Fresh Horses (album)

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Fresh Horses
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Studio album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedNovember 21, 1995
Studio Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length38:13
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
The Hits
(1994)		Fresh Horses
(1995)		 Sevens
(1997)
Singles from Fresh Horses
  1. "She's Every Woman"
    Released: August 28, 1995
  2. "The Fever"
    Released: November 20, 1995
  3. "The Beaches of Cheyenne"
    Released: December 11, 1995
  4. "The Change"
    Released: February 28, 1996
  5. "It's Midnight Cinderella"
    Released: June 10, 1996
  6. "That Ol' Wind"
    Released: September 30, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide B+ [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin 8/10 [5]

Fresh Horses is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 21, 1995. Fresh Horses peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the Top Country Albums chart.

Contents

The album had a worldwide radio ban until it was available to buy. Only the two singles issued ("She's Every Woman" and "The Fever") were allowed to be played before this date, the latter of which was a new country-rock version of a 1993 Aerosmith song. In 2020 it was certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA, signifying 8 million copies shipped in the US, making it his only pre-Chris Gaines studio album to not be certified diamond or higher.

Background

Brooks commented on the album, saying:

"Everyone was expecting this album to be pop. Everyone said we were leaving (country). For the first time ever, I was involved (in writing) in eight of the 10 cuts, so it's a huge reflection of myself. It's the things I enjoy singing about. I got to sing about the band on the road, I got to sing about cowboys, and more importantly, the women who put up with those cowboys." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Old Stuff" Garth Brooks, Bryan Kennedy, Dan Roberts4:11
2."Cowboys and Angels" Kent Blazy, Brooks, Kim Williams 3:17
3."The Fever"Kennedy, Joe Perry, Roberts, Steven Tyler 2:39
4."That Ol' Wind"Brooks, Leigh Reynolds5:20
5."Rollin'" Harley Allen, Brooks, Reynolds4:02
6."The Change" Tony Arata, Wayne Tester4:07
7."The Beaches of Cheyenne"Brooks, Kennedy, Roberts4:13
8."It's Midnight Cinderella"Blazy, Brooks, Williams2:23
9."She's Every Woman"Brooks, Victoria Shaw 2:55
10."Ireland"Brooks, Stephanie Davis, Jenny Yates4:56
Total length:38:13

“The Limited Series” (1998) version of the album inserted a cover of Bob Dylan’s “To Make You Feel My Love” between tracks 7 and 8. This cover was originally part of the soundtrack to Hope Floats .

Personnel

Charts

Fresh Horses peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200, and number one on the Top Country Albums, becoming his sixth Country number-one album. Fresh Horses has been certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [24] 5× Platinum500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [26] 8× Platinum8,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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