1992 studio album by Garth Brooks
Beyond the Season is the first Christmas album by American country music artist Garth Brooks . It was released on August 25, 1992, by Liberty Records , and peaked at number 2 on both of Billboard magazine's Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums sales charts that year. Beyond the Season was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of 1992 in the United States with sales of 1,542,000 copies for the year according to Nielsen SoundScan .[7] As of November 2014, the album has cumulative sales of 2,650,000 copies in the U.S. and is the seventeenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the entire SoundScan era (March 1991 – present).[8]
On November 15, 1995, Beyond the Season was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 3 million copies in the United States.[9]
Track listing [ edit ] Chart performance [ edit ] Beyond the Season peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 , and on the Top Country Albums . In November 1995, Beyond the Season was certified 3 x Platinum by the RIAA .
Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
Singles [ edit ] Year Single Peak positions US Country 1998 "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" 41 1999 "Go Tell it on the Mountain" 72 2000 "White Christmas" 65 "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" 69
Certifications [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ] Garth Brooks – lead vocals, harmony vocals (3, 8, 9), acoustic guitar Bobby Wood – acoustic piano, keyboards Joey Miskulin – accordion (4) Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar (1-9), electric guitars (1-9) Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (3, 5, 8) Mike Chapman – bass (1-9) Milton Sledge – drums (1-9), percussion (1-9) Rob Hajacos – fiddle (3, 8) Charles Cochran – string arrangements (10, 11) Cynthia Reynolds Wyatt – harp (10, 11) Bob Mason – cello (10) Gary Vanosdale – viola (10) Carl Gorodetzky – violin (10) Pamela Sixfin – violin (10) The Nashville String Machine – strings (11) Christ Church Choir – choir (5) Landy Gardner – choir director (5) Trisha Yearwood – harmony vocals (5, 9) Allen Reynolds – harmony vocals (9) Jim Rooney – harmony vocals (9) Backing Vocals (Tracks 1 & 11)
Bob Bailey, Johnny Cobb, Gary Chapman , Vicki Hampton, Emily Harris, Yvonne Hodges, Jana King, Donna McElroy, Donna Morris, Howard Smith and Dennis Wilson Production [ edit ] Allen Reynolds – producer Mark Miller – recording, mixing Matt Allen – recording assistant Carlos Grier – digital editing Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee). Virginia Team – art direction Jerry Joyner – design Beverly Parker – photography References and external links [ edit ] ^ "About.com review" . Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2006-11-04 . ^ AllMusic review ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide ^ "Entertainment Weekly review" . Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2013-04-14 . ^ Album reviews at CD Universe ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 105 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 . rolling stone garth brooks album guide. ^ Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album?" . Chart Watch . Yahoo. ^ a b "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014 . ^ "RIAA Searchable Database" . Recording Industry Association of America . Archived from the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2014-12-02 . ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021. ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021 . ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021 . ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993" . Billboard . Retrieved November 5, 2021 . ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993" . Billboard . Retrieved November 5, 2021 . ^ "Canadian album certifications – Garth Brooks – Beyond the Season" . Music Canada . Retrieved June 9, 2020 . ^ "American album certifications – Garth Brooks – Beyond the Season" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
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