Fresh Horses (album)

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Fresh Horses
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Studio album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedNovember 21, 1995
StudioJack's Tracks Recording Studio
GenreCountry
Length38:13
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerAllen 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
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideB+[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 stars[4]
Spin(8/10)[5]

Fresh Horses is the seventh 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.

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 Williams3:17
3."The Fever"Kennedy, Joe Perry, Roberts, Steven Tyler2:39
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 Shaw2:55
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[]

  • Susan Ashton – backing vocals on "She's Every Woman"
  • Sam Bacco – percussion on "She's Every Woman"
  • Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar except "The Fever"
  • Garth Brooks – lead and backing vocals
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar except "The Fever"
  • Charles Cochran – string arrangements on "That Ol' Wind" and "The Change"
  • Mike Chapman – bass guitar
  • Ed Foote – hurdy-gurdy on "Ireland"
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle except "The Change" and "She's Every Woman"
  • Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar on "The Old Stuff" and "The Fever"
  • Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
  • Milton Sledge – drums; percussion on "The Fever" and "Ireland"
  • Bobby Wood – keyboards except "The Fever"
  • Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals on "The Old Stuff", "Cowboys and Angels", "Rollin'", "The Beaches of Cheyenne" and "It's Midnight Cinderella"
  • Nashville String Machine - string orchestra on "That Ol' Wind" and "The Change"

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.

Singles[]

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1995 "She's Every Woman" 1 1
"The Fever" 23 2
"The Beaches of Cheyenne" 1 1
1996 "The Change" 19 8
"It's Midnight Cinderella" 5 2
"That Ol' Wind" 4 3

Other charted songs[]

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
1995 "The Old Stuff" 64
"Rollin'" 71

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