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"In Another's Eyes" is a song recorded by American
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artists
Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American country singer. 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 (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs ...
and
Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music, country singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him his immense popularity, particularly in the United States, ...
. 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 nati ...
; by 2001, each had divorced their respective spouse, and they married each other in 2005. At the
40th Grammy Awards The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Performers * Will Smith – Men In Black/ Gettin' Jiggy Wit It * R. K ...
Brooks and Yearwood won for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.


Critical reception

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