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The Ultimate Collection (Garth Brooks Album)
''The Ultimate Collection'' is the fourth compilation box set by American country music singer-songwriter Garth Brooks, released by Pearl Records, through the distributor Target on November 11, 2016. Content ''The Ultimate Collection'' includes nine discs of Brooks' previously released material with several previously unreleased tracks included. The set is arranged in thematic playlists, according to Brooks. The collection's tenth disc is a Target-exclusive copy of Brooks's upcoming tenth studio album ''Gunslinger'', with several Target exclusive tracks. " Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance" was released as the first single from ''Gunslinger'' on October 13, 2016. Commercial performance The box set sold 134,000 copies in the United States in the first week. However, due to its price per disc falling below ''Billboard''s minimum required price, the box set was deemed ineligible to chart for its first four weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200. It was the top-selling album of the week, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the country music single and album charts, multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.. Archived frothe original on March 21, 2017. Brooks is the only artist in music history to have released nine albums that achieved diamond status in the United States (surpassing the Beatles' former record of six); those albums are '' Garth Brooks'' (diamond), ''No Fences'' (17× platinum), '' Ropin' the Wind'' (14× platinum), '' The Chase'' (diamond), '' In Pieces'' (diamond), '' The Hits'' (diamond), '' Sevens'' (diamond), '' Double Live'' (21× platinum), and '' The Ultimate Hits'' (diamond). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 (Randy Travis Song)
"1982" is a song written by Buddy Blackmon and Vip Vipperman, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in December 1985 as the second single from his album ''Storms of Life''. It peaked at number 6 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, and number 5 in Canada. Garth Brooks covered the song for his 2016 box-set ''The Ultimate Collection (Garth Brooks album), The Ultimate Collection''. Content The song's narrator recalls a time when his former lover was all his back in the year 1982. According to American Country Countdown (1986 airing, Clear Channel network), the original title of this song was "1962." However, Travis said that he didn't feel comfortable singing about a love that he lost when he was only a little over two years old. He and producer Kyle Lehning revised the lyric to refer to 1982, as they felt it was more believable because it would have only been three years before the time of the recording. Chart pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included " Guitar Man", " U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love", " Alabama Wild Man", "Amos Moses", " When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male), " Ko-Ko Joe", " Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 film ''Smokey and the Bandit'', in which Reed co-starred), " The Bird", and " She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)". Reed was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Reed was announced as an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame in April 2017; he was officially inducted by Bobby Bare on October 24. Early life Reed was born in Atlanta and was the second child of Robert and Cynthia Hubbard. Reed's grandparents lived in Rockmart and he would visit them from time to time. As a sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Moses
"Amos Moses" is a song written and recorded by American musician Jerry Reed. It was released in October 1970 as the fourth and final single from the album ''Georgia Sunshine'' and was his highest-charting single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, bowing at #97 on October 31, 1970, and peaking at #8 on February 27 and March 6, 1971. It has been used ever since as a line dance taught at YMCAs. "Amos Moses" was certified gold for sales of 1 million units by the RIAA. It was #28 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971 and also appeared on several other countries' charts. Content The song tells the story of a one-armed Cajun alligator poacher named Amos Moses, son of "Doc Milsap" and his wife Hannah, who lived "about 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana." The song tells the story of Amos's life, including his troubles with the law for illegally hunting alligators, including how a sheriff "snuck in the swamp oget the boy, but he never come out again." It is not absolutely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Williams
Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number one country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname "The Gentle Giant". In 1975, Williams starred in a movie with Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed called '' W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings''. Williams has had a strong influence over a variety of performers of different genres. His songs have been recorded by singers such as Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Juice Newton, Claude Russell Bridges, Lefty Frizzell, Josh Turner, Sonny James, Alison Krauss, Billy Dean, Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Lambchop, Alan Jackson, Tomeu Penya, Telly Savalas, Waylon Jennings, Pete Townshend, and Tortoise with Bonnie "Prince" Billy. His music is also popular internationally, including in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Fences
''No Fences'' is the second studio album by the American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 27, 1990, and reached No. 1 on ''Billboard's'' Top Country Albums chart. The album also reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On the latter chart it stayed in the top 40 for 126 weeks. ''No Fences'' remains Brooks' best-selling studio album to date with 18 million copies shipped in the US, and is the album that made him an international star. It was his first album issued in Europe (the original European release contained the four singles from his US debut as bonus tracks). Singles Some of Brooks' most famous songs appear on ''No Fences'', including: "The Thunder Rolls" ( CMA's 1991 Video of the Year), " Friends in Low Places" (Academy of Country Music's 1990 Single of the Year), "Unanswered Prayers" and " Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House". A cover version of The Fleetwoods' " Mr. Blue" appears on the album. The album itself was named Album of the Year b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Of A Kind, Workin' On A Full House
"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" is a song co-written by Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins and Bobby Boyd. It was originally recorded by Robbins himself in 1987 for MCA Records and charted at number 71 on the '' Billboard'' country charts. The B-side to Robbins' version was "The Church on Cumberland Road," which was later a number one hit in 1989 for Shenandoah. The song was later recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks for his album ''No Fences'' in 1990. His rendition was released as the album's third single and his fifth consecutive number one hit. Content The song is a moderate up-tempo with a fiddle intro. Its lyrics describe the relationship between the narrator and his wife, whom he considers a perfect complement. The title is a double entendre, using poker hands to describe how well the couple complements each other, and that they plan to have children. In his book ''Redneck Liberation: Country Music as Theology'', author David Fillingim cited "Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevens (album)
''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. To date, it is Brooks' last studio album to be certified diamond by the RIAA. 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. 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 * A music video was made for "I Don't Have to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longneck Bottle
"Longneck Bottle" is a song written by Steve Wariner and Rick Carnes, and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in November 1997 as the first single from his album '' Sevens''. Wariner also plays acoustic guitar and sings background vocals on the song. Content The song is an upbeat Western swing shuffle in the key of D major, with an approximate tempo of 176 beats per minute and a vocal range of C-A. Steve Wariner, who co-wrote the song, sings vocal harmony and plays lead guitar on the track. History The song's b-side, "Rollin'," was an album track from Brooks's last studio album, 1995's '' Fresh Horses''. That song had charted in late 1995, reaching No. 71 on the '' Billboard'' country charts for the week of December 9. Released as a single in late 1997, "Longneck Bottle" was added to the playlists of all 222 stations that were surveyed by '' Radio & Records'' magazine at the time. On the ''RPM'' Country Tracks charts in Canada, it debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blame It All On My Roots
''Blame it All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences'' is the fourth compilation box set by American country music artist Garth Brooks, released by Pearl Records on November 28, 2013. The 8-disc set, sold exclusively through Walmart and Sam's Club stores, includes 77 songs on six compact discs, plus 33 music videos, and a full-length live performance from the Garth at Wynn residency show in Las Vegas, on two DVDs. Four of the CDs are new studio albums composed entirely of cover songs. The remaining two CDs and the DVD in the set are a reissue of ''The Ultimate Hits''. Content Loosely modeled from the set list of his residency show, Garth at Wynn, the albums feature songs Brooks attributes to the development of his unique country pop genre. They were produced by Mark Miller, with additional production from Steve Buckingham on "Shout." Allen Reynolds produced ''The Ultimate Hits''. Commercial success The album debuted at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 chart with 164,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strait Country
''Strait Country'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 4, 1981 by MCA Records. The album's traditional country music approach—a mix of Texas honky tonk and the Bakersfield sound—presented a sharp contrast to the dominating trends within country music at that time. The album includes the singles "Unwound", "Down and Out", and "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)". The album peaked at number 26 on the US ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. ''Strait Country'' has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album was one of the first to be recorded and mixed digitally. Recording In January 1981, MCA Records offered Strait a single deal, agreeing to release one song as a single and provide the necessary promotion. If the single was successful in sales and radio play, then an album deal would be offered.Bego, pp. 37–38. On February 2, 1981, Groundhog Day, Strait entered The Waxworks recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for igniting the neotraditional country movement, famed for his authentic cowboy image and roots-oriented sound at a time when the Nashville music industry was dominated by country pop crossover acts. His influential and record-breaking legacy of his pioneering neotraditionalist country style has garnered him as the " King of Country Music." Strait's success began when his first single " Unwound" was a hit in 1981, signaling the mainstream ascendance of the neotraditional movement and rebuke of pop-country. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached number one on the country charts. In the 2000s, Strait was named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and won his first Grammy awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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