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.


An All-Time Favorite   June 19, 2002
W. Kaplan (Wynnewood, PA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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.


this something to have   April 22, 2005
Gail Simpson (vancouver,canada)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

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


Really Good album with a bit of spanish flavor!   December 13, 1999
Mark (San Francisco, CA)
I really like this album along with their latest, Tightrope. "My Maria", "Why Would I Say Goodbye" and "Tequila Town" are my favorites. "My Maria" was one of the best country videos ever. Tequila Town is a beautiful spanish song that should have been a single as I think it is great. Great Ballads are also present here including "A Man This Lonely" and "I Am That Man". There are a few filler songs, "Redneck, Rhythum & Blues" and "More Than A Margarita". But hey, with the rest of it being top notch-we can forgive them!