With Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks begins to make his '70s rock influences more explicit.
Naturally, that is most notable in his reworking of Billy Joel's "Shameless," which he transforms from a rock power ballad into contemporary country.
But that influence is also evident on ambitious epics like "The River" and even the honky tonk ravers of "Papa Loved Mama" and "Rodeo." Some might say that those rock influences are what make Brooks a crossover success, but he wouldn't be nearly as successful if he didn't have a tangible country foundation to his music -- even when he comes close to standard arena rock bombast, there are gritty steel guitars or vocal inflections that prove he is trying to expand country's vocabulary, not trying to exploit it.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Against the GrainBruce Bouton, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson | Garth Brooks | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | RodeoLarry Bastian | Garth Brooks | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | What She's Doing NowPat Alger, Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Burning BridgesGarth Brooks, Stephanie C. Brown | Garth Brooks | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Papa Loved MamaGarth Brooks, Kim Williams | Garth Brooks | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | ShamelessBilly Joel | Garth Brooks | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Cold ShoulderKent Blazy, Garth Brooks, Kim Williams | Garth Brooks | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | We Bury the HatchetGarth Brooks, Royal Wade Kimes | Garth Brooks | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | In Lonesome DoveGarth Brooks, Cynthia Limbaugh | Garth Brooks | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | The RiverGarth Brooks, Victoria Shaw | Garth Brooks | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 36 mins | 84 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 215 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Alger | Composer |
| 2 | Matt Allen | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Tony Baker | Photo Assistance |
| 4 | Larry Bastian | Composer |
| 5 | George Binkley III | Strings |
| 6 | Kent Blazy | Composer |
| 7 | Bruce Bouton | Composer, Dobro, Guitar (Steel), Lap Steel Guitar |
| 8 | Garth Brooks | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocal Harmony |
| 9 | Stephanie C. Brown | Composer |
| 10 | Sam Bush | Mandolin |
| 11 | Mark Casstevens | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 12 | Mike Chapman | Bass |
| 13 | Roy Christensen | Strings |
| 14 | Don Cobb | Remastering |
| 15 | Charles Cochran | String Arrangements |
| 16 | Chaco Conn | Remastering |
| 17 | Eric Conn | Remastering |
| 18 | Larry Cordle | Composer, Vocal Harmony |
| 19 | Jerry Douglas | Dobro |
| 20 | Conni Ellisor | Strings |
| 21 | Carl Gorodetzky | Strings |
| 22 | Richard Grosjean | Strings |
| 23 | Rob Hajacos | Fiddle |
| 24 | Carl Jackson | Composer, Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony |
| 25 | Billy Joel | Composer |
| 26 | Jerry Joyner | Design |
| 27 | Royal Wade Kimes | Composer |
| 28 | Anthony LaMarchina | Strings |
| 29 | Lee Larrison | Strings |
| 30 | Chris Leuzinger | Guitar (Electric) |
| 31 | Cynthia Limbaugh | Composer |
| 32 | Theodore Madsen | Strings |
| 33 | Kenny Malone | Percussion |
| 34 | Edgar Meyer | Bass (Acoustic) |
| 35 | Mark Miller | Digital Mixing, Engineer |
| 36 | Dennis Molchan | Strings |
| 37 | The Nashville String Machine | Strings |
| 38 | Terry Palmer | Assistant Engineer, Technical Supervisor |
| 39 | Beverly Parker | Photography |
| 40 | Denny Purcell | Mastering |
| 41 | Allen Reynolds | Producer |
| 42 | Victoria Shaw | Composer |
| 43 | Pamela Sixfin | Strings |
| 44 | Milton Sledge | Drums, Percussion |
| 45 | Virginia Team | Art Direction |
| 46 | Scott Thomas | Photo Assistance |
| 47 | Gary VanOsdale | Strings |
| 48 | Kristin Wilkinson | Strings |
| 49 | Kim Williams | Composer |
| 50 | Bobby Wood | Keyboards |
| 51 | Trisha Yearwood | Guest Artist, 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. |