R onnie Dunn barely moves on his stool while singing the new song Only in America, while the tapping foot of partner Kix Brooks makes him appear only slightly more interested. It's two hardworking men doing the repetitive grunt work of rehearsing with their band.
Showmanship comes later.
Bout You, went straight to No. 1. It's the first sign that taking seven months to record the album, instead of doing it in a couple of months between tour dates, is paying off. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn were struggling solo artists until record executive Tim DuBois urged them to join forces in 1990. They reached a milestone of sorts last year when their Tightrope tour did great business despite the album selling poorly. Radio stations were unenthusiastic about the singles off the album.