Track Listing

1. Against The Grain
2. Rodeo
3. What She's Doing Now
4. Burning Bridges
5. Papa Loved Mama
6. Shameless
7. Cold Shoulder
8. We Bury The Hatchet
9. In Lonesome Dove
10. The River

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5058 in Music
• Released on: 1991-09-10
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
One artist...one decade...one hundred million albums sold! Garth Brooks remains the biggest Country artist of all-time. He harnessed the Country and Pop influences of has past and created a new kind of Country that appealed to different generations of fans and crossed over into the Pop market like no other artist before him. Garth Brooks changed the rules based on his talent alone. He became a worldwide superstar while remaining true to his humble roots, which added to his appeal. This is his 1991 album and features 'Against The Grain', 'Rodeo' and 'Burning Bridges'. Pearl.

Amazon.com essential recording
Brooks's third album, 1991's Ropin' the Wind, found him distancing himself further from the new-traditionalist hat-pack. The album's centerpiece was an all-stops-out Southern-rock cover of Billy Joel's "Shameless." Another hit single, "Rodeo," boasted a slinky Creedence-style groove. Brooks's propensity for sentimental folk-pop clichés surfaced on the ballads "What She's Doing Now" and "The River." But "We Bury the Hatchet" and "Papa Loved Mama" were tongue-in-cheek attempts at honky-tonk and truck-drivin' boogie. While Brooks subsequently has been criticized for putting a cowboy hat atop rock & roll and calling it country, these tracks sound more like vintage Ernest Tubb next to some of today's Nashville Pop-tarts. --Rick Mitchell

Customer Reviews

GOOD MUSIC
I have all of Garth Brooks C/Ds now. I have been a collector for some time
and have filled in where I was lacking. I have his limited editions and
DVD limited editions.(released by Wal-Mart)I feel this C/D is very good, it has a little bit of a different feel than his previous releases I highly recommend this C/D for all Garth Fans.

Best!!!!!
This is by far the best Garth Brooks album he's ever made!!! I remember it when I was younger and I still play it over and over!!! It the best!!!

Excellent!
I'm not a particular country fan, but not only does this CD have great sentimental value for me, but it truly has great songs! There's not one I don't like. Still, I've tried to put them in the order that I like them best. Of course, that's difficult and some may be interchangeable depending on my mood.

Burning Bridges--Beautiful song.
Shameless--So great.
What She's Doing Now--Also beautiful.
In Lonesome Dove--Ditto.
The River--Such a nice song.
Papa Loved Mama--Another story song! Love those.
We Bury the Hatchet--Fun.
Cold Shoulder--Very nice song.
Against the Grain--Ditto!
Rodeo--Umm, ditto!
Which One of Them--I didn't remember this song from the first time I owned the album, but it's good.

So basically, it's an all-around winner! Good for listening to continuously.