Track Listing

1. That's The Way I Remember It
2. Lost in You
3. Snow In July
4. Driftin' Away
5. Way Of The Girl
6. Unsigned Letter
7. It Don't Matter To The Sun
8. Right Now
9. Main Street
10. White Flag
11. Digging For Gold
12. Maybe
13. My Love Tells Me So

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10162 in Music
• Released on: 1999-09-28
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
In... The Life of Chris Gaines is a way for Garth Brooks to indulge his rock-star fantasies without directly putting his country credibility on the line. This fictional greatest-hits album is supposedly a prequel to a movie (The Lamb) in which Brooks will assume the role of a mysterious Australian-born pop singer. The first single, "Lost in You," sounds like Kenny Loggins auditioning for a role in the Backstreet Boys. Gaines's other "hits" range from the funk-lite of "Snow in July" to the Prince-like "The Way of the Girl," the Beatlesesque "Maybe," and the blatant Wallflowers rip "Unsigned Letter." The tune on which Brooks most resembles the cat in the hat we all know is the melancholy ballad "It Don't Matter to the Sun." The most provocative tune is "Right Now," which interpolates (really) the Youngbloods' hippie classic "Get Together" with Cheryl Wheeler's antigun screed "If It Were Up to Me." As himself, Garth Brooks has sold almost 100 million albums. If he's lucky, many of those fans will forgive him for Chris Gaines. --Rick Mitchell

Customer Reviews

Garth's most underrated album
Great, great album. I am a huge Garth fan and I would put this album at or near the top. The execution and marketing were way off, but the music speaks for itself. A must have for any true music lover.

Rock from a country star.
This was actually a replacement, that's how much I liked it the first time. You wouldn't believe that voice is coming out of Garth Brooks face but it is and it is great just like his country stuff.

Garth: Misunderstood
This album is one of my favorites from Garth. I truly love and appreciate Garth as a country artist, but one mark of a true master is one who can go off on a different limb and still put out a product that is as good as this one. Garth did just that when this album was released. It saddened me when he was severely criticized for releasing it. Many had pigeon-holed him and didn't understand the true talent he has as a singer, writer and visionary. I need to purchase another CD as I have literally worn mine out!

Tina