Garth Brooks - No Fences

Essentially, Garth Brooks's second album, No Fences, follows the same pattern as his debut, but it is a more assured and risky record. Brooks still performs neo-traditional country, such as the honky tonk hit "Friends in Low Places," but now he twists it around with clever pop hooks. Those pop/rock influences are most apparent on the ballads, which alternate between sensitive folk-rock and power ballad bombast. But what makes No Fences such a success is how seamlessly he blends the two seemingly opposing genres, and how he chooses a set of material that makes his genre-bending sound subtle and natural. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the songs are consistently entertaining, either. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al "Shaggy" Barclay Vocals Allen Reynolds Producer Beverly Parker Photography Bobby Wood Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Electric) Brian Petree Stage Manager, Vocals Bruce Bouton Vocals, Guitar (Steel) Buddy Mondlock Vocals Carl Gorodetzky Strings Charles Cochran String Arrangements, Arranger, Strings Chris Leuzinger Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Curry Worsham Vocals Curtis Young Vocals (Background), Vocals Dale Pierce Vocals Dan Heins Vocals, Audio Engineer Dave Gant Fiddle, Vocals, Keyboards David McVay Vocals Dennis Molchan Strings Denny Purcell Mastering DeWayne Blackwell Vocals Earl of Bud Lee Vocals Edgar Meyer Bass (Upright), Bass Englands Vocals Garth Brooks Vocals, Vocals (Background) Gary VanOsdale Strings George Binkley III Strings Hurshel Wiginton Vocals, Vocals (Background) James Garver Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle Jennifer O'Brien Vocals, Vocals (Background) Jerry Joyner Design Jim Rooney Vocals Joe Harris Vocals John Borg Strings Johnny Christopher Guitar (Acoustic) Kristin Wilkinson Strings Kristin Wilkson Strings Lee Larrison Strings Lee Sartin Vocals Mark Casstevens Guitar (Acoustic) Mark Miller Mixing, Engineer Mark Tanner Strings Mary Beth Felts Make-Up Mike Chapman Bass, Vocals Mike Palmer Percussion, Drums Milton Sledge Bass, Drums Nashville String Machine Strings Neil Thrasher Vocals Pam "The Chick" Lewis Vocals Pamela Sixfin Strings Pat Alger Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic) Rob Hajacos Vocals, Fiddle Rusty Jones Vocals Sandy Brooks Vocals Scott Stem Vocals Stephanie C. Brown Vocals Stephen Tolman Vocals Steve McClure Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel) Steve Morley Vocals Steven King Vocals Tami Rose Vocals Tim Bowers Vocals, Guitar (Bass) Trisha Yearwood Vocals (Background), Vocals Ty England Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Virginia Team Art Direction Wendy Suits Johnson Vocals (Background)