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Jun 16, 2011Ronnie Dunn sounds and feels big.
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Jun 15, 2011Ronnie Dunn is an admirable solo effort and is as rock-solid as any Brooks & Dunn album, which should appease old and new fans alike.
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Jun 8, 2011They're beautiful and affecting songs, the sort one sings as a tribute to a wife who's put up with 20 years of touring, and may have to settle for 20 more.
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Jun 30, 2011A phenomenally successful career as part of a duo doesn't guarantee success outside of it. But it should certainly come as no surprise that Ronnie Dunn doesn't slouch or stumble on his solo debut.
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Entertainment WeeklyJun 8, 2011In solo mode following a two-decade stint with Brooks & Dunn, the country star sticks to what he knows: road songs, love songs, songs about how every once in a while you've gotta drink enough whiskey to kill a horse. [3/10 June 2011, p. 112]
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Jun 10, 2011What he doesn't really have is a strong hook to pull listeners into the album; there's nothing surprising or unexpected or exceptionally hooky, just 12 polished slices of contemporary country that will surely please longtime Brooks & Dunn fans largely because it doesn't feel all that different than the duo.
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Jun 10, 2011With this vocal showcase, Ronnie may finally garner a long-overdue best male country vocalist award.
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Jun 10, 2011The duo's taller half, Ronnie Dunn, was long regarded as the more distinctive singer, and on his solo debut, there's no more sharing of the spotlight to hold him back. That's about the only difference between a Brooks & Dunn record and this similarly hit-and-miss collection of odes to blue-collar empathy, patriotism and the transformative power of love.