Fresh Horses (album)
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| Fresh Horses | ||
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| Studio album by Garth Brooks | ||
| Released | November 21, 1995 | |
| Recorded | Jack's Track's Recording Studio | |
| Genre | Country | |
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |
| Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Garth Brooks chronology | ||
| The Hits (1994) |
Fresh Horses (1995) |
Sevens (1997) |
Fresh Horses is American Country Music artist Garth Brooks' sixth studio album (eighth overall). It was released on Tuesday, November 21, 1995. The album had a worldwide radio ban until it was available to buy. Only the two singles issued ("She's Every Woman" and "The Fever" were allowed to be played before this date, the latter of which was a new country-rock version of an old Aerosmith song). Once issued "Fresh Horses" hit #1 on the Billboard Country music charts and #2 on the Billboard's Pop chart. Through 2006, approximately six million copies have been sold in the U.S. In Great Britain the album was another success, reaching the top 30 pop albums and topping the country charts.
Brooks was a bit concerned how the album would fare, given his two-year absence. He commented: "Everyone was expecting this album to be pop. Everyone said we were leaving (country). For the first time ever, I was involved (in writing) in eight of the 10 cuts, so it's a huge reflection of myself. It's the things I enjoy singing about. I got to sing about the band on the road, I got to sing about cowboys, and more importantly, the women who put up with those cowboys."
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[edit] Track listing
- "The Old Stuff" - [4:12] (Bryan Kennedy, Dan Roberts, Garth Brooks)
- "Cowboys and Angels" - [3:16] (Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Garth Brooks)
- "The Fever" - [2:40] (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Bryan Kennedy, Dan Roberts)
- "That Ol' Wind" - [5:22] (Leigh Reynolds, Garth Brooks)
- "Rollin'" - [4:07] (Harley Allen, Leigh Reynolds, Garth Brooks)
- "The Change" - [4:06] (Tony Arata, Wayne Tester)
- "The Beaches of Cheyenne" - [4:13] (Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Garth Brooks)
- "To Make You Feel My Love" (from the film Hope Floats)**
- "It's Midnight Cinderella" - [2:23] (Kim Williams, Kent Blazy, Garth Brooks)
- "She's Every Woman" - [5:01] (Victoria Shaw, Garth Brooks)
- "Ireland" - [2:53] (Stephanie Davis, Jenny Yates, Garth Brooks)
**added only on the boxed set "the limited series"
[edit] Chart Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Country | UK singles |
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| 1995 | "She's Every Woman" | 1 | 55 |
| 1995 | "The Fever" | 23 | - |
| 1996 | "The Beaches Of Cheyenne" | 1 | - |
| 1996 | "The Change" | 19 | - |
| 1996 | "It's Midnight Cinderella" | 5 | - |
| 1996 | "That Ol' Wind" | 7 | - |
| 1997 | "The Old Stuff" | 64 | - |
[edit] Personnel
- Mark Casstevens, Leigh Reynolds (acoustic guitar)
- Chris Leuzinger, Gordon Kennedy (electric guitar)
- Bruce Bouton (steel guitar)
- Rob Hajacos, Jimmy Mattingly (fiddle)
- Ed Foote (hurdy gurdy)
- Bobby Wood (piano, organ, keyboards)
- Mike Chapman (bass)
- Milton Sledge (drums, percussion)
- Sam Bacco (percussion)
- Trisha Yearwood, Susan Ashton (background vocals)
