Garth Brooks Gunslinger 11/25

CMA ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEE GARTH BROOKS POISED FOR RELEASE OF GUNSLINGER AS 11th STUDIO ALBUM ON NOV. 25

Brooks' “Baby, Let’s Lay Down And Dance” Lands Top 20 Debut And Is The Most Added Song At Country Radio This Week

Nashville, TN- Oct. 17, 2016- CMA "Entertainer of the Year" nominee Garth Brooks continues to heighten anticipation and set the pace for the release of his upcoming 11th studio album, revealing to fans the cover art and title: GUNSLINGER, during his weekly “Inside Studio G” Facebook series.  Drawing inspiration from quarterbacks who make fast and fearless moves, the album title first appeared during this weekend's SEC Game of the Week on CBS, where his song “Pure Adrenaline” serves as the amped up theme.  The unyielding confidence of GUNSLINGER parallels Brooks’ live show, filled with risk, energy, heart and unpredicted outcomes.  The album will be released on Nov. 25 on Pearl Records, Inc.

The first single taken from the album, "Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance," debuted today at No. 19 on the Billboard Country Songs chart and is the most added song at Country radio this week.  Critics have leapt to spotlight the "surprisingly sexy" track with Rolling Stone praising that "the upbeat country tune with Southern rock-inspired guitar riffs has a timeless sound."

"The album title came to me when somebody asked me what my favorite thing about being on the road was," said Brooks. "I said 'It just feels good to be out there being a Gunslinger again. Just aiming with the heart and shooting from the hip, that's what you do on the stage, right? And, lucky enough, you've got the ammo of 'Friends In Low Places,' 'Callin' Baton Rouge,' 'Shameless' and you do.  You’re a gunslinger out there. And each show’s different and you just shoot from the hip all night long.' As soon I said it, I knew that was the album title right there."

To view the entire episode of tonight's "Inside Studio G," click here.