Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album) explained

Scarecrow
Type:studio
Artist:Garth Brooks
Cover:Garthscarecrow.jpg
Released:November 13, 2001
Recorded:October 2000–2001
Studio:Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Country
Length:48:21
Label:Capitol Nashville
Producer:Allen Reynolds
Prev Title:Sevens
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:The Limited Series
Next Year:2005

Scarecrow is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the Top Country Albums chart. It has been certified 5× platinum RIAA and was named Best Selling Album at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

The album was re-released in 2016 with two extra songs: "More Than a Memory" which was a number one country hit in 2007, and "Good Ride Cowboy" (2005), a tribute to singer–rodeo star Chris LeDoux.[1]

Background

Brooks commented on the album saying:

Content

Singles released from this album include "Wrapped Up in You", "Squeeze Me In" (a duet with Trisha Yearwood), "Thicker Than Blood", and "Why Ain't I Running". Of these, "Wrapped Up in You" was the highest peaking, reaching #5 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Prior to the album's release, "When You Come Back to Me Again" had charted on the country charts as a selection from the soundtrack to the film Frequency.

Several of the tracks on this album were originally recorded by other artists. "Pushing Up Daisies" was originally recorded by Kevin Welch on his 1995 album Life Down Here on Earth, while "Big Money" was originally recorded under the title "It Pays Big Money" by Mark Chesnutt on his 2000 album Lost in the Feeling. Additionally, "Don't Cross the River" was previously recorded by America on their 1972 album Homecoming. "Squeeze Me In" was previously recorded by Lee Roy Parnell on his 1995 album We All Get Lucky Sometimes.

Track listing

Original release

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[2]

Musicians

String section on "The Storm" and "Mr. Midnight": Carl Gorodetzky, Catherine Umstead, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Vanosdale, Lee Larrison, James Grosjean, Conni Ellisor, Kristin Wilkinson, Alan Umstaed, Elizabeth Stewart, David Davidson, Robert Mason, Mary Vanosdale, Carole Rabinowitz, David Angell, Jack Jezioro

String section on "When You Come Back to Me Again": Carl Gorodetzky, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Catherine UMstead, Lee Larrison, David Angell, Conni Ellisor, Kristin Wilkinson, Alan Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, David Davidson, Robert Mason, Karen Winkelmann, John Catchings

Recording personnel

Charts

In the United States, Scarecrow debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming his eighth No. 1 album on the chart, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his eleventh No. 1 Country album. In January 2006, Scarecrow was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA.

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 71
Canadian Albums Chart[4] 4
German Albums Chart[5] 58
Irish Albums Chart[6] 6
Norwegian Albums Chart[7] 32
Scottish Albums Chart[8] 80
Swiss Albums Chart77
UK Albums Chart[9] 82
U.S. Billboard 2001
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for Scarecrow by Garth Brooks!Chart (2001)!Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 56
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 3
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[12] 19
2002 year-end chart performance for Scarecrow by Garth Brooks!Chart (2002)!Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[13] 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scarecrow . . July 6, 2021.
  2. Scarecrow . Garth Brooks . 2001 . CD booklet . Capitol Records . 31330.
  3. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 November 2001 . February 21, 2002 . . 613 . November 23, 2014 . bot: unknown . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue613.pdf . 20 February 2002 .
  4. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=garth brooks|chart=all}} Garth Brooks : Chart History]. Billboard.com. 2013-07-26.
  5. Web site: Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de. musicline.de / PhonoNet. GmbH. musicline.de. 13 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Steffen Hung . Discography Garth Brooks . irishcharts.com . 2022-08-16.
  7. Web site: Garth Brooks - Scarecrow - swisscharts.com. Steffen. Hung. swisscharts.com. 13 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com. 13 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Garth Brooks : Chart History. Official Charts Company. 2013-07-26.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031212202406/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2001.html. December 12, 2003. Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales). Jam!. March 26, 2022.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020701173700/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_country.html. July 1, 2002. Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
  12. Web site: Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2001. IFPI. https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003957/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2001.pdf. November 17, 2008. February 1, 2023.
  13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031204032208/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_country.html. December 4, 2003. Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.

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