# Double Live (Garth Brooks album)

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Double Live is the first live album by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released on November 17, 1998, and is a two-disc compilation of live songs, recorded during Brooks's 1996–1998 world tour.
The album broke the first-week sales record at the time, previously held by Pearl Jam's Vs., when it sold 1,085,000 copies. It became the first new best-selling live album in the US since Eric Clapton's Unplugged in 1992, later becoming the best-selling live album in United States music history. It has been certified 23× Platinum by the RIAA (11.5 million shipped as it is a double album), and is the seventh most shipped album in the US. By 2012, it had sold 6,017,000 copies.
Double Live was re-released on September 5, 2014, as Double Live: 25th Anniversary Edition, exclusive to GhostTunes.
Double Live was again re-released on November 20, 2018, as part of the Garth Brooks Anthology Part III: Live book.

## Content

The song "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" was originally slated for Brooks's 1997 album Sevens, and "Wild as the Wind" was intended for a duets album with Trisha Yearwood.

## Track listing
### Original Release
#### Disc one

* "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Dennis Linde) – 2:58
* "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" (Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd) – 2:44
* "Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 3:55
* "Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Garth Brooks) – 2:51
* "The Thunder Rolls (The Long Version)" (Pat Alger, Brooks) – 4:48
* "We Shall Be Free" (Stephanie Davis, Brooks) – 4:43
* "Unanswered Prayers" (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) – 3:41
* "Standing Outside the Fire" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 3:43
* "Longneck Bottle" (Rick Carnes, Steve Wariner) – 2:42
** feat. Steve Wariner
* "It's Your Song" (Pam Wolfe, Benita Hill) – 4:18
* "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 3:12
* "The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 3:48
* (Untitled Track) – 0:06$^1$
* "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:56
** $^1$Track 13 is six seconds of crowd noise, added to make the final track on this disc #14.

#### Disc two

* "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (Williams, Blazy, Brooks) – 4:45
* "Rodeo" (Bastian) – 3:44
* "The Beaches of Cheyenne" (Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks) – 3:51
* "Two Piña Coladas" (Shawn Camp, Hill, Sandy Mason) – 4:38
* "Wild as the Wind" (Pete Wasner, Charles John Quarto) – 4:13
** featuring Trisha Yearwood
* "To Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) – 3:17
* "That Summer" (Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks) – 4:42
* "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 4:05
* "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Blazy, Brooks) – 3:44
* "The Fever" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Kennedy, Roberts) – 3:40
* "Friends in Low Places (The Long Version)" (Earl "Bud" Lee, DeWayne Blackwell) – 8:56
* "The Dance" (Tony Arata) – 3:56

### 25th Anniversary Edition Release
#### Disc one

* "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Dennis Linde) – 2:58
* "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" (Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd) – 2:44
* "Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 3:55
* "Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Garth Brooks) – 2:51
* "More Than a Memory" (Lee Brice, Billy Montana, Kyle Jacobs) – 3:29
* "The Thunder Rolls (The Long Version)" (Pat Alger, Brooks) – 4:48
* "We Shall Be Free" (Stephanie Davis, Brooks) – 4:43
* "Unanswered Prayers" (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) – 3:41
* "Standing Outside the Fire" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 3:43
* "Longneck Bottle" (Rick Carnes, Steve Wariner) – 2:42
** feat. Steve Wariner
* "It's Your Song" (Pam Wolfe, Benita Hill) – 4:18
* "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 3:12
* "Workin' for a Livin'" (Duet with Huey Lewis) (Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes) – 3:22
* "The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 3:48
* "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:56

#### Disc two

* "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (Williams, Blazy, Brooks) – 4:45
* "Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) – 1:21
* "Rodeo" (Bastian) – 3:44
* "The Beaches of Cheyenne" (Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks) – 3:51
* "Two Piña Coladas" (Shawn Camp, Hill, Sandy Mason) – 4:38
* "Wild as the Wind" (Pete Wasner, Charles John Quarto) – 4:13
** featuring Trisha Yearwood
* "Good Ride Cowboy" (Jerrod Niemann, Bryan Kennedy, Richie Brown and Bob Doyle) – 3:40
* "To Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) – 3:17
* "That Summer" (Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks) – 4:42
* "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 4:05
* "Wrapped Up In You" (Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:26
* "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Blazy, Brooks) – 3:44
* "The Fever" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Kennedy, Roberts) – 3:40
* "Friends in Low Places (The Long Version)" (Earl "Bud" Lee, DeWayne Blackwell) – 8:56
* "The Dance" (Tony Arata) – 3:56

### Anthology Part III: Live Edition Release
#### Disc one

* "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Dennis Linde) – 2:58
* "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" (Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd) – 2:44
* "Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 3:55
* "Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Garth Brooks) – 2:51
* "More Than a Memory" (Lee Brice, Billy Montana, Kyle Jacobs) – 3:29
* "The Thunder Rolls (The Long Version)" (Pat Alger, Brooks) – 4:48
* "We Shall Be Free" (Stephanie Davis, Brooks) – 4:43
* "Unanswered Prayers" (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) – 3:41
* "Standing Outside the Fire" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 3:43
* "Longneck Bottle" (Rick Carnes, Steve Wariner) – 2:42
** feat. Steve Wariner
* "It's Your Song" (Pam Wolfe, Benita Hill) – 4:18
* "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 3:12
* "The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 3:48
* "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:56

#### Disc two

* "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (Williams, Blazy, Brooks) – 4:45
* "Rodeo" (Bastian) – 3:44
* "The Beaches of Cheyenne" (Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks) – 3:51
* "Two Piña Coladas" (Shawn Camp, Hill, Sandy Mason) – 4:38
* "Wild as the Wind" (Pete Wasner, Charles John Quarto) – 4:13
** featuring Trisha Yearwood
* "To Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) – 3:17
* "That Summer" (Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks) – 4:42
* "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 4:05
* "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Blazy, Brooks) – 3:44
* "The Fever" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Kennedy, Roberts) – 3:40
* "Friends in Low Places (The Long Version)" (Earl "Bud" Lee, DeWayne Blackwell) – 8:56
* "The Dance" (Tony Arata) – 3:56

## Personnel

Per liner notes included with the album's release.

### Musicians

* Susan Ashton — backing vocals
* Bob Bailey — backing vocals, choir
* Bruce Bouton — pedal steel guitar
* Garth Brooks — vocals, acoustic guitar
* Mark Casstevens — acoustic guitar
* Lisa Cochran — choir
* Stephanie Davis — acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Mike Elred — choir
* Ty England — acoustic guitar
* Béla Fleck — banjo
* David Gant — keyboards
* James Garver — electric guitar, backing vocals
* Mark Greenwood — bass guitar, backing vocals
* Vicki Hampton — backing vocals, choir
* Mark Ivey — choir
* Marabeth Jordan — choir
* Gordon Kennedy — electric guitar
* John Kinsch — electric guitar
* Chris Leuzinger — electric guitar
* Jimmy Mattingly — fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar
* Steve McClure — electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
* Donna McElroy — backing vocals
* Terry McMillan — harmonica
* Debbie Nims — acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
* Mike Palmer — drums
* Victoria Shaw — backing vocals
* Lisa Silver — choir
* Betsy Smittle — bass guitar
* Keith Urban — electric guitar
* Cindy Walker — choir
* Steve Wariner — acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Longneck Bottle"
* Bergen White — choir
* Dennis Wilson — choir
* Bobby Wood — keyboards
* Trisha Yearwood — vocals on "Wild As The Wind", choir
* Nashville String Machine — string orchestra

### Production

* Guy Charbonneau – engineer
* Carlos Grier – digital editing
* John Harris – engineer
* Joe Loesch - sound design
* Mark Miller – engineer, mixing engineer
* Denny Purcell – mastering engineer
* John Saylor – engineer
* Steve Smith – engineer

## Album cover themes

The album was originally released November 17, 1998, with a commemorative cover. In each of the next six weeks, another commemorative cover was released, each themed with one of Brooks' live performances.
Variations released since the original issue include a First Edition cover, Reunion Arena '91, Texas Stadium '93, World Tour I, World Tour II, Central Park '97, Dublin '98, USS Enterprise '01, The Last Show, Off-Stage and, in 2014, the 25th Anniversary Edition was released including a new cover, additional bonus tracks and a DVD to promote the digital remaster and release of Brook's digital music via GhostTunes.

## Chart performance

Double Live debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, becoming Brooks' seventh, and number 1 on the Top Country Albums, Brooks' ninth number one Country album. In November 2023, Double Live was certified 23× Platinum by the RIAA.

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000$^^$ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 6× Platinum | 600,000$^^$ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) | Gold | |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 23× Platinum | 11,500,000$^‡$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

### Singles

"It's Your Song" was re-recorded in the studio and released as a single, peaking at #9 in late 1998. Two of the album's other tracks charted on the Billboard charts in 1998 from unsolicited airplay.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Single | US Country | US | CAN Country |
| 1998 | "It's Your Song" | 9 | 62 | 5 |
| 1998 | "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" | 63 | — | — |
| 1998 | "Wild as the Wind" (with Trisha Yearwood) | 65 | — | — |