Brooks announces book/CD anthology set
The release, set for Nov. 14, will five CDs. The CDs contain music that has never been heard, songs written long before the debut album, outtakes, first takes, demos, more than 150 never before seen photos, sessions charts, tracking sheets, all in a 240 page hardcover complete package written by Brooks. It will be on sale November 14.
A total of 52 songs will be on the package, including 19 new and unreleased songs or demos.
"Part 1, The First Five Years" goes into detail about the creation, recording and promotion of the first five albums
Tidbits include how "The Thunder Rolls" was recorded and about to be released by another artist, while "Friends in Low Places" and "The Dance" were almost never recorded. "That Summer" was rewritten and rerecorded, and listen to the two different master versions. Trisha Yearwood also sang on a Brooks record before it was even released.
Brooks will air an Inside Studio G on his Facebook page on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. eastern where he will share details from the first five years of his career, along with special guests who wer there during those years and are featured in the anthology.
More news for Garth Brooks
- 10/04/24: Brooks accused of sexual assault; he denies it
- 12/04/23: McCreery invited to join Opry
- 11/02/23: Brooks becomes the "Rodeo Man"
- 10/25/23: Brooks becomes a "Time Traveler"
- 06/15/23: Brooks launches The BIG 615 radio
- 03/29/23: Brooks, Parton to cohost ACMs
- 11/14/22: Brooks returns to Vegas
- 06/29/22: Brooks honored with Kristofferson award
CD reviews for Garth Brooks
If naming your release "Gunslinger," you'd better let it rip and go for a harder country sound, especially if donning a black cowboy hat on the cover. The reality does not exactly match that sentiment for Garth Brooks, but at times he comes mighty close.
The high points for Brooks are the three most traditional country songs - a couple of honky tonkers ("Honky-Tonk Somewhere" and "Cowboys and Friends") and a ballad ("Whiskey to Wine"). ...
After releasing his debut album in 1989, Garth Brooks released music almost every year until he announced his retirement in 2000. Since then, he has released repackaged hit collections, new music on "Scarecrow" and "The Lost Sessions" and last year's cover song collection "Blame it All on My Roots." Over the years, there have been live recordings, concert and music video collections. The country songwriter became a pop culture icon, transcending genre to become ...
Garth Brooks is back with his first release of "new" material since 2001's "Scarecrow." (Truth in advertising, his "The Ultimate Hits," which actually is part of the new box set, included four new songs back in 2007). And it's quite an undertaking - four CDs of covers - Country Classics, Classic Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul and Melting Pot, an amalgam of country, rock, soul and folk; the two-CD set, "The Ultimate Set" and a DVD of his live performance in Vegas. ...
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