In Pieces


In Pieces is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 31, 1993. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. It was also a huge hit outside the United States. In the United Kingdom it was Brooks' highest placed album on the charts. It reached the top ten of the country album charts before it was issued officially. Critics felt that this would ruin the album's sales once it was issued. However, when it was eventually issued in Britain in early 1994 it went to #1 on the country charts and reached #2 in the pop charts and also produced two top 40 hit singles on the British pop charts.
The track "Callin' Baton Rouge" was previously a #37 peaking single in 1987 for the New Grass Revival, whose members back Brooks on his rendition. It was the first time the group had recorded together since they disbanded in 1989.
In an interview with BBC Radio DJ Richard Wooton, Brooks stated that the track "The Cowboy Song" was found in a trash can by someone on his team who liked the song and played the track to him. It is the last studio album on Liberty Records before he returns to Capitol Records Nashville.

Background

Brooks commented on the album saying:

Track listing

The track ordering has varied on different releases of this album.

Original release

Limited series

  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "The Night I Called the Old Man Out"
  3. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
  4. "One Night a Day"
  5. "Kickin' and Screamin'"
  6. "Anonymous" – 2:55
  7. "Ain't Going Down "
  8. "The Red Strokes"
  9. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
  10. "The Night Will Only Know"
  11. "The Cowboy Song"

    ''The Remastered'' series

  12. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  13. "The Night I Called the Old Man Out"
  14. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
  15. "One Night a Day"
  16. "Ain't Going Down "
  17. "Anonymous"
  18. "Kickin' and Screamin'"
  19. "The Red Strokes"
  20. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
  21. "The Night Will Only Know"
  22. "The Cowboy Song"

    Personnel

In Pieces debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his third, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his fourth #1 Country album. In July 1998, In Pieces was certified 8 x Platinum by the RIAA.

Weekly charts

Singles

End of decade charts

Certifications and sales