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"
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

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Different Man
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16] 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. ^ a b "Kane Brown Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "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. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kane Brown – Different Man". Music Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Kane Brown – Different Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
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