Sevens (album)
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Sevens is the seventh studio album by American country music
artist Garth Brooks
. It was released on November 25, 1997, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200
, and on the Top Country Albums chart. The album also topped the Country album charts in Britain
for several months and crossed over into the mainstream pop charts. His duet with Trisha Yearwood
, "In Another's Eyes", won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
at the Grammy Awards of 1998
. Sevens was nominated for the Best Country Album Grammy the following year.
777,777 copies of Sevens were marked as First Editions. These albums have a gold seal on the CD booklet and a similar mark on the CD itself. Canadian versions of the albums have a maple leaf shaped seal on the cover. First Editions were not released outside of North America.
"I'm proud, I'm excited, I'm nervous, and it feels good to be back in the game again. This is a very personal album. I only wrote six of the songs, but there are many that are so 'me' that people I work with every day thought I wrote them".
, becoming his fifth, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his seventh #1 Country album. In November 2006, Sevens was certified 10 x Platinum by the RIAA.
"The Ordinaires" on "How You Ever Gonna Know": Bobby Wood, Allen Reynolds
, Garth Brooks
Choir on "I Don't Have to Wonder": Kathy Chiavola, Vicki Hampton, Susan Ashton, Trisha Yearwood
, Robert Bailey, Yvonne Hodges
Background vocals and handclaps and crowd noise on "Two Piña Coladas": Melodie Crittenden, Charles Green, Matt Lindsey, Kim Parent, Shawn Camp, Marcia Beverley, Bekka Bramlett, "Sam the Man" Duczer, Joanna Janet
All strings
performed by the Nashville String Machine
; conducted and arranged by Jim Ed Norman.
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 25, 1997, 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...
, and on the Top Country Albums chart. The album also topped the Country album charts in Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for several months and crossed over into the mainstream pop charts. His 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...
, "In Another's Eyes", won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to quality country music collaborations for artists who do not normally perform together...
at the Grammy Awards of 1998
Grammy Awards of 1998
The 40th Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Rock icon Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss, and R...
. Sevens was nominated for the Best Country Album Grammy the following year.
777,777 copies of Sevens were marked as First Editions. These albums have a gold seal on the CD booklet and a similar mark on the CD itself. Canadian versions of the albums have a maple leaf shaped seal on the cover. First Editions were not released outside of North America.
Background
Brooks commented on the album by saying:"I'm proud, I'm excited, I'm nervous, and it feels good to be back in the game again. This is a very personal album. I only wrote six of the songs, but there are many that are so 'me' that people I work with every day thought I wrote them".
Track listings
- "Longneck BottleLongneck Bottle"Longneck Bottle" is a single by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was the first single from his 1997 album Sevens. "Longneck Bottle" was co-written by Steve Wariner, who also plays acoustic guitar and sings background vocals on the song....
" (Rick Carnes, Steve WarinerSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
) – 2:15 - "How You Ever Gonna Know" (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...
, Garth Brooks) – 3:35 - "She's Gonna Make ItShe's Gonna Make It"She's Gonna Make It" is a single by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was the second single from his 1997 album Sevens. It peaked at number two on the U.S. country singles chart, while it was a number-one country song in Canada....
" (Blazy, Kim Williams, Brooks) – 2:45 - "I Don't Have to Wonder" (Shawn Camp, Taylor Dunn) – 3:04
- "Two Piña ColadasTwo Piña Coladas"Two Piña Coladas" is a song released by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in March 1998 as the third single from his 1997 album Sevens. It hit #1 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1998. A concert version is available on Double Live. The song was written by Shawn Camp,...
" (Camp, Benita Hill, Sandy Manson) – 3:34 - "Cowboy Cadillac" (Bryan Kennedy, Brooks) – 2:50
- "Fit for a King" (Jim Rushing, Carl JacksonCarl JacksonCarl Jackson is an American country and bluegrass musician. Jackson's first Grammy was awarded in 1992 for his duet album with John Starling titled "Spring Training." In 2003 Jackson produced the Grammy Award-winning CD titled Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers - a tribute to Ira...
) – 3:58 - "Do What You Gotta DoDo What You Gotta Do"Do What You Gotta Do" is the title of a song written by guitarist Pat Flynn and recorded by the New Grass Revival for their 1989 Capitol album Friday Night in America. The song was also recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in January 2000 as fourth and final...
" (Pat Flynn) – 2:57 - "You Move MeYou Move Me"You Move Me" is the title of a song co-written by Gordon Kennedy and Pierce Pettis and originally recorded by Christian singer Susan Ashton in 1996...
" (Gordon KennedyGordon Kennedy (musician)Gordon Kennedy is a multi Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer, world-class guitarist and visionary at the forefront of Nashville’s music community....
, Pierce Pettis) – 4:34 - "In Another's EyesIn Another's Eyes"In Another's Eyes" is a single by American country music artists Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. Released in 1997, it was the second new single from the album A Collection of Hits. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Bobby Wood, John Peppard, Brooks) – 3:33- 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
- "When There's No One Around" (Tim O'BrienTim O'Brien (musician)Tim O'Brien is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello...
, Darrell ScottDarrell ScottJames Darrell Scott known as Darrell Scott , the son of musician Wayne Scott with whom he has collaborated, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana. He was playing professionally by his teens in Southern California, later living in...
) – 3:33 - "A Friend to Me" (Victoria ShawVictoria Shaw (singer)Victoria Lynn Shaw is an American country music artist. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
, Brooks) – 3:05 - "Take The Keys to My Heart" (Hill, Pam Wolfe, Tommy Smith) – 2:31
- "Belleau Wood" (Joe Henry, Brooks) – 3:29
Chart performance
Sevens 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 fifth, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his seventh #1 Country album. In November 2006, Sevens was certified 10 x Platinum by the RIAA.
Charts
| Charts (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 3 |
| 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 |
Certifications
| Region | Provider | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
Platinum |
| 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... |
5 x platinum |
| United States | RIAA | 10 x Platinum |
End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 42 |
Technical
- Recorded and Mixed by Mark Miller
- Recorded at Jack's Tracks Recording Studio
- Assisted by Duke Duczer and Joe Hayden
- Strings Recorded at Javelina Studios
- Mastered at Georgetown Masters by Denny Purcell
- Digital Editing by Carlos Grier
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.- Susan AshtonSusan AshtonSusan Ashton is a best-selling and award-winning American Contemporary Christian Music and country music artist who topped the Christian charts throughout the 1990s...
– background vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
("She's Gonna Make It", "You Move Me") - Sam Bacco – percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
("You Move Me", "Belleau Wood"), congas ("She's Gonna Make It") - Bruce Bouton – steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Garth Brooks – lead vocals, background vocals
- Sam BushSam BushSam Bush is an American bluegrass mandolin player considered an originator of the Newgrass style.- History :...
– background vocals ("Do What You Gotta Do"), mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
("Do What You Gotta Do", "When There's No One Around") - Shawn Camp – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
("Two Piña Coladas") - Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Mike Chapman – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- John Cowan – background vocals ("Do What You Gotta Do")
- 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...
– banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... - Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar ("Do What You Gotta Do")
- Kevin Grant – bass guitar ("Fit for a King")
- Rob Hajacos – fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- Randy Hardison – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
("Fit for a King") - Lona Heid – background vocals ("Fit for a King")
- Randy Howard – fiddle ("Fit for a King")
- Carl JacksonCarl JacksonCarl Jackson is an American country and bluegrass musician. Jackson's first Grammy was awarded in 1992 for his duet album with John Starling titled "Spring Training." In 2003 Jackson produced the Grammy Award-winning CD titled Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers - a tribute to Ira...
– acoustic guitar, background vocals ("Fit for a King") - Chris Leuzinger – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, nylon string guitar - Edgar MeyerEdgar MeyerEdgar Meyer is a prominent contemporary bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. Meyer has worked as a session musician in Nashville, part of various chamber groups, a composer, and an arranger...
– arco bassAcoustic bass guitarThe acoustic bass guitar is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually somewhat larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar...
("Belleau Wood") - Al PerkinsAl PerkinsAl Perkins is a Texas-born American guitarist. The Gibson guitar company called Perkins "the world's most influential Dobro player", and even began producing an "Al Perkins Signature" Dobro in 2001 - designed and autographed by Perkins....
– DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
("Fit for a King") - Milton Sledge – drums, percussion
- Catherine Styron – piano ("Fit for a King")
- Steve WarinerSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
– acoustic guitar ("Longneck Bottle") - Bobby Wood – piano, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
"The Ordinaires" on "How You Ever Gonna Know": Bobby Wood, Allen Reynolds
Allen Reynolds
Allen Reynolds is an American record producer and songwriter who works primarily in the country music field.Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and started writing songs during his college years...
, Garth Brooks
Choir on "I Don't Have to Wonder": Kathy Chiavola, Vicki Hampton, Susan Ashton, 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...
, Robert Bailey, Yvonne Hodges
Background vocals and handclaps and crowd noise on "Two Piña Coladas": Melodie Crittenden, Charles Green, Matt Lindsey, Kim Parent, Shawn Camp, Marcia Beverley, Bekka Bramlett, "Sam the Man" Duczer, Joanna Janet
All strings
String section
The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
performed by the Nashville String Machine
Nashville String Machine
Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians and has been credited on recordings as far back as 1974. The Nashville String Machine's composition varies from project to project. It has appeared as large as an orchestra, or as small as a duo.-Notable members:Being a...
; conducted and arranged by Jim Ed Norman.
Art
- Production: Carlton Davis
- Production Assistant: Denise Jarvis
- Art Direction: Virginia Team
- Design: Jerry Joyner
- Photography: Beverly Parker
- Additional Photographs: Henry Diltz, Virginia Team and Jerry Joyner
- Make-Up: Mary Beth Felts
- Digital Imager: Harris Graphics