The Entertainer (DVD)

Infobox DVD
Name = The Entertainer (2006)
Type = DVD collection
Artist = Garth Brooks


Released =November 1, 2006
Recorded = On-location, 1992-1997
Genre = Country
Length = App. 7 hours
Distributor = Pearl Records
Producer = Allen Reynolds

"The Entertainer" is the name of Garth Brooks' DVD collection of previously aired television specials and music videos. The collection was released in 2006 to be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores.

Contents

The collection contains the following previously aired television specials and music videos:
*Disc 1: "This is Garth Brooks!" (1992)
*Disc 2: "This is Garth Brooks, Too!" (1994)
*Disc 3: "Live from Dublin" (1997)
*Disc 4: "Live from Central Park" (1997)
*Disc 5: "Video Greatest Hits" (1989-2005)

Discs 1, 2, 3 and 4 each contain an edited edition of a previously-aired Garth Brooks television special. References to Brooks' ex-wife Sandy Mahr have been edited out of all four specials, as have most of her likenesses, save a rare brief shot on disc 3. Disc 5 contains a collection of Brooks' music videos, spanning from his first major label album release in 1989, to his last new collection in 2005. They each contain the main program content, two bonus songs, and a photo montage.

Disc 1 contains the program "This Is Garth Brooks!", which originally aired on NBC-TV in November 1992. The program is mostly uncut from its original airing, with the exception of the aforementioned removal of references to Brooks' ex-wife. Two songs were also removed from the program, and placed in the special features category.

Disc 2 contains the programme "This Is Garth Brooks, Too!", a follow-up to the previous show, which originally aired on NBC-TV in 1994. This program has been more heavily-edited than the first, as it was re-edited from the original master tapes to allow different camera angles and sequencing. Several songs were added, and the tracklist has been restructured to more accurately follow the show as it played live.

Disc 3 contains the program "Garth Live from Ireland", which was originally entitled "Garth Brooks: Ireland and Back" and aired on NBC-TV on 4 March, 1998. This program suffers the most editing of the four in this set, as originally it contained the programme as seen on the disc, and then an additional 20+ minutes of then-new material from Brooks' album "Sevens" which featured several guest stars. The latter portion is excised in its entirety from this DVD edition.

Disc 4 contains the program "Garth Live in Central Park", which broadcast on the HBO cable network on 7 August 1997. The program on this DVD edition is largely uncut from its original broadcast, though several bonus songs from the original VHS release are not included.

Disc 5 contains 15 music videos, from 8 of Brooks' 10 studio album (except "Ropin' the Wind" and the "Chris Gaines" release) released from 1989 to 2005, one from the 1998 Box set "The Limited Series" and one from his "Double Live" album.

The first four discs each offer the program in original Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo surround, and DD 5.1 surround. Each also contains a 10-12 minute photo montage, and two additional songs, though one of the discs, the songs are merely deleted from the original full-length programme and placed in special features.

Track Listing for "This Is Garth Brooks!"

# "Not Counting You"
# "Rodeo"
# "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
# "We Bury the Hatchet"
# "The Thunder Rolls"
# "The River"
# "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)"
# "Papa Loved Mama"
# "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
# "Shameless"
# "Friends Tn Low Places"
# "The Dance"
# "You May Be Right" (Billy Joel cover)
# "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" (Georgia Satellites cover) - in Special Features
# "What She's Doing Now" - In Special Features

Track Listing for "This Is Garth Brooks, Too!"

# "Standing Outside the Fire"
# "Papa Loved Mama"
# "That Summer"
# "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
# "The River"
# "The Thunder Rolls"
# "We Shall Be Free"
# "Kickin' & Screamin'"
# "One Night a Day"
# "Shameless"
# "Friends In Low Places"
# "The Dance"
# "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"
# "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" - in Special Features
# "Callin' Baton Rouge" - In Special Features

Track Listing for "Garth Brooks Live from Ireland"

# "The Old Stuff"
# "The Beaches of Cheyenne"
# "Unanswered Prayers"
# "Tearin' It Up (and Burnin' It Down)" - Acoustic
# "Tearin' It Up (and Burnin' It Down)" - Concert
# "The River"
# "We Shall Be Free"
# "Callin' Baton Rouge"
# Crowd walk
# "If Tomorrow Never Comes" - Croke
# "If Tomorrow Never Comes" - Pub
# "Ireland"
# "Friends in Low Places"
# "That Ol' Wind"
# "The Fever"
# "Ain't Goin' Down ('til The Sun Comes Up)"
# "American Pie"
# "She's Gonna Make It" - in Special Features
# "Cowboy Cadillac" - In Special Features

Track Listing for "Garth Live in Central Park"

# "Rodeo"
# "Papa Loved Mama"
# "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
# "The River"
# "Callin' Baton Rouge"
# "Shameless"
# "Ain't Goin' Down ('til The Sun Comes Up)" - with guest Billy Joel
# "New York State of Mind" - with guest Billy Joel
# "The Fever"
# "Friends in Low Places"
# "The Dance"
# "American Pie" - with guest Don McLean
# "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damned Old)"
# "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
# "You May Be Right" - with guest Billy Joel
# "Unanswered Prayers" - in Special Features
# "We Shall Be Free" - In Special Features

Track Listing for "Video Greatest Hits"

# "Ain't Going Down ('til The Sun Comes Up)" - from "In Pieces"
# "The Thunder Rolls" - from "No Fences"
# "Callin' Baton Rouge" - from "In Pieces"
# "The Red Strokes" - from "In Pieces"
# "I Don't Have to Wonder" - from "Sevens"
# "We Shall Be Free" - from "The Chase"
# "When You Come Back to Me Again" - from "Scarecrow"
# "Tearin' It Up (and Burnin' It Down)" - from "Double Live"
# "If Tomorrow Never Comes" - from "Garth Brooks"
# "Standing Outside The Fire" - from "In Pieces"
# "Anonymous" - from "The Limited Series (1998 box set)"
# "Good Ride Cowboy" - from "The Lost Sessions"
# "The Change" - from "Fresh Horses"
# "Wrapped Up In You" - from "Scarecrow"
# "The Dance" - from "Garth Brooks"