Fresh Horses (album)

Fresh Horses is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 21, 1995. Fresh Horses peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart.

The album had a worldwide radio ban until it was available to buy. Only the two singles issued ("She's Every Woman" and "The Fever") were allowed to be played before this date, the latter of which was a new country-rock version of an old Aerosmith song. Through 2006, approximately 7 million copies have been sold in the U.S.

Background

Brooks commented on the album saying:

"Everyone was expecting this album to be pop. Everyone said we were leaving (country). For the first time ever, I was involved (in writing) in eight of the 10 cuts, so it's a huge reflection of myself. It's the things I enjoy singing about. I got to sing about the band on the road, I got to sing about cowboys, and more importantly, the women who put up with those cowboys.Track listing
"The Old Stuff" (Bryan Kennedy, Dan Roberts, Garth Brooks) – 4:12
"Cowboys and Angels" (Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Brooks) – 3:16
"The Fever" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Roberts, Kennedy) – 2:40
"That Ol' Wind" (Leigh Reynolds, Brooks) – 5:22
"Rollin'" (Harley Allen, Reynolds, Brooks) – 4:07
"The Change" (Tony Arata, Wayne Tester) – 4:06
"The Beaches of Cheyenne" (Roberts, Kennedy, Brooks) – 4:13
"It's Midnight Cinderella" (Williams, Blazy, Brooks) – 2:23
"She's Every Woman" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 2:53
”Ireland" (Stephanie Davis, Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 5:01

“The Limited Series” (1998) of the album inserted a cover of  Bob Dylan’s “To Make You Feel My Love” between tracks 7 and 8.

Chart performanceFresh Horses peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his sixth #1 Country album. In November 2006, Fresh Horses''''' was certified 7 x Platinum by the RIAA.

Album
Charts (1995)PeakpositionAustralian Albums Chart5Canadian RPM Top Albums7Canadian RPM Country Albums1Dutch Albums Chart53European Albums Chart24German Albums Chart55Irish Albums Chart1Norwegian Albums Chart10Swiss Albums Chart35UK Albums Chart22U.S. Billboard 200[ Billboard Magazine: Discography]2U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1

Sales and Certifications
RegionProviderCertificationSales/ShipmentsAustraliaARIAGold 35,000CanadaCRIA5x platinum 500,000United KingdomBPIGold 100,000United StatesRIAA7x Platinum7,000,000World-Wide 7,635,000

Singles
 Year Single Peak positions US Country CAN Country 1995 "She's Every Woman" 1 1 "The Fever" 23 2 "The Beaches of Cheyenne" 1 1 1996 "The Change" 19 8 "It's Midnight Cinderella" 5 2 "That Ol' Wind" 4 3

Other charted songs
 Year Single Peak positions US Country 1995 "The Old Stuff" 64 "Rollin'" 71

Chart Successions

Personnel
Garth Brooks - lead vocals

Additional musicians
Susan Ashton - backing vocals
Sam Bacco - percussion
Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
Mike Chapman - bass guitar
Ed Foote - hurdy-gurdy
Rob Hajacos - fiddle
Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle
Bobby Wood - piano, organ, keyboards
Leigh Reynolds - acoustic guitar
Milton Sledge - drums, percussion
Trisha Yearwood - backing vocals

References

Category:1995 albums
Category:Garth Brooks albums