On Garth Brooks' self-titled debut, his fusion of rock & roll and traditional country genres like honky tonk and Western swing is already fully formed as is his gift for extended metaphors.
One listen to his signature song and breakthrough hit, "The Dance," proves that, which is why he broke away from the hat acts that he was initially grouped with.
Nevertheless, Garth Brooks is the most straightforward of all of his albums; Brooks sticks with neo-traditional country on about half of the tracks.
He sings traditional country quite well -- "Not Counting You" is a particularly effective honky tonk number, demonstrating a debt to both George Jones and George Strait -- but what makes the album an exciting debut are songs like the genre-bending ballads "The Dance" and "If Tomorrow Never Comes"; and that is the style that would bring him mass success with his next album, No Fences.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not Counting YouGarth Brooks | Garth Brooks | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | I've Got a Good Thing GoingLarry Bastian, Garth Brooks, Sandy Mahl | Garth Brooks | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | If Tomorrow Never ComesKent Blazy, Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Everytime That It RainsGarth Brooks, Ty England, Charley Stefl | Garth Brooks | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Alabama ClayLarry Cordle, Ronny Scaife | Garth Brooks | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)Garth Brooks, Randy Taylor | Garth Brooks | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Cowboy BillLarry Bastian, Ed Berghoff | Garth Brooks | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Nobody Gets Off In This TownLarry Bastian, DeWayne Blackwell | Garth Brooks | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 9 | I Know OneJack Clement | Garth Brooks | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | The DanceTony Arata | Garth Brooks | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 33 mins | 76 MB | |||||
| 33 mins | 181 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Allen | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Tony Arata | Composer |
| 3 | Larry Bastian | Composer |
| 4 | Ed Berghoff | Composer |
| 5 | George Binkley III | Strings |
| 6 | DeWayne Blackwell | Composer |
| 7 | Kent Blazy | Composer |
| 8 | John Borg | Strings |
| 9 | Bruce Bouton | Guitar (Steel) |
| 10 | Garth Brooks | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocal Harmony |
| 11 | Mark Casstevens | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 12 | Mike Chapman | Bass |
| 13 | Kathy Chiavola | Vocal Harmony |
| 14 | Roy Christensen | Strings |
| 15 | Jack Clement | Composer |
| 16 | Don Cobb | Remastering |
| 17 | Charles Cochran | String Arrangements |
| 18 | Chaco Conn | Remastering |
| 19 | Eric Conn | Remastering |
| 20 | Larry Cordle | Composer |
| 21 | Ty England | Composer |
| 22 | Carl Gorodetzky | Strings |
| 23 | Rob Hajacos | Fiddle |
| 24 | Wendy Johnson | Vocal Harmony |
| 25 | Jerry Joyner | Design |
| 26 | Chris Leuzinger | Guitar (Electric) |
| 27 | Sandra Loggins | Photo Assistance |
| 28 | Sandy Mahl | Composer |
| 29 | Mark Miller | Engineer, Mixing |
| 30 | Dennis Molchan | Strings |
| 31 | The Nashville String Machine | Strings |
| 32 | Jennifer O'Brien | Vocal Harmony |
| 33 | Terry Palmer | Assistant Engineer, Technical Supervisor |
| 34 | Beverly Parker | Photography |
| 35 | Wayland Patton | Vocal Harmony |
| 36 | Denny Purcell | Mastering |
| 37 | Bonnie Rasmussen | Art Coordinator |
| 38 | Allen Reynolds | Producer |
| 39 | Ronny Scaife | Composer |
| 40 | Pamela Sixfin | Strings |
| 41 | Milton Sledge | Drums |
| 42 | Charley Stefl | Composer |
| 43 | Randy Taylor | Composer |
| 44 | Gary VanOsdale | Strings |
| 45 | Hurshel Wiginton | Vocal Harmony |
| 46 | Bobby Wood | Keyboards |
| 47 | Trisha Yearwood | Guest Artist |
| 48 | Curtis Young | Vocal Harmony |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |