Garth Brooks - Fresh Horses

Garth Brooks had to move forward in a dramatic way with Fresh Horses, his first new album since 1993. Following the massive successive of The Hits -- which effectively recapped why the singer became the single most popular American performer of the '90s -- Brooks positioned himself for a new direction with Fresh Horses. The problem is, he doesn't know which way he should go. When he lets his guard down -- such on as the melancholy ballad "The Beaches of Cheyenne" and the sassy, suggestive "It's Midnight Cinderella" -- he can still come up with winners. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Umstead Strings Allen Reynolds Producer Betty Smittle Band Beverly Parker Photography Bobby Wood Keyboards Bruce Bouton Guitar (Steel) Carl Gorodetzky Strings Carlos Grier Digital Editing Catherine Umstead Strings Charles Cochran String Arrangements Chris Ferrara Design Chris Leuzinger Guitar (Electric) Connie Ellisor Strings Crom Tidwell Merchandising Dave Butzler Lighting Dave Gant Band David Angell Strings David Davidson Strings Denny Purcell Mastering Duke Duczer Assistant Engineer Ed Foote Hurdygurdy Elaina Gustat Merchandising Garth Brooks Vocals, Vocal Harmony Gordon Kennedy Guitar (Electric) James Garver Band Jerry Joyner Cover Design Jim Grosjean Strings Jimmy Mattingly Fiddle John Catchings Strings John Hoffman Lighting John McBride Production Coordination Kristin Wilkinson Strings Lee Larrison Strings Leigh Reynolds Guitar (Acoustic) Mark Casstevens Guitar (Acoustic) Mark Greenwood Band Mark Miller Engineer Mary Beth Felts Make-Up Mary Kathryn Vanosdale Strings Mike Chapman Bass Mike Palmer Band Milton Sledge Percussion, Drums Nashville String Machine Strings Pamela Sixfin Strings Rob Hajacos Fiddle Robert Mason Strings Sam Bacco Percussion Steve McClure Band Steven Strickland Lighting Susan Ashton Vocal Harmony, Vocals Trisha Yearwood Vocals, Vocal Harmony Virginia Team Art Direction