In Pieces
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| Studio album by Garth Brooks | ||||
| Released | August 31, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Jack's Track's Recording Studio | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
| NME | (6/10)[3] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
In Pieces is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 31, 1993. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. It was also a huge hit outside the United States. In Great Britain 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 United States and Ireland). 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 New Grass Revival, 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 BBC 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.
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.''[6]
Track listing
The track ordering has varied on different releases of this album.
Original release
- "Standing Outside the Fire" (Jenny Yates, Garth Brooks) – 3:52
- "The Night I Called the Old Man Out" (Pat Alger, Kim Williams, Brooks) – 3:12
- "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (Bryan Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 3:33
- "One Night a Day" (Gary Burr, Pete Wasner) – 4:15
- "Kickin' and Screamin'" (Tony Arata) – 4:02
- "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 4:33
- "The Red Strokes" (James Garver, Lisa Sanderson, Yates, Brooks) – 3:44
- "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Dennis Linde) – 2:38
- "The Night Will Only Know" (Stephanie Davis, Yates, Brooks) – 3:55
- "The Cowboy Song" (Roy Robinson) – 3:59
Limited series
- "Standing Outside the Fire"
- "The Night I Called the Old Man Out"
- "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
- "One Night a Day"
- "Kickin' and Screamin'"
- "Anonymous" (Tony Arata, Jon Schwabe) – 2:55
- "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)"
- "The Red Strokes"
- "Callin' Baton Rouge"
- "The Night Will Only Know"
- "The Cowboy Song"
Subsequent releases (also known as The Remastered series)
- "Standing Outside the Fire"
- "The Night I Called the Old Man Out"
- "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
- "One Night a Day"
- "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)"
- "Anonymous"
- "Kickin' and Screamin'"
- "The Red Strokes"
- "Callin' Baton Rouge"
- "The Night Will Only Know"
- "The Cowboy Song"
Chart performance
In Pieces debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his third, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his fourth #1 Country album. In July 1998, In Pieces was certified 8 x Platinum by the RIAA.
Charts
End of decade charts
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Sales and certifications
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | CAN Country | UK | ||
| 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 | |
Personnel
- Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar & electric guitars
- Ty England - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Steve McClure - electric & steel guitars
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
- Jerry Douglas - dobro
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Terry McMillan - harmonica
- Jim Horn - saxophone
- Bobby Wood - piano, keyboards
- Bobby Emmons - Hammond B-3 organ
- Mike Chapman - Bass Guitar & Synclavier Programming On "Standing Outside The Fire"
- Milton Sledge, Mike Palmer - drums, percussion
- Ferrell Morris, Sam Bacco - percussion
- Helen Darling, Kathy Chiavola, Trisha Yearwood - background vocals
- New Grass Revival on "Callin' Baton Rouge": Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
- Béla Fleck - banjo
- Sam Bush - mandolin, fiddle, background vocals
- John Cowan - background vocals
- Digitally remastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1993-08-23). "In Pieces - Garth Brooks". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ David Browne (1993-09-10). "In Pieces Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "Garth Brooks - In Pieces CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Garth Brooks". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Evans, Paul (1993-10-14). "Garth Brooks: In Pieces (Bonus Track) : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Garth'S Cd'S". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ a b "Ropin' the Wind [Bonus Track] - Garth Brooks". Billboard.com. 1991-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ ABPD (1994). "Brazilian certification (search)". abpd.org.br. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association: Certification Results- February 15, 2010". CRIA. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
| Preceded by River of Dreams by Billy Joel In Utero by Nirvana |
Billboard 200 number-one album September 18 - October 8, 1993 October 16–29, 1993 |
Succeeded by In Utero by Nirvana Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell by Meat Loaf |
| Preceded by Voodoo Lounge by The Rolling Stones |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album September 4–10, 1994 |
Succeeded by The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 by The Three Tenors |
| Preceded by A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) by Alan Jackson |
Top Country Albums number-one album September 18 - November 5, 1993 |
Succeeded by Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles by Various Artists |
| Preceded by Croonin' by Anne Murray The Other Side by Charlie Major Who I Am by Alan Jackson |
RPM Country Albums number-one album September 25 - November 19, 1993 January 17–23, 1994 October 10–23, 1994 |
Succeeded by Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles by Various Artists Clay Walker by Clay Walker Not a Moment Too Soon by Tim McGraw |
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