Different Man

Different Man
Studio album by
Kane Brown
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)
GenreCountry
Length58:14
LabelRCA Nashville
Producers
Kane Brown chronology
Mixtape, Vol. 1
(2020)		 Different Man
(2022)		 The High Road
(2025)
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. 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. The songs "Leave You Alone" and "Whiskey Sour" were also released ahead of the album. 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". 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".

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. The album also reached number six in Canada and number 17 in Australia.

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 CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ 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. 1 2 "Kane Brown Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Australiancharts.com – Kane Brown – Different Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 16/9/2022 – 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. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kane Brown – Different Man". Music Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  17. ↑ "American album certifications – Kane Brown – Different Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 22, 2024.