Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album)

***Scarecrow*** is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the *Billboard* 200 chart, and the Top Country Albums chart. It has been certified 5× platinum RIAA and was named Best Selling Album at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. It was the last album by Brooks before his thirteen-year hiatus.

## Background
Brooks commented on the album saying:

"''At the end of last year I made a commitment to Capitol (Records) that I would try to bring them one more album. This is the result of that effort, a real labor of love, that I'm proud to hold up next to all of our previous releases. For the first time in my life I think I made a happy album. It's heavy on steel guitars, but you're not aware of it in some places because the musicians are so good at what they do.''"

## Content
Singles released from this album include "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" (a duet with George Jones, also found on Jones's 2001 album *The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001*), "Wrapped Up in You", "Squeeze Me In" (a duet with Trisha Yearwood), "Thicker Than Blood", and "Why Ain't I Running". Of these, "Wrapped Up in You" was the highest peaking, reaching #5 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Prior to the album's release, "When You Come Back to Me Again" had charted on the country charts as a selection from the soundtrack to the film *Frequency*.

Several of the tracks on this album were originally recorded by other artists. "Pushing Up Daisies" was originally recorded by Kevin Welch on his 1995 album *Life Down Here on Earth*, while "Big Money" was originally recorded under the title "It Pays Big Money" by Mark Chesnutt on his 2000 album *Lost in the Feeling*. Additionally, "Don't Cross the River" was previously recorded by America on their 1972 album *Homecoming*. "Squeeze Me In" was previously recorded by Lee Roy Parnell on his 1995 album *We All Get Lucky Sometimes*.

## Track listing
# "Why Ain't I Running" (Kent Blazy, Tony Arata, Garth Brooks) – 4:32
# "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" (Kim Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson, George Ducas, Blazy) – 2:28
#* duet with George Jones
# "Wrapped Up in You" (Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:42
# "The Storm" (Blazy, K. Williams, Brooks) – 4:37
# "Thicker Than Blood" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 2:53
# "Big Money" (Shawn Camp, Randy Hardison, Wynn Varble) – 3:59
# "Squeeze Me In" (Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson) – 3:30
#* duet with Trisha Yearwood
# "Mr. Midnight" (J.R. Cobb, Buddy Buie, Tom Douglas) – 4:03
# "Pushing Up Daisies" (John Hadley, Kevin Welch, Gary Scruggs) – 4:18
# "Rodeo or Mexico" (Bryan Kennedy, Paul Kennerley, Brooks) – 4:22
# "Don't Cross the River" (Dan Peek) – 4:05
# "When You Come Back to Me Again" (theme from the movie *Frequency*) (Yates, Brooks) – 4:44

## Alternate track listing from 2014 re-release
# "Why Ain't I Running" (Kent Blazy, Tony Arata, Garth Brooks) – 4:32
# "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" (Kim Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson, George Ducas, Blazy) – 2:28
#* duet with George Jones
# "More Than a Memory" (Lee Brice, Billy Montana, Kyle Jacobs) – 3:25
# "Thicker Than Blood" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 2:53
# "Wrapped Up in You" (Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:42
# "The Storm" (Blazy, K. Williams, Brooks) – 4:37
# "Big Money" (Shawn Camp, Randy Hardison, Wynn Varble) – 3:59
# "Squeeze Me In" (Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson) – 3:30
#* duet with Trisha Yearwood
# "Mr. Midnight" (J.R. Cobb, Buddy Buie, Tom Douglas) – 4:03
# "Good Ride Cowboy" (Jerrod Niemann, Bryan Kennedy, Richie Brown, Bob Doyle) – 3:26
# "Pushing Up Daisies" (John Hadley, Kevin Welch, Gary Scruggs) – 4:18
# "Rodeo or Mexico" (Bryan Kennedy, Paul Kennerley, Brooks) – 4:22
# "Don't Cross the River" (Dan Peek) – 4:05
# "When You Come Back to Me Again" (theme from the movie *Frequency*) (Yates, Brooks) – 4:44

## Charts and sales performance
In the United States, *Scarecrow* debuted at No. 1 on the *Billboard* 200, becoming his eighth No. 1 album on the chart, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his eleventh No. 1 Country album. In January 2006, *Scarecrow* was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.

### Charts
### Sales and certifications
## Credits
Compiled from liner notes.

### Technical
* Recorded and mixed by Mark Miller at Jack's Tracks Recording Studio
* Additional recording by Keith Stegall at The Sound Station
* Engineered by John Kelton
* Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters
* Digital editing by Eric Conn and Carlos Grier

### Musicians
* Drums and percussion: Milton Sledge ("Wrapped Up in You": Sam Bacco; "Thicker Than Blood", "Squeeze Me In" and "Don't Cross the River" percussion: Sam Bacco; "Rodeo or Mexico" additional percussion: Sam Bacco)
* Bass: Mike Chapman ("Wrapped Up in You": Jimmie Lee Sloas)
* Acoustic guitar: Mark Casstevens ("Wrapped Up In You": Wayne Kirkpatrick, "Don't Cross the River": Pat Flynn)
* Electric guitar: Chris Leuzinger
* Keyboards: Bobby Wood
* Steel and slide guitars: Bruce Bouton
* Fiddle: Rob Hajacos ("Wrapped Up in You" and "Don't Cross the River": Jimmy Mattingly)
* Accordion: Joey Miskulin
* Harmonica: Terry McMillan
* Banjo: Béla Fleck
* Mandolin: Sam Bush
* Dobro: Jerry Douglas
* String arrangements: Dennis Burnside

### Art
* Production: Carlton Davis
* Production assistant: Denise Jarvis
* Art direction: Virginia Team
* Design: Chris Ferra
* Photography: Bev Parker
* Make-up: Mary Beth Felts
* Digital imaging: Colourworks

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