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List Price: $10.98 | | Label: Arista
Salesrank: 598715
Released: April 16, 1996 |
| Our Price: $2.95 |
| Used Price: $0.69 |
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| Media: Audio Cassette |
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Borderline Track Listing:
1. My Maria - Brooks & Dunn, Moore, Daniel
2. A Man This Lonely - Brooks & Dunn, Dunn, Ronnie
3. Why Would I Say Goodbye - Brooks & Dunn, Brooks, Kix
4. Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing - Brooks & Dunn, Brooks, Kix
5. I Am That Man - Brooks & Dunn, McBride, Terry
6. More Than a Margarita - Brooks & Dunn, Brooks, Kix
7. Redneck Rhythm & Blues - Brooks & Dunn, Dunn, Ronnie
8. My Love Will Follow You - Brooks & Dunn, Miller, Buddy [1]
9. One Heartache at a Time - Brooks & Dunn, Brooks, Kix
10. Tequila Town - Brooks & Dunn, Brooks, Kix
11. White Line Casanova - Brooks & Dunn, Dunn, Ronnie
Editorial Review:
What I like about Brooks & Dunn is they never pretend to be anything more than what they are--entertainers whose main goal in life is to come up with hits so catchy they'll grab your attention through the tinniest radio speaker ever stuck in a pickup. Unlike, say, Garth Brooks or James Michael Montgomery, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn never pass themselves off as profound philosophers or social commentators. For this duo, lyrics are just an excuse to belt out a big, juicy chorus hook, usually over an equally sizable dance beat. It helps, of course, that both men are fine singers, but just as important is the fact that almost every song on "Borderline," their fourth album, contains a terrific refrain and almost nothing else that might get in the way. -- Geoffrey Himes
Borderline Reviews:
this something to have 
2005-04-22 - Boderline is going to go down in County Music History as one of the best CDs.It offers something for a true lover of Country Music
3-1/2, actually. Not bad, but not their best. 
2003-12-04 - An album I started out totally prepared to like, though I have to admit, I eventually felt that most of the songs dragged on a bit too much. It kicks off with the album's biggest hit, a swell cover version of B.W. Stevenson's "My Maria," which is great fun, although it follows the original so closely that it's really kinda of cheating. (I don't think most of their fans knew it was a cover tune, though, and I'm sure B.W. was plenty happy cashing the royalty checks...) I also liked the song "One Heartache At A Time," which is a pretty straightforward honkytonk number, but the majority of the songs on here are too prefab and studio-perfect... Still, I like how the formula is being used; B'n'D are unashamedly commercial, and when they get their groove down right, they deserve all the success they can find. This one might not be a keeper, but it's not a dud, either.
'Borderline' is great both sides of the border 
2003-08-27 - The first single / track here and one of the most perfectly (actually, even better than the original!) covered songs ever is the muscular 'My Maria' , a song we are all so glad they remade into another classic.
The western-cool cover/photo of the two is also appealing as well: back to the tunes!
'Why Would I Say Goodbye' brnigs Kix Brooks over to the main mike and makes a smooth tune, like a mid-tempo love ballad. Smooth one and really well performed/produced.
Here comes the gravel and dirt in 'Mama Gets Dressed Up For Nothing', a fun rockin' time that almost makes a full plegged rock tune with a buzzsaw attitude!
Great ballads are the towering 'I Am That Man', and a more sad 'A Man This Lonely'. Just listen to Ronnie's soaring vocals on both tracks.
Another highlight is with Kix Brooks neat little fun one 'More Than A Margerita', a song that makes into a non over the top spot, but very cool.
The hard thing about a lot of the public and critics' complaints to artists is that certain songs that are neither oh-so sad or rockin/movin' seem to be excused as fillers. Some may be, but most of them - on any album - are not. They should be considered as rest stops, or ones that carry a calm smile. Why not after all of the sad heartaches or rompin and stompin'- even though both of these attitudes still make great songs.
As a whole, very poor 
2003-03-28 - I love Brooks and Dunn, but they have certainly had some mis-steps in their some 13 years of recording. This is by far their biggest. After putting out three hard rock/country masterpieces, they had the nerve to release something whose only platform to be considered a record is several mediocre, overplayed singles and the C.D. on which it is recorded. Don't support bad albums; anyone with any sense of what music is will not buy this piece of garbage.
An All-Time Favorite
2002-06-19 - This 1996 CD has gotten me through a lot of hard times. I don't care if it is profound, deep, meaningful, or just plain wonderful. It works for me. The fine country voices of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn ARE country for me, and when I'm feeling down and low, nobody can cheer me better than this ultra-sexy duo.
Brooks and Dunn are unashamedly commercial, and that don't bother me none. I can crank up this album and sing away to "My Maria," "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing," "Redneck Rhythm & Blues," and all the other spectacular songs in this collection. There isn't a weak one in the bunch, whether it's the aching "A Man This Lonely" or my all-time favorite: "My Love Will Follow You."
Truly this is a country classic, but in my view, it can work for non-country listeners as well. It's simply the best of the best.
