Kix Brooks is the first solo studio album by American country music artist Kix Brooks. It was released on Capitol Nashville in 1989, a year before he joined Ronnie Dunn in the duo Brooks & Dunn. The album was re-released in 1993 on compact disc via Liberty Records. It includes the single "Sacred Ground," which was a minor hits for Brooks on the country charts, and a new version of "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down", which was originally released as a single in 1983.

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Kix Brooks
Studio album by Kix Brooks
Released	August 14, 1989 (LP) November 2, 1993 (CD)
Genre	Country
Length	37:02
Label	Capitol Nashville, Liberty
Producer	Rafe Van Hoy, Kix Brooks
Kix Brooks chronology
Kix Brooks (1989) New to This Town (2012)
Alternative cover
Liberty Records reissue

"Sacred Ground" was later covered by McBride & the Ride on their 1992 album Sacred Ground. McBride & the Ride's version peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Track listing

1. "Highways and Heartaches" (Kix Brooks, Chris Waters) - 4:05
2. "Way Up North Around Shreveport" (Brooks, Don Cook) - 2:45
3. "There's a Telephone Ringing" (Brooks, Alan Laney, Kyle Young) - 4:11
4. "She Does the Walk On By" (Brooks, Gary Nicholson) - 3:02
5. "The River" (Brooks, Russell Smith) - 3:13
6. "Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down" (Brooks) - 3:02
7. "The Story of My Life" (Brooks, Roger Murrah) - 4:02
8. "Sacred Ground" (Brooks, Vernon Rust) - 2:51
9. "A Little Magic on My Mind" (Brooks, Lewis Anderson) - 3:07
10. "I'm On to You" (Brooks, Waters, Tom Shapiro) - 3:24
11. "The Last Rodeo" (Brooks, Wally Wilson) - 3:19

Personnel

• Kix Brooks - lead vocals, background vocals
• Sam Bush - mandolin
• Pat Jacobs - drums
• Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
• Edgar Meyer - bowed bass
• Danny Milliner - bass guitar, background vocals
• Matt Rollings - accordion
• Brent Rowan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Dan Seals - background vocals
• Hassell Teekell - piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
• Dennis Wilson - background vocals
• Wally Wilson - piano

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