Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Scarecrow
Type = studio
Artist = Garth Brooks


Released = November 13, 2001
Genre = Country pop
Length =
Label = Capitol Nashville
Producer = Allen Reynolds
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:rzk9kentsq7v link]
* Entertainment Weekly (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,253076,00.html link]
* Metacritic (75) [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/brooksgarth/scarecrow link]
Last album = "Songs from Call Me Claus"
(2001)
This album = "Scarecrow"
(2001)
Next album = "The Lost Sessions"
(2005)

"Scarecrow" is the eighth studio album (fourteenth overall) of American country pop artist Garth Brooks. It was released on Tuesday, November 13, 2001. At the time, this was his first album released in four years.

Previous to the release, Brooks quoted: "At the end of last year I made a commitment to Capitol (Records) that I would try to bring them one more album. This is the result of that effort, a real labor of love, that I'm proud to hold up next to all of our previous releases"." Describing the CD, Brooks says: "For the first time in my life I think I made a happy album. It's heavy on steel guitars, but you're not aware of it in some places because the musicians are so good at what they do."

The album has sold five million copies in the U.S., and has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. It was named Best Selling Album at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

Content

Singles released from this album include "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" (a duet with George Jones, also found on Jones's 2001 album ""), "Wrapped up in You", "Squeeze Me In" (a duet with Trisha Yearwood), "Thicker Than Blood", and "Why Ain't I Running". Of these, "Wrapped up in You" was the highest peaking, reaching #5 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Prior to the album's release, "When You Come Back to Me Again" had charted on the country charts as a selection from the soundtrack to the film "Frequency".

"Pushing up Daisies" was originally recorded by Kevin Welch on his 1995 album "Life Down Here on Earth", while "Big Money" was originally recorded under the title "It Pays Big Money" by Mark Chesnutt on his 2000 album "Lost in the Feeling". Additionally, "Don't Cross the River" was previously recorded by America on their 1972 album "Homecoming".

Track listing

#"Why Ain't I Running" (Kent Blazy, Tony Arata, Garth Brooks) – 4:32
#"Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?) (Kim Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson, George Ducas, Blazy) – 2:28
#*duet with George Jones
#"Wrapped up in You" (Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:42
#"The Storm" (Blazy, K. Williams, Brooks) – 4:37
#"Thicker than Blood" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 2:53
#"Big Money" (Shawn Camp, Randy Hardison, Wynn Varble) – 3:59
#"Squeeze Me In" (Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson) – 3:30
#*duet with Trisha Yearwood
#"Mr. Midnight" (J.R. Cobb, Buddy Buie, Tom Douglas) – 4:03
#"Pushing up Daises" (John Hadley, Kevin Welch, Gary Scruggs) – 4:18
#"Rodeo or Mexico" (Bryan Kennedy, Paul Kennerley, Brooks) – 4:22
#"Don't Cross the River" (Don Peck) – 4:05
#"When You Come Back to Me Again" (theme from the movie Frequency) (Yates, Brooks) – 4:44

Chart positions

Album

Credits

Technical

*Recorded and Mixed by Mark Miller at Jack's Tracks Recording Studio
*Additional Recording by Keith Stegall at The Sound Station
*Engineered by John Kelton
*Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters
*Digital Editing by Eric Conn and Carlos Grier

Musicians

*Drums and Percussion: Milton Sledge ("Wrapped Up In You": Sam Baco; "Thicker Than Blood", "Squeeze Me In" and "Don't Cross The River" Percussion: Sam Bacco; "Rodeo or Mexico" Additional Percussion: Sam Bocco)
*Bass: Mike Chapman ("Wrapped Up In You": Jimmie Lee Sloas)
*Acoustic Guitar: Mark Casstevens ("Wrapped Up In You": Wayne Kirkpatrick, "Don't Cross The River": Pat Flynn)
*Electric Guitar: Chris Leuzinger
*Keyboards: Bobby Wood
*Steel and Slide Guitars: Bruce Bouton
*Fiddle: Rob Hajacos ("Wrapped Up In You" and "Don't Cross The River": Jimmy Mattingly)
*Accordion: Joey Miskulin
*Harmonica: Terry McMillan
*Banjo: Béla Fleck
*Mandolin: Sam Bush
*Dobro: Jerry Douglas
*Strings Arrangements: Dennis Burnside

Art

*Production: Carlton Davis
*Production Assistant: Denise Jarvis
*Art Direction: Virginia Team
*Design: Chris Ferra
*Photography: Bev Parker
*Make-Up: Mary Beth Felts
*Digital Imaging: Colourworks

References and External Links

* [http://www.planetgarth.com/albums/scarecrow.php "Scarecrow" at "planetgarth.com"]
* [http://countrymusic.about.com/library/reviews/aaprscarecrow.htm "Scarecrow" at "countrymusic.about.com"]