In Pieces

by Garth Brooks

Overview

After the relative commercial disappointment of The Chase, Garth Brooks toned down his experimental eclecticism on In Pieces. Alternating between heavily rock-influenced numbers, dramatic ballads, and revamped honky tonk, In Pieces appeals to the audience that found The Chase too pretentious and overly serious. That doesn't mean Brooks abandoned his desire to bend the rules -- he's just masked his more ambitious material with crowd-pleasing up-tempo numbers like "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" and "Ain't Going Down (Til the Sun Comes Up)." In Pieces is an album that was made for the fans, and it shows -- it is one of Brooks' most energetic and exciting collections. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/21/2007
Label:	Pearl
UPC:	0854206001138
Rank:	35281

Tracks

1. Standing Outside the Fire
2. The Night I Called the Old Man Out
3. American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
4. One Night a Day
5. Ain't Going Down (Til the Sun Comes Up)
6. Anonymous
7. Kickin' and Screamin'
8. The Red Strokes
9. Callin' Baton Rouge
10. The Night Will Only Know
11. The Cowboy Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Garth Brooks   Primary Artist
Jim Horn   Guest Artist,Saxophone
Terry McMillan   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Jerry Douglas   Guest Artist,Dobro
Ty England   Guest Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
New Grass Revival   Guest Artist
Helen Darling   Guest Artist
Trisha Yearwood   Guest Artist
Bruce Bouton   Dobro,Guitar (Steel)
Ferrell Morris   Percussion
Sam Bacco   Percussion
Bobby Wood   Piano,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Dave Gant   Fiddle,Keyboards
James Garver   Vocals,Percussion,Guitar (Electric)
Steve McClure   Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric)
Betty Smittle   Bass,Vocals
Mike Palmer   Drums,Percussion
Mike Chapman   Bass
Chris Leuzinger   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Bela Fleck   Banjo
Pat Flynn   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mark Casstevens   Guitar (Acoustic)
Rob Hajacos   Fiddle
Sam Bush   Fiddle,Mandolin
Roy Huskey Jr.   Bass
Milton Sledge   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Denny Purcell   Mastering
Helen Darling   Harmony
Gary Burr   Composer
Trisha Yearwood   Harmony
Don Cobb   Remastering
Garth Brooks   Harmony,Composer
Pete Wasner   Composer
Richard Aspinwall   Assistant
Jim Rushing   Composer
Roy Robinson   Composer,Composer
Kathy Chiavola   Harmony
Brian Kennedy   Composer
Carlos Grier   Digital Editing
Jerry Joyner   Design
James Garver   Composer
Bryan Kennedy   Composer
Beverly Parker   Photography
Tamara Reynolds   Photo Assistance
C.J. Yerkes   Photo Assistance
Michael Gomez   Photo Assistance
Lisa Sanderson   Composer
John McBride   Production Manager
Chaco Conn   Remastering
Tony Arata   Composer
Allen Reynolds   Producer
Stephanie Davis   Composer
Kent Blazy   Composer
Kim Williams   Composer
Pat Alger   Composer
John Cowan   Harmony
Eric Conn   Remastering
Dennis Linde   Composer
Sam Bush   Harmony
Mark Miller   Mixing,Engineer
Jenny Yates   Composer
Terry Palmer   Assistant Engineer,Digital Enhancement,Technical Supervisor
Matt Allen   Assistant Engineer,Digital Enhancement