In Pieces

In Pieces is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 31, 1993. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. It was also a huge hit outside the United States. In the United Kingdom it was Brooks' highest placed album on the charts. It reached the top ten of the country album charts before it was issued officially (due to imports from both the United States and Ireland). Critics felt that this would ruin the album's sales once it was issued. However, when it was eventually issued in Britain in early 1994 it went to #1 on the country charts and reached #2 in the pop charts and also produced two top 40 hit singles on the British pop charts.

For the song by Shannon Noll, see In Pieces (song).
For the film, see In Pieces (film).
In Pieces
Studio album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedAugust 31, 1993
RecordedJack's Tracks Recording Studio
GenreCountry
Length37:43
LabelLiberty
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
The Chase
(1992)		 In Pieces
(1993)		 The Garth Brooks Collection
(1994)
Singles from In Pieces
  1. "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"
    Released: July 26, 1993
  2. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
    Released: September 7, 1993
  3. "Standing Outside the Fire"
    Released: December 13, 1993
  4. "One Night a Day"
    Released: May 2, 1994
  5. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
    Released: August 1, 1994
  6. "The Red Strokes"
    Released: November 15, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
NME(6/10)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

The track "Callin' Baton Rouge" was previously a #37 peaking single in 1987 for the New Grass Revival, whose members back Brooks on his rendition. It was the first time the group had recorded together since they disbanded in 1989.

In an interview with BBC Radio DJ Richard Wooton, Brooks stated that the track "The Cowboy Song" (which was composed in 1987 by Roy Robinson) was found in a trash can by someone on his team who liked the song and played the track to him. It is the last studio album on Liberty Records before he returns to Capitol Records Nashville.

Background

Brooks commented on the album saying:

"In Pieces was just time to smile. It was time to laugh, it was time to get loud. It's definitely the most live album that we've ever cut. I think the band went to a different level on this. They seemed to play more like a band that had been together for years than studio musicians that come together and play at time to time. So this one is all there for me. I like to listen to it loud, and I just love the stuff like Baton Rouge and Ain't Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up. From One Night A Day, all the way to the very last song, The Cowboy Song, which is definitely my favorite off In Pieces and it will stand up with anything that I have cut over the past five years. Like the other things, I'm very proud of this one and I hope you like it."[6]

Track listing

The track ordering has varied on different releases of this album.

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Standing Outside the Fire"Garth Brooks / Jenny Yates3:55
2."The Night I Called the Old Man Out"Pat Alger / G. Brooks / Kim Williams3:12
3."American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"Bryan Kennedy / Jim Rushing3:33
4."One Night a Day"Gary Burr / Pete Wasner4:07
5."Kickin' and Screamin'"Tony Arata4:03
6."Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"Kent Blazy / G. Brooks / K. Williams4:33
7."The Red Strokes"G. Brooks / James Garver / Lisa Sanderson / J. Yates3:44
8."Callin' Baton Rouge"Dennis Linde2:33
9."The Night Will Only Know"G. Brooks / Stephanie Davis / J. Yates3:47
10."The Cowboy Song"Roy Robinson3:52
Total length:37:19

Limited series
  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "The Night I Called the Old Man Out"
  3. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
  4. "One Night a Day"
  5. "Kickin' and Screamin'"
  6. "Anonymous" (Tony Arata, Jon Schwabe) – 2:55
  7. "Ain't Going Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)"
  8. "The Red Strokes"
  9. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
  10. "The Night Will Only Know"
  11. "The Cowboy Song"

The Remastered series
  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "The Night I Called the Old Man Out"
  3. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
  4. "One Night a Day"
  5. "Ain't Going Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)"
  6. "Anonymous"
  7. "Kickin' and Screamin'"
  8. "The Red Strokes"
  9. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
  10. "The Night Will Only Know"
  11. "The Cowboy Song"

Personnel

Charts

In Pieces debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his third, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his fourth #1 Country album. In July 1998, In Pieces was certified 8 x Platinum by the RIAA.

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[14] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[15] 5× Platinum 500,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Gold 7,500^
Canada (Music Canada)[15] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Japan — 10,000[17]
Spain — 20,000[17]
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] 9× Platinum 9,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
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  8. "Hits of the World – Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 February 1994. p. 43.
  9. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de".
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  13. Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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  15. "Canadian album certifications – Garth Brooks – In Pieces". Music Canada. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  16. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts, 1966–2006: Singles, Albums DVDs, Compilations. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
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