Torrent Garth Brooks In Pieces Album 3,6/5 7205 reviews
In Pieces finds Garth at the height of his popularity--the album scored 5 hit singles--but in the basement of his admittedly considerable talent. This rise and fall coincided with Brooks's boldest movement yet away from traditional country.
• ' Released: July 26, 1993 • ' Released: September 7, 1993 • ' Released: December 13, 1993 • ' Released: May 2, 1994 • ' Released: August 1, 1994 • ' Released: November 15, 1994 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating C+ (6/10) A− In Pieces is the fifth studio album by American artist. After school programs in port st lucie. It was released on August 31, 1993.
It debuted at #1 on the and the chart. It was also a huge hit outside the United States. In it was Brooks' highest placed album on the charts. It reached the top ten of the country album charts before it was issued officially (due to imports from both the and ). Critics felt that this would ruin the album's sales once it was issued. However, when it was eventually issued in Britain in early 1994 it went to #1 on the country charts and reached #2 in the pop charts and also produced two top 40 hit singles on the British pop charts. The track 'Callin' Baton Rouge' was previously a #37 peaking single in 1987 for the, whose members back Brooks on his rendition.
It was the first time the group had recorded together since they disbanded in 1989. In an interview with Radio DJ Richard Wooton, Brooks stated that the track 'The Cowboy Song' (which was composed in 1987 by Roy Robinson) was found in a trash can by someone on his team who liked the song and played the track to him. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] Brooks commented on the album saying: 'In Pieces was just time to smile. It was time to laugh, it was time to get loud. It's definitely the most live album that we've ever cut.
I think the band went to a different level on this. They seemed to play more like a band that had been together for years than studio musicians that come together and play at time to time. So this one is all there for me. I like to listen to it loud, and I just love the stuff like Baton Rouge and Ain't Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up. From One Night A Day, all the way to the very last song, The Cowboy Song, which is definitely my favorite off In Pieces and it will stand up with anything that I have cut over the past five years. Like the other things, I'm very proud of this one and I hope you like it.' Track listing [ ] The track ordering has varied on different releases of this album.
Weekly charts [ ] Charts (1993) Peak position 1 Canadian RPM Top Albums 3 Canadian RPM Country Albums 1 Dutch Albums Chart 91 11 German Albums Chart 83 Irish Albums Chart 1 New Zealand Albums Chart 3 Norwegian Albums Chart 18 2 U.S. Billboard 1 Singles [ ] Year Single Peak chart positions 1993 'Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)' 1 1 13 'American Honky-Tonk Bar Association' 1 2 — 'Standing Outside the Fire' 3 3 28 1994 'One Night a Day' 7 14 — 'Callin' Baton Rouge' 2 1 — 'The Red Strokes' 49 38 13 End of decade charts [ ] Chart (1990–1999) Position U.S. Billboard 200 85 Sales and certifications [ ] Region Provider Certification Sales/shipments Australia 2 x Platinum 140,000 Brazil Gold 100,000 Canada 5 x Platinum 500,000 Ireland 4 x Platinum 60,000 Japan N/A 10,000 New Zealand Gold 7,500 Spain N/A 20,000 United Kingdom Gold 100,000 United States 8 x Platinum 8,000,000 Worldwide 8,937,500 References [ ]. • Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1993-08-23).. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
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