Dean Brody (album)

Dean Brody is the self-titled debut album of Canadian country music singer, Dean Brody. It was released on April 28, 2009 via Broken Bow Records under the production of Matt Rovey. The album includes the single "Brothers", his only country hit in the United States. Brody wrote or co-wrote nine of the album's eleven songs.

Dean Brody
Studio album by
Dean Brody
ReleasedApril 28, 2009 (2009-04-28)
GenreCountry
Length41:28
LabelBroken Bow
ProducerMatt Rovey
Dean Brody chronology
Dean Brody
(2009)		 Trail in Life
(2010)
Singles from Dean Brody
  1. "Brothers"
    Released: October 27, 2008
  2. "Dirt Roads Scholar"
    Released: May 4, 2009
  3. "Gravity"
    Released: June 22, 2009
  4. "Undone"
    Released: October 5, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Country Weekly[2]

Content

Dean Brody comprises eleven tracks, nine of which were written or co-written by Brody. The album's lead-off single is "Brothers." It made the number 26 position on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Critical reception

Chris Neal of Country Weekly magazine gave the album a three-and-a-half star rating out of five. He said that the album contained well-written lyrics with a strong sense of individuality. He also said that Brody "doesn't reinvent current Music Row formulas — he just does them a little smarter and sharper than some do."[2]

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock called the album a "fantastic collection of traditionalist modern country music," that wasn't the hit it should have been. He noted that only one single, the hit "Brothers" was the only track to make it to the charts in the U.S. While Brody's debut album was clearly not a breakout in the United States, it fared better in the artist's homeland of Canada where three singles earned top 10 rankings. The three hit singles were, "Brothers," "Dirt Road Scholar" and "Undone." [3]

The single "Brothers" won the Canadian Country Music Association "Song of the Year" for 2009.[4] "Dirt Road Scholar" was 2009's most-played music video for a new artist in Canada.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Undone"Dean Brody3:23
2."Dirt Road Scholar"Brody3:07
3."Gravity"Brody3:56
4."This Ain't the Same Town (That I Painted Red)"Neal Coty, Jim Collins, Jimmy Melton3:11
5."Lazy Days"Brody4:07
6."Brothers"Brody4:58
7."Old Joe Riley"Steve Bogard, Rick Giles3:03
8."This Old Raft"Brody, Matt Rovey3:50
9."Back in Style"Brody, Rovey3:37
10."Cattleman's Gun"Brody4:09
11."Up on the Moon"Brody, Ryan Fleener3:58

Personnel

Chart performance

Album
Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 32
U.S. Billboard 200 187
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 4
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 23

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions
CAN US Country
2008 "Brothers" 76 26
2009 "Dirt Road Scholar" 72 —
"Gravity" — —
"Undone" 79 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dean Brody review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  2. Neal, Chris (2009-05-11). "Reviews". Country Weekly. 16 (13): 54.
  3. Matt Bjorke (August 21, 2010). "Dean Brody - Trail in Life". www.roughstock.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  4. Canadian Country Music Association. "Canadian Country Music Association". Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
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