The Limited Series is a box set released 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, ...

artist Garth Brooks, released by

Pearl Records 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 ...

on May 5, 1998. The album debuted at #1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and the

Top Country Albums Top Country Albums is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The 50-position chart lists the most popular country music albums in the country, calculated weekly by Broadcast Data Systems based on physical sales ...

chart with 372,410 copies sold. It features re-issues of Garth's first six albums, with a bonus track added to each. Sales in the United States were limited to two million copies. With the release of ''The Limited Series'', Brooks is the first artist to debut at No. 1 on two charts with a boxed set and set a record for first week sales of any boxed set in the Soundscan era. Of the newly added tracks, "To Make You Feel My Love" (a cover of a

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song from the "Hope Floats" soundtrack) reached No. 1 on the country charts in mid-1998. Additionally, "Something with a Ring to It" was previously recorded by

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on his 1990 debut album '' Hardin County Line''.

Track listing

'' Garth Brooks''

#" Not Counting You" (Garth Brooks) #"I've Got a Good Thing Going" (Larry Bastian, Sandy Mahl, Garth Brooks) #"

If Tomorrow Never Comes "If Tomorrow Never Comes" is a song by American country music artist Garth Brooks. Written by Brooks and Kent Blazy, it was released in August 1989 as the second single from his album '' Garth Brooks'' and also appears on ''The Hits'', ''The Lim ...

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Kent Blazy Kent Blazy (born in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks (including Brooks' first number one hit, " If Tomorrow Never Comes"), as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamon ...

, Garth Brooks) #"Uptown Down Home Good Ol' Boy" (

DeWayne Blackwell Dewayne L. Blackwell (September 17, 1936 – May 23, 2021) was an American songwriter active since the 1950s. His songs include " Mr. Blue", a 1959 hit for the Fleetwoods; "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home", a 1982 hit for David Frizzell ...

, Earl Bud Lee)¹ #"Everytime That It Rains" (Charlie Stefl,

Ty England Gary Tyrone England (born December 5, 1963) is an American country music singer and guitarist. Initially a member of Garth Brooks' band, England began his solo career in 1995, recording a self-titled debut album on RCA Nashville. A second albu ...

, Garth Brooks) #"Alabama Clay" ( Larry Cordle, Ronnie Scaife) #" Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Randy Taylor, Garth Brooks) #"Cowboy Bill" (Larry Bastian, Ed Berghoff) #"Nobody Gets Off in This Town" (Larry Bastian,

) #"I Know One" (

Jack Clement Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931 – August 8, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, and record and film producer. Biography Early life Raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Clement was performing at an early age, ...

) #" The Dance" (

Tony Arata Anthony Michael Arata (born October 10, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter. His best known song is " The Dance", a number-one U.S. country hit for Garth Brooks in 1990 which was nominated at the 33rd Grammy Awards for Best Country Song. He al ...

)

''
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 ...
''

The Thunder Rolls "The Thunder Rolls" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in April 1991 as the fourth and final single from his album ''No Fences''. The song became his sixth number one on the country cha ...

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Pat Alger Pat Alger (born September 23, 1947, in LaGrange, GeorgiaCarlin 2003, p. 3.) is a country music songwriter, singer and guitarist and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (2010) and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (2013). Early ...

, Garth Brooks) #"New Way to Fly" ( Kim Williams, Brooks) #"

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 ...

" (Bobby Boyd, Warren Dale Haynes,

Dennis Robbins Dennis Anthony Robbins (born August 23, 1949) is an American musician who first made himself known as a guitarist in the band Rockets. After his departure from The Rockets, he began a career in country music, recording three major-label albums an ...

) #"Victim of the Game" (Mark D. Sanders, Brooks) #" Friends in Low Places" (

, Earl Bud Lee) #"This Ain't Tennessee" (Larry Bastian, James Shaw)¹ #" Wild Horses" (Bill Shore, David Wills) #"

Unanswered Prayers "Unanswered Prayers" is a song by American country music artist Garth Brooks which hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 1991. It was released on October 12, 1990, as the second single from his album '' No Fences'' and also appears ...

" (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) #"Same Old Story" (

) #"Mr. Blue" (Blackwell) #"Wolves" ( Stephanie Davis)

''
Ropin' the Wind ''Ropin' the Wind'' is the third studio album by the American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on September 2, 1991, and was his first studio album to debut at No. 1 the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart. ...
''

#"Against The Grain" (Bruce C. Bouton, Larry Cordle,

Carl Jackson Carl Eugene Jackson (born September 18, 1953) 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-wi ...

) #" Rodeo" (Larry Bastian) #" What She's Doing Now" (

, Garth Brooks) #"Burning Bridges" (Stephanie C. Brown, Brooks) #"Which One of Them" (Brooks)¹ #" Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Brooks) #" Shameless" ( Billy Joel) #"Cold Shoulder" (Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Brooks) #"We Bury The Hatchet" (

Royal Wade Kimes Royal Wade Kimes (born March 3, 1951 in Chester, Arkansas) is an American country music singer. Biography Kimes worked at his father's sawmill until his father encouraged him to move to Nashville, Tennessee, which he did in 1983. He also worked ...

, Brooks) #"In Lonesome Dove" (Cynthia Limbaugh, Brooks) #" The River" ( Victoria Shaw, Brooks)

'' The Chase''

#" We Shall Be Free" - ( Stephanie Davis, Garth Brooks) #"

Somewhere Other Than the Night "Somewhere Other Than the Night" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks that reached the top of the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, returning him to the top ten ...

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, Brooks) #"Mr. Right" (Brooks) #"Every Now and Then" (Buddy Mundlock, Garth Brooks) #"

Walkin' After Midnight "Walkin' After Midnight" is a song written by Alan Block and Don Hecht and recorded by American country music artist Patsy Cline. The song was originally given to pop singer Kay Starr; however, her label rejected it. The song was left unused until ...

" (Alan Block, Don Hecht) #"Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Martin Kibbee) #" Learning to Live Again" (

Don Schlitz Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952) is an American country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammy Awards, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards. In 1993, he was inducted int ...

, Stephanie Davis) #" That Summer" (

, Sandy Mahl-Brooks, Brooks) #"Something with a Ring to It" (

Aaron Tippin Aaron Dupree Tippin (born July 3, 1958) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Nashville in 1990. His debut single, "You've Got to ...

)¹ #"Night Rider's Lament" (Michael Burton) #"Face to Face" (

)

''
In Pieces ''In Pieces'' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 31, 1993, by Liberty Records. It debuted at #1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. The album was likewise a ...
''

Standing Outside The Fire "Standing Outside the Fire" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in December 1993 as the third single from his album '' In Pieces''. The song also appears on ''The Hits'', ''The Limite ...

" (Jenny Yates, Garth Brooks) #"The Night I Called the Old Man Out" (

, Kim Williams, Brooks) #" American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (Bryan Kennedy, Jim Rushing) #" One Night a Day" (

Gary Burr Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, primarily in the country music genre. Many of the songs he has written have become Top-10 hits, the first of which was " Love's Been A Little B ...

, Pete Wasner) #"Kickin' And Screamin'" (

) #"Anonymous" (Tony Arata, Jon Schwabe)¹ #"

Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up) "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in July 1993 as the lead single from his album '' In Pieces''. The song also appears on ''The Hits'', '' ...

" (

, Kim Williams, Brooks) #" The Red Strokes" ( James Garver, Lisa Sanderson, Jenny Yates, Brooks) #"

Callin' Baton Rouge "Callin' Baton Rouge" is a country music song written by Dennis Linde. It was originally recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1978 album ''Room Service'', and was later recorded by New Grass Revival on their 1989 album '' Friday Night in America ...

" (

Dennis Linde Dennis Linde (pronounced LIN-dy, March 18, 1943December 22, 2006) was an American music songwriter based in Nashville who has had over 250 of his songs recorded. He is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love". Rarely w ...

) #"The Night Will Only Know" ( Stephanie Davis, Yates, Brooks) #"The Cowboy Song" (Roy Robinson)

'' Fresh Horses''

#"The Old Stuff" (Bryan Kennedy, Dan Roberts, Garth Brooks) #"Cowboys and Angels" (

, Kim Williams, Brooks) #" The Fever" ( Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Bryan Kennedy, Dan Roberts) #" That Ol' Wind" (Leigh Reynolds, Brooks) #"Rollin'" (

Harley Allen Harley Lee Allen (January 23, 1956March 30, 2011) was an American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter. Early life Allen was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of bluegrass performer Red Allen. Discography Studio albums Singles Musi ...

, Reynolds, Brooks) #" The Change" (

, Wayne Tester) #" The Beaches of Cheyenne" (Roberts, Kennedy, Brooks) #" To Make You Feel My Love" (

) ¹ #" It's Midnight Cinderella" (Kim Williams, Kent Blazy, Brooks) #" She's Every Woman" ( Victoria Shaw, Brooks) #"Ireland" ( Stephanie Davis, Jenny Yates, Brooks) ¹Bonus track not included on original release of album.

Chart performance

''The Limited Series'' debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, becoming his sixth No. 1 album, and No. 1 on the

, becoming his eight No. 1 Country album.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Limited Series (1998 box set) Garth Brooks compilation albums 1998 compilation albums Capitol Records compilation albums Albums produced by Allen Reynolds