Garth Brooks' 15 Greatest Songs Ever, Ranked
Garth Brooks Is One of the World's Most Successful Music Artists, Let Alone in Country Music. He Is Second Only to the Beatles in Terms of Albums Sold in the...
Garth Brooks is one of the world's most successful music artists, let alone in country music.
He is second only to The Beatles in terms of albums sold in the United States, and has shifted over 170 million records worldwide.
The most successful country artist ever, his peak came at the end of the 1980s and into the 1990s, with many country number one hits that have stood the test of time.
Shameless
Garth Brooks Shameless live 1991
This was originally recorded and written by Billy Joel in 1989, and two years later it was covered by Garth Brooks, who scored a hit with his version.
The song features harmony vocals by Trisha Yearwood, Garth's future wife.
Garth later said: "I fell in love with the album and fell back in love with Billy Joel's music. One of his songs really captured me, a song called 'Shameless'. I kept watching it, and when he did not release it as a single, we contacted his people in the hopes that we could cut it.
"His people sent us a letter acknowledging that he knew who I was and was very honoured that I was cutting it. That was quite a compliment for me then, as it is now. My hope is that Billy, as writer, hears this cut and says, 'Yeah, man, the guy's got balls'."
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Callin' Baton Rouge
Callin' Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks
This uptempo bluegrass track was originally recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1978 album Room Service, and was later recorded by New Grass Revival on their 1989 album Friday Night in America, and more famously by Garth Brooks on his 1993 album In Pieces.
Garth's version peaked at number two on the US country singles charts in 1994.
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