Produced by Allen Reynolds and penned by Brooks and Kent Blazy, the song tells the story of a man who loves his woman deeply, and hopes she knows the extent of his affection. I ran the idea for this song by what seemed like a thousand writers and no one really seemed to understand what I was looking for," Brooks wrote in the liner notes of his second compilation album, The Hits.
I could tell he just felt it. Kent Blazy is a wonderful man, full of love and energy, and if we never write again, I hope that we are always friends first. The track is the first of many No. The success of both of those hits paved the way for the success of his sophomore album, No Fences, which spent 23 weeks at the top of Billboard 's Top Country Albums chart. How He's Changed! Garth Brooks' Storied Career in Pictures:. Home News. Brooks' signature vocal style delivers equally well in a variety of styles, from fun, uptempo songs to more serious, weightier fare.
Brooks is not only a talented writer himself, he also has a penchant for discovering some of the strongest material in Nashville and making it his own with his powerful performances. Our list of the Top 10 Garth Brooks Songs culls the best of all of his material across his entire chart-breaking career:.
Brooks shows his more playful side with this uptempo hit, the deliberately provocative lyrics of which are riddled with sexual innuendo. The song features an impressive vocal performance, in which Brooks delivers the lyrics in a rapid-fire manner that partially obscures many of the more suggestive lines.
Many Brooks-inspired American Idol hopefuls have attempted to tackle this tongue-tying tune, but his commanding vocal charisma can't be matched.
The spitfire song was released in , and reached No. The song tells the story of a broken-down rodeo rider whose vagabond lifestyle costs him his life at home when his long-suffering love finally leaves -- but the lyrics could just as easily be about a traveling musician.
Brooks name-checks one of his own favorites, rodeo musician Chris LeDoux , in the song, which he co-wrote with Randy Taylor. Lies, adultery and murder provide the ammunition behind the narrative storyline of this toe-tapper about a truck driving daddy and a mama who has needs.
Brooks has always looked for inspirational songs to record, and "The River" may be first among them. Brooks was the hottest star in country music by the time he released "Unanswered Prayers. The song's hook, "Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers," would go on to inspire a TV movie. Brooks has said the song was based on a real-life encounter with his high school sweetheart. Controversy surrounded the release of this song, when TV outlets pulled the accompanying music video because of its theme of domestic violence.
Tanya Tucker originally recorded the song, which Brooks wrote with Pat Alger; it includes a third verse that has the woman in the song going upstairs to get a gun to shoot her husband, which was omitted from Brooks' recorded version. Brooks made chart history in when this song debuted at No.
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