Garth Brooks (album)
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Garth Brooks is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on April 12, 1989. It was both a critical and chart success, peaking at #13 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top Country Albums. It was certified Diamond status by the RIAA for the sale of 10 million copies in the US.
This album contains Brooks earliest hits, for instance his first ever single, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)", which peaked at #3 on the Country Billboard Charts in 1989. It put an independent cowboy singer, Chris LeDoux, into the mainstream due to the lyric "a worn out tape of Chris LeDoux". Two other strong starts include his first #1, "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and the Academy of Country Music's 1990 Song of the Year and Video of the Year, "The Dance" (another #1).
Background
Brooks commented on the album, saying:
"This album was released in April 1989, in the States. Definitely scared to death. I thought the album was very very innocent. And I gotta be truthful with you, every time I hear those songs off the radio or off the album itself, or even when we play them live. I really get that same kind of scared feeling, that I had, way back in 1988, and 1989. Whether you get the album or not, or whether you have the album or not. Thanks, for just, the interest. That first album is always a big one for any artist and I, without trying to sound egotistical, I'm very proud of my first one." [2]
Track listing
- "Not Counting You" (Garth Brooks) – 2:30
- "I've Got a Good Thing Going" (Larry Bastian, Sandy Mahl, Brooks) – 2:50
- "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Kent Blazy, Brooks) – 3:37
- "Uptown Down-Home Good Ol' Boy" (D. Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee) - 3:05 A
- "Everytime That It Rains" (Charlie Stefl, Ty England, Brooks) – 4:07
- "Alabama Clay" (Larry Cordle, R. Scaife) – 3:35
- "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 2:53
- "Cowboy Bill" (Bastian, Ed Berghoff) – 4:28
- "Nobody Gets Off in This Town" (Bastian, DeWayne Blackwell) – 2:17
- "I Know One" (Jack Clement) – 2:49
- "The Dance" (Tony Arata) – 3:37
AThis track was not on the original release of the album. It first appeared when the album was re-released as part of Brooks' first Limited Series box set collection, and has since been part of subsequent releases of the album.
Chart performance
Garth Brooks peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums.
Charts
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Sales and Certifications
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Certification |
Sales/Shipments |
| United States |
RIAA |
Diamond[5] |
10,000,000 |
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Singles
| Year |
Single |
Peak chart positions |
| US Country |
CAN Country |
UK |
| 1989 |
"Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" |
8 |
9 |
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| "If Tomorrow Never Comes" |
1 |
2 |
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| 1990 |
"Not Counting You" |
2 |
1 |
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| "The Dance" |
1 |
1 |
36 |
Personnel
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Bobby Wood - keyboards synthesizer
- Mike Chapman - bass
- Milton Sledge - drums
- Wayland Patton, Kathy Chiavola, Hurshel Wiginton, Jennifer O'Brien, Wendy Johnson, Curtis Young, Trisha Yearwood - background vocals
- Nashville String Machine
Notable covers
Punk rock cover artists Me First and the Gimme Gimmes released a version of 'Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)' as the first track on their October 2006 album Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Love Their Country.
See also
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