"In Another's Eyes" is a song recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artists

Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single " She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' c ...

and

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 co ...

. It was released in August 1997 as the second single from Yearwood's compilation album '' (Songbook) A Collection of Hits''. The song reached number 2 on the ''

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chart. Brooks wrote the song with Bobby Wood and John Peppard. "In Another's Eyes" was Brooks's and Yearwood's first major collaboration. At the time, the two were close friends but were married to other spouses, Brooks to Sandy Mahl and Yearwood to

Bobby Reynolds Robert Thomas "Bobby" Reynolds (born July 17, 1982) is an American retired professional tennis player who resides in Auburn, Alabama. He was named head men's tennis coach at Auburn University in June 2016. Professional career Reynolds, a nativ ...

; by 2001, each had divorced their respective spouse, and they married each other in 2005. At the

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Brooks and Yearwood won for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "finely crafted song with a powerful lyric and delicate melody." She goes on to say that Brooks and Yearwood have a wonderful blend and natural chemistry that will make listeners wish they'd record together more often."''

'', August 30, 1997: Vol. 109 Iss. 37 - p. 86

Music video

The music video was directed by

Michael Salomon Michael Salomon (born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States) is an American music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos. He directed the video for Metallica's " One", which was no ...

and premiered in August 1997.

Chart performance

"In Another's Eyes" debuted at number 62 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 23, 1997.

Year-end charts

Parodies

American country music parody artist

Cledus T. Judd James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and ...

, released a parody of "In Another's Eyes" titled "In Another Size" on his 1999 album ''

Juddmental ''Juddmental'' is the fourth album from country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. It was his last album for Razor & Tie Records before leaving for Monument Records in 2000. The track "Ricky Tidwell's Mama's Gonna Play Football" was previously reco ...

''.

References

1997 singles 1997 songs Trisha Yearwood songs Garth Brooks songs Male–female vocal duets Songs written by Garth Brooks Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds Music videos directed by Michael Salomon MCA Nashville Records singles Songs written by Bobby Wood (songwriter) {{1997-country-song-stub