Various Artists - In The Beginning: A Songwriter`s Tribute To Garth Brooks

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

805996067828

Description:

IN THE BEGINNING features performances by the original songwriters of songs performed by or co-written with Garth Brooks.
Recorded at Station West, Berry Hill, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Jay Orr.
Tributee: Garth Brooks.
Tributee: Garth Brooks.
Audio Mixer: Luke Wooten.
Liner Note Authors: Jay Orr; Pat Alger.
Recording information: Station West, Berry Hill, TN.
Illustrator: Torne White.
Introduction by: Stephanie Davis.
Photographer: Allan Clarke.
The eight songwriters on this album have written songs for the likes of the Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, George Jones, Roy Orbison, and Patty Loveless, to name only a few. This esteemed and distinguished group would occasionally organize shows dedicated only to the songs they wrote both for and with the musical marvel named Garth Brooks. Enthusiastic audience response to those shows was the moment of conception for this album. This 16-song collection features each songwriter putting his or her own mark on stripped-down, acoustic versions of such masterpieces as "The Thunder Rolls," "Unanswered Prayers," "If Tomorrow Never Comes," "The Dance," and "Friends in Low Places." One new song made the cut: the unconventional and deviant "Pains," a sequel to "Friends in Low Places." The album comes complete with a booklet of intriguing liner notes, including a "conversation" with the man himself. It`s an interesting album if you`re curious about what a recording artist actually hears when considering a song for his or her album -- nothing big, nothing overproduced, just the words and the melody. It`s also quite interesting to hear the transformation from how the song probably started to how Garth Brooks fans know it. ~ Maria Konicki Dinoia

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Thunder Rolls, The - Pat Alger
2. New Way to Fly, A
3. Unanswered Prayers
4. Face to Face - Tony Arata
5. If Tomorrow Never Comes
6. Rodeo
7. Mr Blue
8. River, The
9. Cold Shoulder
10. We Shall Be Free
11. Cowboy Bill
12. Papa Loved Mama
13. Wolves - Stephanie Davis
14. Friends in Low Places
15. Dance, The
16. Pains - DeWayne Blackwell

Album Information

Release Date:

04/10/2001

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Contemporary Country

Label:

Music World Entertainment

Producer:

Kent Blazy; Pat Alger

Catalog Number:

9606782

Original Release Year:

2000

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Dewayne Blackwell

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