Ropin' the Wind
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| Ropin' the Wind | |||||
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| Studio album by Garth Brooks | |||||
| Released | September 10, 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | Jack's Tracks Recording Studios, 1990-1991 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 32:14 | ||||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | ||||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | ||||
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Ropin' the Wind is American Country Music artist Garth Brooks' third album, released on Tuesday, September 10, 1991. It was the first album to debut at #1 on both the Country and Pop charts in the United States. It also had success in many countries, proving that Brooks was more than just a U.S. phenomenon; in the UK it reached the Top 50 pop albums list and went to #1 for several months on the country charts. Overall it sold more than 16 million copies world-wide. Brooks had this to say regarding the album:
"Ropin' the Wind was what we called the son of Fences. Ropin' the Wind was made in this world-wind kind of tour that we were on from No Fences. We were gone, pretty much 250 days out of the year. And in that remaining 100 days, I elected to cut Ropin' The Wind, and try to write for it.
This album became a lot bigger than I ever thought it could possibly be. And when I listen to the singles off of it like Rodeo, What She's Doing Now, The River, Papa Loved Mama, and Shameless, I look at it and stand very proud. And then when I also look at the cuts, Against The Grain, Cold Shoulder, these songs I am equally proud of."
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[edit] Track listing
- "Against the Grain" (Bruce Bouton, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson) – 2:22
- "Rodeo" (Larry Bastian) – 3:53
- "What She's Doing Now" (Pat Alger, Garth Brooks) – 3:26
- "Burning Bridges" (Stephanie C. Brown, Brooks) – 3:35
- "Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Brooks) – 2:51
- "Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 4:19
- "Cold Shoulder" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:55
- "We Bury the Hatchet" (Royal Wade Kimes, Brooks) – 3:05
- "In Lonesome Dove" (Cynthia Limbaugh, Brooks) – 4:48
- "The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 4:25
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Country | UK singles |
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| 1991 | "Rodeo" | 3 | - |
| 1991 | "Shameless" | 1 | 71 |
| 1992 | "What She's Doing Now" | 1 | - |
| 1992 | "Against the Grain" | 66 | - |
| 1992 | "Papa Loved Mama" | 3 | - |
| 1992 | "The River" | 1 | - |
The RIAA awarded No Fences a 14x platinum certification, for shipments of 14 million. According to Nielsen Soundscan, this is his best-selling album in the United States, with 9,570,000 copies sold.
[edit] Personnel
- Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar)
- Chris Leuzinger (electric guitar)
- Bruce Bouton (lap & pedal steel guitars, dobro)
- Jerry Douglas (dobro)
- Sam Bush (mandolin)
- Rob Hajacos (fiddle)
- Bobby Wood (keyboards)
- Edgar Meyer (acoustic bass)
- Mike Chapman (electric bass)
- Milton Sledge (drums, percussion)
- Trisha Yearwood, Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Susan Ashton (background vocals)
[edit] References and External Links
| Preceded by Metallica by Metallica |
Billboard 200 number-one album September 28 - October 4, 1991 October 19 - December 6, 1991 January 18 - January 31, 1992 February 8 - April 3, 1992 |
Succeeded by Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses |
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