In Another's Eyes Explained

In Another's Eyes
Cover:GB_-_Anothers_Eyes_single.png
Type:single
Artist:Trisha Yearwood with Garth Brooks
Album:(Songbook) A Collection of Hits & Sevens
B-Side:I Want to Live Again
Released:August 18, 1997
Recorded:1997
Studio:Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Country
Length:3:32
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:Allen Reynolds
Chronology:Trisha Yearwood
Prev Title:How Do I Live
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Perfect Love
Next Year:1998

"In Another's Eyes" is a song recorded by American country music artists Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. It was released in August 1997 as the second single from Yearwood's compilation album (Songbook) A Collection of Hits. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Brooks wrote the song with Bobby Wood and John Peppard.

"In Another's Eyes" was Brooks's and Yearwood's first major collaboration. At the time, the two were close friends but were married to other spouses, Brooks to Sandy Mahl and Yearwood to Bobby Reynolds; by 2001, each had divorced their respective spouse, and they married each other in 2005.

At the 40th Grammy Awards Brooks and Yearwood won for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "finely crafted song with a powerful lyric and delicate melody." She goes on to say that Brooks and Yearwood have a wonderful blend and natural chemistry that will make listeners wish they'd record together more often."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in August 1997.

Chart performance

"In Another's Eyes" debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 23, 1997.

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 44
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 58

Parodies

American country music parody artist Cledus T. Judd, released a parody of "In Another's Eyes" titled "In Another Size" on his 1999 album Juddmental.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 403.
  2. Billboard, August 30, 1997: Vol. 109 Iss. 37 - p. 86
  3. Web site: Jaclyn Ward . The Irish Charts - All there is to know . Irishcharts.ie . May 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement . June 2, 2009 .
  4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997. RPM. December 15, 1997. July 17, 2013.
  5. Best of 1997: Country Songs . . . 1997. July 17, 2013.