Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album)

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Scarecrow
Studio album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedNovember 13, 2001
RecordedOctober 2000-2001
StudioJack's Tracks Recording Studio
GenreCountry
Length48:21
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
Sevens
(1997) 		Scarecrow
(2001) 		The Limited Series
(2005)
Alternative cover
Singles from Scarecrow
  1. "When You Come Back to Me Again"
    Released: May 8, 2000
  2. "Wrapped Up in You"
    Released: October 15, 2001
  3. "Squeeze Me In"
    Released: February 2, 2002
  4. "Thicker Than Blood"
    Released: May 29, 2002
  5. "Why Ain't I Running"
    Released: March 8, 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(77/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC Music(favorable)[3]
Billboard(favorable)[4]
E! OnlineB[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Plugged In(mixed)[6]
Q[1]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[7]
Rolling Stone[1][8]
The Village Voice(mixed)[9]

Scarecrow is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the Top Country Albums chart. It has been certified 5× platinum RIAA and was named Best Selling Album at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

The album was re-released in 2016 with two extra songs: "More Than a Memory" which was a number one country hit in 2007, and "Good Ride Cowboy" (2005), a tribute to singer–rodeo star Chris LeDoux.[10]

Background[edit]

Brooks commented on the album saying:

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. 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.

Content[edit]

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 The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001), "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.

Several of the tracks on this album were originally recorded by other artists. "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. "Squeeze Me In" was previously recorded by Lee Roy Parnell on his 1995 album We All Get Lucky Sometimes.

Track listing[edit]

Original release[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Why Ain't I Running"Tony Arata, Kent Blazy, Garth Brooks4:32
2."Beer Run (B-Double E-Double Are You In?)" (duet with George Jones)Keith Anderson, Blazy, George Ducas, Kim Williams, Amanda Williams2:30
3."Wrapped Up in You"Wayne Kirkpatrick4:43
4."The Storm"Blazy, Brooks, Williams4:36
5."Thicker Than Blood"G. Brooks, Jenny Yates2:53
6."Big Money"Shawn Camp, Randy Hardison, Wynn Varble4:01
7."Squeeze Me In" (duet with Trisha Yearwood)Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson3:32
8."Mr. Midnight"Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, Tom Douglas4:03
9."Pushing Up Daisies"John Hadley, Gary Scruggs, Kevin Welch4:19
10."Rodeo or Mexico"Brooks, Bryan Kennedy, Paul Kennerley4:22
11."Don't Cross the River"Dan Peek4:08
12."When You Come Back to Me Again (Theme from the Movie Frequency)"Brooks, Yates4:44
Total length:48:23

Personnel[edit]

Compiled from liner notes.[11]

Musicians[edit]

  • Sam Bacco - percussion on "Wrapped Up in You", "Thicker Than Blood", "Rodeo or Mexico", "Don't Cross the River" and "When You Come Back to Me Again"; drums on "Wrapped Up in You"; tambourine on "Squeeze Me In"
  • Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar except "Wrapped Up in You" and "Don't Cross the River"; slide guitar on "Why Ain't I Running"
  • Garth Brooks - lead vocals; backing vocals except "Beer Run (B-Double E-Double Are You In?)", "Big Money" and "Squeeze Me In"
  • Dennis Burnside - string arrangements on "The Storm", "Mr. Midnight", and "When You Come Back to Me Again"
  • Sam Bush - mandolin on "Don't Cross the River"
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar except "Wrapped Up in You" and "Don't Cross the River"
  • Mike Chapman - bass guitar except "Wrapped Up in You"
  • Jerry Douglas - resonator guitar on "Don't Cross the River"
  • Béla Fleck - banjo on "Don't Cross the River"
  • Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar on "Don't Cross the River"
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle on "Beer Run (B-Double E-Double Are You In?)", "The Storm", "Big Money" and "Pushing Up Daisies"
  • George Jones - duet vocals on "Beer Run (B-Double E-Double Are You In?)"
  • Gordon Kennedy - acoustic guitar on "Wrapped Up in You"
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick - acoustic guitar on "Wrapped Up in You"
  • Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar except "Wrapped Up in You" and "Don't Cross the River"
  • Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle on "Wrapped Up in You" and "Don't Cross the River"
  • Terry McMillan - harmonica on "Wrapped Up in You"
  • Joey Miskulin - accordion on "Beer Run (B-Double E-Double Are You In?)" and "Pushing Up Daisies"
  • Milton Sledge - drums except "Wrapped Up in You"; percussion on "Rodeo or Mexico"
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar on "Wrapped Up in You"
  • Bobby Wood - keyboards except "Wrapped Up in You" and "Don't Cross the River"
  • Trisha Yearwood - backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12); duet vocals on "Squeeze Me In"

String section on "The Storm" and "Mr. Midnight": Carl Gorodetzky, Catherine Umstead, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Vanosdale, Lee Larrison, James Grosjean, Conni Ellisor, Kristin Wilkinson, Alan Umstaed, Elizabeth Stewart, David Davidson, Robert Mason, Mary Vanosdale, Carole Rabinowitz, David Angell, Jack Jezioro

String section on "When You Come Back to Me Again": Carl Gorodetzky, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Catherine UMstead, Lee Larrison, David Angell, Conni Ellisor, Kristin Wilkinson, Alan Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, David Davidson, Robert Mason, Karen Winkelmann, John Catchings

Recording personnel[edit]

  • Eric Conn - digital editing
  • Duke Duczer - recording assistant
  • Carlos Grier - digital editing
  • John Kelton - engineering
  • Mark Miller - recording and mixing engineer
  • Denny Purcell - mastering engineer
  • Allen Reynolds - producer
  • Keith Stegall - recording engineer

Charts[edit]

In the United States, Scarecrow debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming his eighth No. 1 album on the chart, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his eleventh No. 1 Country album. In January 2006, Scarecrow was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[24] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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