2013 box set by Garth Brooks
Blame it All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences is the fourth compilation box set by American country music artist Garth Brooks , released by Pearl Records on November 28, 2013.
The 8-disc set, sold exclusively through Walmart and Sam's Club stores, includes 77 songs on six compact discs, plus 33 music videos, and a full-length live performance from the Garth at Wynn residency show in Las Vegas , on two DVDs. Four of the CDs are new studio albums composed entirely of cover songs. The remaining two CDs and the DVD in the set are a reissue of The Ultimate Hits .[2]
Content [ edit ] Loosely modeled from the set list of his residency show , Garth at Wynn , the albums feature songs Brooks attributes to the development of his unique country pop genre. They were produced by Mark Miller, with additional production from Steve Buckingham on "Shout." Allen Reynolds produced The Ultimate Hits .[3]
Commercial success [ edit ] The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart with 164,000 copies from fewer than four days of sales and reached number 1 in its second week with 146,000 marking his ninth top album on the chart.[4] As of September 10, 2014, has sold 893,000 copies in the United States.[5] [6] The RIAA lists individual Platinum certifications for Country Classics (listed as Country Hits in the RIAA database), Classic Rock , The Melting Pot and Blue-Eyed Soul. [7]
Track listing [ edit ] The Ultimate Hits - CD (Disc 1) Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) " Kent Blazy , Kim Williams , Garth BrooksAllen Reynolds 4:32 2. "Friends in Low Places " Dewayne Blackwell , Earl "Bud" LeeReynolds 4:18 3. "Shameless " Billy Joel Reynolds 4:01 4. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House " Bobby Boyd, Warren Haynes , Dennis Robbins Reynolds 2:31 5. "The Beaches of Cheyenne " Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks Reynolds 4:12 6. "If Tomorrow Never Comes " Blazy, Brooks Reynolds 3:37 7. "Papa Loved Mama " Williams, Brooks Reynolds 2:48 8. "More Than a Memory " Lee Brice , Kyle Jacobs , Billy Montana Reynolds 3:22 9. "Good Ride Cowboy " Jerrod Niemann , Richie Brown, Kennedy, Bob DoyleReynolds 3:26 10. "In Another's Eyes " (The duet with Trisha Yearwood ) Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard Reynolds 3:33 11. "The Fever " Steven Tyler , Joe Perry , Roberts, KennedyReynolds 2:40 12. "Midnight Sun" Brooks, Jerrod Niemann , Richie Brown Reynolds 3:44 13. "Learning to Live Again " Don Schlitz , Stephanie Davis Reynolds 4:04 14. "Longneck Bottle " (featuring Steve Wariner ) Steve Wariner , Rick CarnesReynolds 2:15 15. "To Make You Feel My Love " Bob Dylan Reynolds 3:55 16. "We Shall Be Free " Davis, Brooks Reynolds 3:47 17. "The Dance " Tony Arata Reynolds 3:37
The Ultimate Hits - CD (Disc 2) Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Callin' Baton Rouge " Dennis Linde Reynolds 2:35 2. "Two Piña Coladas " Shawn Camp , Benita Hill, Sandy MasonReynolds 3:34 3. "The Thunder Rolls " Pat Alger , BrooksReynolds 3:42 4. "That Summer " Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks Reynolds 4:45 5. "The River " Victoria Shaw , BrooksReynolds 4:23 6. "Beer Run" (The duet with George Jones ) Kim Williams , Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson , George Ducas , BlazyReynolds 2:28 7. "Unanswered Prayers " Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks Reynolds 3:23 8. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) " Randy Taylor, Brooks Reynolds 2:53 9. "Workin' for a Livin' " (The duet with Huey Lewis ) Huey Lewis , Chris HayesReynolds 2:40 10. "What She's Doing Now " Alger, Brooks Reynolds 3:23 11. "When You Come Back to Me Again " (from Frequency ) Jenny Yates, Brooks Reynolds 4:44 12. "Standing Outside the Fire " Yates, Brooks Reynolds 3:51 13. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association " Kennedy, Jim Rushing Reynolds 3:31 14. "The Change " Tony Arata , Wayne TesterReynolds 4:06 15. "Rodeo " Larry Bastian Reynolds 3:51 16. "Wrapped Up in You " Wayne Kirkpatrick Reynolds 4:31 17. "Leave a Light On" (Bonus Track) Randy Goodrum , Tommy SimmsReynolds 3:41
The Ultimate Hits - DVD Title Writer(s) Director(s) 1. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) " Randy Taylor, Garth Brooks 2:59 2. "If Tomorrow Never Comes " Kent Blazy , BrooksJohn Lloyd Miller 3:44 3. "The Dance " Tony Arata Miller 4:04 4. "Friends in Low Places " Dewayne Blackwell , Earl "Bud" Lee 8:54 5. "Unanswered Prayers " Pat Alger , Larry Bastian, Brooks 4:27 6. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House " Bobby Boyd, Warren Haynes , Dennis Robbins 2:38 7. "The Thunder Rolls " Alger, Brooks Bud Schaetzle 4:27 8. "Rodeo " Larry Bastian 3:55 9. "Shameless " Billy Joel 3:38 10. "Papa Loved Mama " Kim Williams , Brooks 2:46 11. "What She's Doing Now " Alger, Brooks 3:40 12. "The River " Victoria Shaw , Brooks 3:40 13. "We Shall Be Free " Stephanie Davis , BrooksTimothy Miller 3:40 14. "Learning to Live Again " Don Schlitz , Stephanie Davis 4:04 15. "That Summer " Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks 5:01 16. "Standing Outside the Fire " Jenny Yates, Brooks Jon Small 3:55 17. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) " Blazy, Williams, Brooks 4:46 18. "Callin' Baton Rouge " Dennis Linde Michael Salomon 2:47 19. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association " Kennedy, Jim Rushing 4:19 20. "The Fever " Steven Tyler , Joe Perry , Roberts, Kennedy 3:24 21. "To Make You Feel My Love " Bob Dylan 3:55 22. "The Beaches of Cheyenne " Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks 3:43 23. "The Change " Tony Arata , Wayne TesterSmall 3:40 24. "Two Piña Coladas " Don Schlitz , Davis 3:12 25. "Longneck Bottle " (with special guest Steve Wariner ) Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks 3:33 26. "In Another's Eyes " (The duet with Trisha Yearwood ) Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard Michael Salomon 3:32 27. "Wrapped Up In You " Wayne Kirkpatrick Small 5:27 28. "Beer Run" (The duet with George Jones ) Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson , George Ducas , Blazy 2:40 29. "When You Come Back to Me Again " (from Frequency ) Jenny Yates, Brooks Gerry Wenner, Brooks 4:38 30. "Good Ride Cowboy " Jerrod Niemann , Richie Brown, Kennedy, Bob Doyle 3:39 31. "More Than a Memory " Lee Brice , Kyle Jacobs , Billy Montana 3:39 32. "Workin' for a Livin' " (The duet with Huey Lewis ) Huey Lewis , Chris Hayes 2:45 33. "Midnight Sun" Brooks, Jerrod Niemann , Richie Brown 4:37
Personnel [ edit ] Jill Dell'Abate – background vocals Pat Alger – acoustic guitar , background vocals Bob Babbitt – bass guitar Sam Bacco – percussion Bob Bailey – background vocals Al "Shaggy" Barclay – background vocals Eddie Bayers – drums , handclapping, keyboards , percussion DeWayne Blackwell – background vocals Bruce Bouton – steel guitar , background vocals Tim Bowers – background vocals Jimmy Bowland – saxophone Garth Brooks – choir, acoustic guitar, electric guitar , handclapping, lead vocals, background vocals Sandy Brooks – background vocals Stephanie C. Brown – background vocals Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Dennis Burnside – horn arrangements, string arrangements Sam Bush – fiddle , mandolin Shawn Camp – acoustic guitar David Campbell – string arrangements Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Mike Chapman – bass guitar, handclapping, background vocals Kathy Chiavola – choir, background vocals Johnny Christopher – acoustic guitar Charles Cochran – string arrangements Allie Colleen – background vocals Chad Cromwell – drums, percussion Jerry Douglas – dobro Bob Doyle – background vocals Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin Earl of Bud Lee – background vocals The Englands – background vocals Béla Fleck – banjo Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar Paul Franklin – steel guitar Dave Gant – background vocals Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor Barry Green – trombone Charles Green – handclapping Tracy Greenwood – handclapping Rob Hajacos – fiddle, background vocals Vicki Hampton – background vocals Joe Harris – background vocals Mike Haynes – trumpet Dan Heins – background vocals John Hobbs – keyboards Jim Horn – saxophone Jon Mark Ivey – background vocals John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards Wendy Johnson – choir, background vocals Rusty Jones – background vocals Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals Steve King – background vocals Wayne Kirkpatrick – acoustic guitar, background vocals Jennifer Kummer – french horn Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Sam Levine – saxophone Pam "The Chick" Lewis – background vocals Terry McMillan – harmonica Kenny Malone – drums, percussion Blair Masters – keyboards Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle Edgar Meyer – upright bass Joey Miskulin – accordion Mark Miller – handclapping Doug Moffet – saxophone, soloist Buddy Mondlock – background vocals Steve Morley – background vocals Farrell Morris – percussion Jonell Mosser – background vocals The Nashville String Machine – strings Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements Jennifer O'Brien – choir, background vocals Mike Palmerman – background vocals Billy Panda – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Steve Patrick – trumpet Wayland Patton – choir, background vocals Brian Petree – background vocals Dale Pierce – background vocals Jon Randall – background vocals Michael Rhodes – bass guitar Karyn Rochelle – background vocals Chris Rodriguez – background vocals Jim Rooney – background vocals Tami Rose – background vocals John Wesley Ryles – background vocals Lee Sartin – background vocals Lisa Silver – background vocals Milton Sledge – drums, percussion Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar Kira Small – background vocals Chris Stapleton – background vocals Morgane Hayes-Stapleton – background vocals Charley Stefl – background vocals Scott Stem – background vocals Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin Daniel Tashian – background vocals Vaneese Thomas – background vocals Fonzi Thornton – background vocals Steve Wariner – acoustic guitar, background vocals Bergen White – string arrangements, background vocals Hurshel Wiginton – choir, background vocals Bobby Wood – handclapping, keyboards, background vocals Glenn Worf – bass guitar Trisha Yearwood – choir, background vocals Curtis Young – choir, background vocals Reggie Young – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Chart performance [ edit ] Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ] Chart (2014) Position US Billboard 200[13] 9 US Independent Albums (Billboard )[14] 1 US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[15] 2
References [ edit ] ^ "Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences – Garth Brooks" . Allmusic. Retrieved December 11, 2015 . ^ McDonald, Brandy (16 November 2013). "Garth Brooks to release 8-disc "Blame It All on My Roots" box set through Walmart for Black Friday" . NewsOK . ^ Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences (Box set booklet). Garth Brooks. Pearl Records. 2013. 85420-6001-24-4-20.{{cite AV media notes }}
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