Let Your Horses Run – The Album

Let Your Horses Run – The Album
Studio album by
Brett Kissel
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2025 (2025-02-28)
GenreCountry
Length34:23
Label
  • Big Star
Producer
Brett Kissel chronology
The Compass Project
(2023) 		Let Your Horses Run – The Album
(2025)
Singles from Let Your Horses Run – The Album
  1. "Two of Us"
    Released: September 15, 2023
  2. "Let Your Horses Run"
    Released: May 3, 2024
  3. "Another One"
    Released: September 13, 2024
  4. "Cowboys & Dreamers"
    Released: May 4, 2025

Let Your Horses Run – The Album is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian country music artist Brett Kissel. It was primarily produced by Mickey Jack Cones and Bart McKay, and released on February 28, 2025, via Big Star Recordings.[1][2] The album includes the singles "Two of Us", "Let Your Horses Run", "Another One", and "Cowboys & Dreamers".[3] It has been nominated for Album of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.[4]

Background and promotion

Kissel remarked that on this album, he wanted to dive into his "Western roots and heritage," and that he took inspiration from his upbringing on a farm in northern Alberta and his current life after buying his grandparent's farm.[5] Kissel supported the album with his acoustic "The Side You've Never Seen Tour" across Canada in early 2025.[6][7]

Critical reception

James Daykin of Entertainment Focus reviewed the album and gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars. He described it as a "bold step into the heart of Western country music" and "a cohesive and evocative album that blends classic storytelling with modern sensibilities", while opining that it is one of the "most compelling releases" of Kissel's career.[8]

Track listing

Let Your Horses Run – The Album
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowboys & Dreamers"
3:09
2."Let Your Horses Run"
3:04
3."Get the Hell Out of This Town" (with Don Louis)
3:00
4."Another One"
3:30
5."Nowhere to Ride"Reese Klaiber3:28
6."Two of Us" (with Cooper Alan)
  • Kissel
  • Mosley
  • Cooper Alan
  • Matt McKinney
3:15
7."Hurtin' Songs"
3:04
8."Rich Is" (with Phil Vassar)
3:11
9."Close to You"
3:19
10."All This Cowboy Needs" (with Morgan Klaiber)
  • Kissel
  • Morgan Klaiber
5:08
Total length:34:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[9]

  • Cooper Alan – primary vocals
  • Mickey Jack Cones – acoustic guitar, background vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, mixing engineer, production, program engineering, synthesizer, vocal editing, vocal production
  • Spencer Cheyne – drum set, vocal production
  • Eddy Dunlap – slide guitar
  • Jesse Frasure – production
  • Jonny Fung – acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, electric guitar, guitar, mandolin, slide guitar
  • Georgetown – mastering engineer
  • Evan Hutchings – drum set
  • Mike Johnson – slide guitar
  • Brennan Kennedy – track engineer
  • Jeff King – electric guitar
  • Morgan Klaiber – background vocals, primary vocals
  • Gideon Klein – dobro
  • Brett Kissel – acoustic guitar, primary vocals
  • Justin Kudding – background vocals, bass guitar, vocal production
  • Zach Kuhlman – assistant production, assistant tracking engineer
  • Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
  • Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Don Louis – primary vocals
  • Bart McKay – accordion, Hammond B3, mixing engineer, piano, production, program engineering, vocal production, Wurlitzer piano
  • Spencer McKay – drum set, assistant engineering
  • Miles McPherson – drum set
  • Andrew Mendleson – master engineering
  • Seth Mosley – background vocals, co-production, bass guitar, electric guitar, guitar, keyboards, organ, production
  • Carl Miner – acoustic guitar
  • Crystal O'Connor – digital editing, keyboards, vocal mixing
  • Mike "X." O'Connor – co-production, mixing engineer, production
  • Michael Rinne – bass, bass guitar
  • Mark Troyer – engineering
  • Phil Vassar – primary vocals
  • Troy Volrath – fiddle, mandolin
  • Jimmy Wallace – keyboards
  • Case Wood – production, track engineering

Charts

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[10] 		CAN Country
[11]
"Two of Us"
(with Cooper Alan) 		2023 —[A] 6
"Let Your Horses Run" 2024 89 4
"Another One" — 7
"Cowboys & Dreamers" 2025 — 16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Accolades

Year Association Category Nominated Work Result Ref
2024 Canadian Country Music Association Musical Collaboration of the Year "Two of Us" Nominated [14]
[15]
Video of the Year "Two of Us" Nominated
2025 Canadian Country Music Association Album of the Year Let Your Horses Run – The Album Pending [16]
Single of the Year "Let Your Horses Run" Pending
Video of the Year "Let Your Horses Run" Pending

Release history

Release formats for Let Your Horses Run – The Album
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 28, 2025 Digital download Big Star Recordings [17]
Streaming

Notes

  1. ^ "Two of Us" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Let Your Horses Run – The Album - Album by Brett Kissel". Spotify. Big Star Recordings. February 28, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Brett Kissel announces new LP 'Let Your Horses Run' new single "Get The Hell Out of this Town" Feat. Don Louis". Complete Country. February 3, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "'Let Your Horses Run – The Album' Out Now". BrettKissel.com. February 28, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 CCMA Awards Nominations Released". River Country 94.9 FM. July 28, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "Canadian country star Brett Kissel dishes on his new album release 'Let Your Horses Run'". Breakfast Television. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "Brett Kissel Announces New Album Let Your Horses Run". BrettKissel.com. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  7. ^ "BRETT KISSEL unveils The side You've Never Seen' with cross Canada acoustic tour". Complete Country. September 7, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Daykin, James (February 27, 2025). "Review: Brett Kissel goes epic Western on new album 'Let Your Horses Run'". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  9. ^ "Let Your Horses Run – The Album - Brett Kissel, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  10. ^ References for Canadian Hot 100:
  11. ^ References for Canada Country:
  12. ^ "Brett Kissel Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  13. ^ "Canadian singles certifications – Brett Kissel – Let Your Horses Run". Music Canada.
  14. ^ "2024 CCMA Award Winners". Canadian Country Music Association. September 9, 2024. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. July 18, 2024. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "2025 CCMA Award Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  17. ^ "Let Your Horses Run – The Album – Brett Kissel, Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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