Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album)
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Scarecrow is the ninth studio album by American country music
artist Garth Brooks
. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200
chart, and the Top Country Albums chart. It has been certified 5 x platinum RIAA and was named Best Selling Album at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Awards
.
"At the end of last year I made a commitment to Capitol (Records) that I would try to bring them one more album. This is the result of that effort, a real labor of love, that I'm proud to hold up next to all of our previous releases. For the first time in my life I think I made a happy album. It's heavy on steel guitars, but you're not aware of it in some places because the musicians are so good at what they do."
, also found on Jones's 2001 album The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
), "Wrapped Up in You", "Squeeze Me In" (a duet with Trisha Yearwood
), "Thicker Than Blood", and "Why Ain't I Running". Of these, "Wrapped Up in You" was the highest peaking, reaching #5 on the Hot Country Songs
charts. Prior to the album's release, "When You Come Back to Me Again" had charted on the country charts as a selection from the soundtrack to the film Frequency.
Several of the tracks on this album were originally recorded by other artists. "Pushing Up Daisies" was originally recorded by Kevin Welch
on his 1995 album Life Down Here on Earth, while "Big Money" was originally recorded under the title "It Pays Big Money" by Mark Chesnutt
on his 2000 album Lost in the Feeling
. Additionally, "Don't Cross the River" was previously recorded by America
on their 1972 album Homecoming. "Squeeze Me In" was previously recorded by Lee Roy Parnell
on his 1995 album We All Get Lucky Sometimes
.
, becoming his eighth #1 album, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his eleventh #1 Country album. In January 2006, Scarecrow was certified 5 x Platinum by the RIAA.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, and the Top Country Albums chart. It has been certified 5 x platinum RIAA and was named Best Selling Album at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Awards
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
.
Background
Brooks commented on the album saying:"At the end of last year I made a commitment to Capitol (Records) that I would try to bring them one more album. This is the result of that effort, a real labor of love, that I'm proud to hold up next to all of our previous releases. For the first time in my life I think I made a happy album. It's heavy on steel guitars, but you're not aware of it in some places because the musicians are so good at what they do."
Content
Singles released from this album include "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" (a duet with George JonesGeorge Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
, also found on Jones's 2001 album The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 is an album by American country music singer George Jones. This album was released on September 11, 2001 on the Bandit Records label. The lead-off single was "Beer Run ", a duet with Garth Brooks that was also found on his 2001 album Scarecrow...
), "Wrapped Up in You", "Squeeze Me In" (a duet with Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood
Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
), "Thicker Than Blood", and "Why Ain't I Running". Of these, "Wrapped Up in You" was the highest peaking, reaching #5 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. Prior to the album's release, "When You Come Back to Me Again" had charted on the country charts as a selection from the soundtrack to the film Frequency.
Several of the tracks on this album were originally recorded by other artists. "Pushing Up Daisies" was originally recorded by Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch is an American country music artist. He has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and released eight studio albums...
on his 1995 album Life Down Here on Earth, while "Big Money" was originally recorded under the title "It Pays Big Money" by Mark Chesnutt
Mark Chesnutt
Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item...
on his 2000 album Lost in the Feeling
Lost in the Feeling
Lost in the Feeling is the ninth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. This album marked Chesnutt's return to MCA after the dissolution of the Decca Records Nashville division in 1999...
. Additionally, "Don't Cross the River" was previously recorded by America
America (band)
America is an English-American folk rock band that originally included members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek. The three members were barely out of their teens when they became a musical sensation during 1972, scoring #1 hits and winning a Grammy for best new musical artist...
on their 1972 album Homecoming. "Squeeze Me In" was previously recorded by Lee Roy Parnell
Lee Roy Parnell
Lee Roy Parnell is an American country music artist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
on his 1995 album We All Get Lucky Sometimes
We All Get Lucky Sometimes
We All Get Lucky Sometimes is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1995 as his first album for Career Records, a sister label of Arista Nashville. This album produced five singles for him on the Billboard country singles charts...
.
Track listing
- "Why Ain't I Running" (Kent BlazyKent BlazyKent Blazy is an American country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks , as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Chris Young.-Biography:Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky...
, Tony ArataTony ArataTony Arata is an American singer-songwriter. He was born and grew up in Savannah, Georgia, attended the Georgia Southern University, and moved to Nashville in 1986....
, Garth Brooks) – 4:32 - "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" (Kim Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith AndersonKeith AndersonKeith Anderson is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, Anderson was one of several co-writers on "Beer Run ", a duet by Garth Brooks and George Jones, released in late 2001. Anderson was signed as a recording artist to Arista Nashville in 2004...
, George DucasGeorge Ducas (singer)George Ducas is an American country music artist. He has released two studio albums: 1994's George Ducas and 1997's Where I Stand, and has charted six singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, of which the highest was the #9 "Lipstick Promises" in 1995...
, Blazy) – 2:28- duet with George JonesGeorge JonesGeorge Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
- duet with George Jones
- "Wrapped Up in YouWrapped up in You"Wrapped Up in You" is the title of a song written by Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in October 2001 as the lead single from his eighth studio album Scarecrow...
" (Wayne KirkpatrickWayne KirkpatrickWayne Kirkpatrick is an American singer/songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979....
) – 4:42 - "The Storm" (Blazy, K. Williams, Brooks) – 4:37
- "Thicker than Blood" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 2:53
- "Big Money" (Shawn Camp, Randy Hardison, Wynn Varble) – 3:59
- "Squeeze Me In" (Delbert McClintonDelbert McClintonDelbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist....
, Gary Nicholson) – 3:30- duet with Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
- duet with Trisha Yearwood
- "Mr. Midnight" (J.R. CobbJ.R. CobbJames Barney Cobb, Jr. is an American guitarist who has played with the Classics IV, who had a #3 US/#46 UK hit with "Spooky" in 1968. He joined the Atlanta Rhythm Section in early 1972. They had a #7 US hit with "So Into You" in 1977...
, Buddy BuieBuddy BuieBuddy Buie is a songwriter, producer, and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, The Classics IV and The Atlanta Rhythm Section.-Biography:...
, Tom DouglasTom Douglas (songwriter)Thomas Stevenson "Tom" Douglas is an American country music songwriter. Active since the early 1990s, he has written Top Ten hits for John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Collin Raye and others....
) – 4:03 - "Pushing Up Daisies" (John Hadley, Kevin WelchKevin WelchKevin Welch is an American country music artist. He has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and released eight studio albums...
, Gary Scruggs) – 4:18 - "Rodeo or Mexico" (Bryan Kennedy, Paul KennerleyPaul KennerleyPaul Kennerley is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the American contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James...
, Brooks) – 4:22 - "Don't Cross the River" (Dan PeekDan PeekDaniel Milton 'Dan' Peek was a musician best known as a member of the rock band America from 1970 to 1977, together with Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell...
) – 4:05 - "When You Come Back to Me AgainWhen You Come Back to Me Again"When You Come Back to Me Again" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. The other writer on the song was Jenny Yates. The song was recorded for the movie Frequency. It was then released in May 2000 as the lead single from the album, Scarecrow....
" (theme from the movie FrequencyFrequency (film)Frequency is a 2000 science-fiction film that contains elements of the time travel, thriller and alternate history film genres. It was directed by Gregory Hoblit and written by Toby Emmerich. The film stars Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel as father and son, Frank and John Sullivan respectively. It...
) (Yates, Brooks) – 4:44
Chart performance
Scarecrow debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, becoming his eighth #1 album, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his eleventh #1 Country album. In January 2006, Scarecrow was certified 5 x Platinum by the RIAA.
Charts
| Charts (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
Sales and Certifications
| Region | Provider | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | CRIA Cria A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically... |
Platinum | 100,000 |
| United States | RIAA | 5x Platinum | 5,000,000 |
| World-Wide | 11,000,000 |
Credits
Compiled from liner notes.Technical
- Recorded and Mixed by Mark Miller at Jack's Tracks Recording Studio
- Additional Recording by Keith Stegall at The Sound Station
- Engineered by John Kelton
- Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters
- Digital Editing by Eric Conn and Carlos Grier
Musicians
- Drums and Percussion: Milton Sledge ("Wrapped Up In You": Sam Bacco; "Thicker Than Blood", "Squeeze Me In" and "Don't Cross The River" Percussion: Sam Bacco; "Rodeo or Mexico" Additional Percussion: Sam Bacco)
- Bass: Mike Chapman ("Wrapped Up In You": Jimmie Lee Sloas)
- Acoustic Guitar: Mark Casstevens ("Wrapped Up In You": Wayne Kirkpatrick, "Don't Cross The River": Pat Flynn)
- Electric Guitar: Chris Leuzinger
- Keyboards: Bobby Wood
- Steel and Slide Guitars: Bruce Bouton
- Fiddle: Rob Hajacos ("Wrapped Up In You" and "Don't Cross The River": Jimmy Mattingly)
- Accordion: Joey MiskulinJoey MiskulinJoseph M. Miskulin is a hall of fame accordionist and producer of Grammy Award-winning music albums. In a music career spanning more than four decades, Joey Miskulin has collaborated with a range of artists including Paul McCartney, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, Andy Williams, Ricky Van Shelton,...
- Harmonica: Terry McMillan
- Banjo: Béla FleckBéla FleckBéla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in...
- Mandolin: Sam BushSam BushSam Bush is an American bluegrass mandolin player considered an originator of the Newgrass style.- History :...
- Dobro: Jerry DouglasJerry Douglas (musician)Jerry Douglas is an American record producer and resonator guitar player. Called "Dobro's matchless contemporary master," by The New York Times, and lauded as "my favorite musician" by John Fogerty, Douglas is one of the world’s most renowned Dobro players.-Career:In addition to his twelve solo...
- Strings Arrangements: Dennis Burnside
Art
- Production: Carlton Davis
- Production Assistant: Denise Jarvis
- Art Direction: Virginia Team
- Design: Chris Ferra
- Photography: Bev Parker
- Make-Up: Mary Beth Felts
- Digital Imaging: Colourworks