Ropin' the Wind

Infobox Album |
Name = Ropin' the Wind
Type = Album
Artist = Garth Brooks


Released = September 10, 1991
Recorded = Jack's Tracks Recording Studios, 1990-1991
Genre = Country pop
Length = 32:14
Label = Liberty
Producer = Allen Reynolds
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rjtvad3kw8w4 link]
* Entertainment Weekly (C+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315632,00.html link]
Last album = "No Fences"
(1990)
This album = "Ropin' the Wind"
(1991)
Next album = "Beyond the Season"
(1992)

"Ropin' the Wind" is American country music artist Garth Brooks' third album, released on Tuesday, September 10, 1991. It was the first album to debut at #1 on both the Country and Pop charts in the United States. It also had success in many countries. In the UK it reached the Top 50 pop albums list and went to #1 for several months on the country charts. Overall it sold more than 16 million copies world-wide. Brooks had this to say regarding the album:

"Ropin' the Wind was what we called the son of Fences. Ropin' the Wind was made in this world-wind kind of tour that we were on from No Fences. We were gone, pretty much 250 days out of the year. And in that remaining 100 days, I elected to cut Ropin' The Wind, and try to write for it."

"This album became a lot bigger than I ever thought it could possibly be. And when I listen to the singles off of it like Rodeo, What She's Doing Now, The River, Papa Loved Mama, and Shameless, I look at it and stand very proud. And then when I also look at the cuts, Against The Grain, Cold Shoulder, these songs I am equally proud of."

Track listing

#"Against the Grain" (Bruce Bouton, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson) – 2:22
#"Rodeo" (Larry Bastian) – 3:53
#"What She's Doing Now" (Pat Alger, Garth Brooks) – 3:26
#"Burning Bridges" (Stephanie C. Brown, Brooks) – 3:35
#"Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Brooks) – 2:51
#"Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 4:19
#"Cold Shoulder" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:55
#"We Bury the Hatchet" (Royal Wade Kimes, Brooks) – 3:05
#"In Lonesome Dove" (Cynthia Limbaugh, Brooks) – 4:48
#"The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 4:25

Chart positions

Album

ingles

The RIAA awarded No Fences a 14x platinum certification, for shipments of 14 million. According to Nielsen Soundscan, this is his best-selling album in the United States, with 9,570,000 copies sold.

Personnel

*Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar)
*Chris Leuzinger (electric guitar)
*Bruce Bouton (lap & pedal steel guitars, Dobro)
*Jerry Douglas (Dobro)
*Sam Bush (mandolin)
*Rob Hajacos (fiddle)
*Bobby Wood (keyboards)
*Edgar Meyer (acoustic bass)
*Mike Chapman (electric bass)
*Milton Sledge (drums, percussion)
*Trisha Yearwood, Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Susan Ashton (background vocals)

References and External Links

* [http://www.planetgarth.com/albums/ropin_the_wind.php "Ropin' the Wind" at "planetgarth.com"]
* [http://countrymusic.about.com/library/reviews/aaprropinthewind.htm "Ropin' the Wind" at "countrymusic.about.com"]