assistance (3, 10, 11)
  • Jordan Reed – engineering assistance (8, 14)

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Different Man
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Kane Brown's New Album 'Different Man' Features Duets With His Wife Katelyn & Blake Shelton". Music Mayhem. August 4, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kane Brown previews duet 'Thank God' featuring his wife, Katelyn Brown". KRTY. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ Vaughn, Grace Lenehan (August 5, 2022). "Kane Brown Reveals 'Different Man' Album Tracklist, Including Duet With His Wife". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (September 8, 2022). "Kane Brown Synthesizes Influences on Album 'Different Man': 'I Found the Sound I've Been Looking For'". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ Shteamer, Hank (September 4, 2022). "Kane Brown Didn't Fit the Country Music Mold. So He Made His Own". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (September 18, 2022). "Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Has Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Since 2016". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Kane Brown Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Australiancharts.com – Kane Brown – Different Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kane Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kane Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Kane Brown – Different Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
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