
Back then, and still as I near 40, he wrote songs that were passionate, understated, and sincere, like the Piano Man and Sweet Baby James in their heydays. Garth Brooks' "No Fences", as inspired by Billy Joel and James Taylor, literally SPOKE to me as I turned 30 in 1991. It first appeared when the album was re-released as part of Brooks' first Limited Series box set collection, and remained part of subsequent releases of the album until 2014, when it was released digitally for the first time. AThis track was not on the original release of the album. It was his first album issued in Europe (the original European release contained the four singles from his. No Fences remains Brooks' best-selling studio album to date with 17 million copies shipped in the US, and is the album that made him an international star. On the latter chart it stayed in the top 40 for 126 weeks. The album also reached on the Billboard 200. It was released on August 27, 1990, and reached on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. No Fences is the second studio album by the American country music artist Garth Brooks. Backing Vocals – Curtis Young, Garth Brooks, Hurshel Wiginton, Jennifer O'Brien, Trish Yearwood, Wendy Johnson. Acoustic Guitar – Chris Luezinger, Johnny Christopher, Mark Casstevens, Pat Alger. Curtis Young, Garth Brooks, Hurshel Wiginton, Jennifer O'Brien, Trisha Yearwood, Wendy Johnson. Pat Alger, Garth Brooks, Anthony Arata, Bill Shore, Bobby Boyd, Bud Lee, David Wills, Dennis Robbins, Dewayne Blackwell, Kim Williams, Larry Bastian, Mark D. The album has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments over ten million copies.Īlbum No Fences (1990). It was both a critical and chart success, peaking at on the Billboard 200 and at on the Top Country Albums chart.
