Ropin' the Wind

Ropin' the Wind
Studio album by Garth Brooks
Released September 2, 1991
Recorded 1990-1991
Studio Jack's Tracks Recording Studios
Genre Country
Length 39:21
Label Liberty
Producer Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
No Fences
(1990)
Ropin' the Wind
(1991)
Beyond the Season
(1992)
Singles from Ropin' the Wind
  1. "Rodeo"
    Released: August 12, 1991
  2. "Shameless"
    Released: October 21, 1991
  3. "What She's Doing Now"
    Released: December 6, 1991
  4. "Papa Loved Mama"
    Released: February 3, 1992
  5. "The River"
    Released: April 27, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Ropin' the Wind is the third studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on September 2, 1991 and was his first studio album to debut at No. 1 the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart. It was the first album by a country singer to top both of these charts since Kenny Rogers did just over a decade earlier. It enjoyed four runs at No. 1 between September 28, 1991 - April 3, 1992, spending a combined 18 weeks at the top, eventually being certified 14x Platinum by the RIAA in 1998. In the UK it reached the Top 50 pop albums list and went to No. 1 for several months on the country charts. It has gone to sell 17 million copies worldwide.

The track "Shameless" is a cover of a Billy Joel song, previously recorded on his 1989 album Storm Front.

According to music review website Allmusic, Ropin' the Wind is the first country album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[6]

Background

Brooks commented on the album saying : "Ropin' the Wind was what we called the son of Fences. Ropin' the Wind was made in this kind of tour that we were on from No Fences. We were gone, pretty much 250 days out of the year. And in that remaining 100 days, I elected to cut Ropin' The Wind, and try to write for it. This album became a lot bigger than I ever thought it could possibly be. And when I listen to the singles off of it like Rodeo, What She's Doing Now, The River, Papa Loved Mama, and Shameless, I look at it and stand very proud. And then when I also look at the cuts, Against The Grain, Cold Shoulder, these songs I am equally proud of.'"[7]

Track listing

  1. "Against the Grain" (Bruce Bouton, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson) – 2:22
  2. "Rodeo" (Larry Bastian) – 3:53
  3. "What She's Doing Now" (Pat Alger, Garth Brooks) – 3:26
  4. "Burning Bridges" (Stephanie C. Brown, Brooks) – 3:35
  5. "Which One of Them" (Brooks) - 2:39A
  6. "Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Brooks) – 2:51
  7. "Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 4:19
  8. "Cold Shoulder" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:55
  9. "We Bury the Hatchet" (Royal Wade Kimes, Brooks) – 3:05
  10. "In Lonesome Dove" (Cynthia Limbaugh, Brooks) – 4:48
  11. "The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 4:25

AThis track was not on the original release of the album. It first appeared when the album was re-released as part of Brooks' first Limited Series box set collection, and remained part of subsequent releases of the album until 2014, when it was released digitally for the first time.

Chart performance

Ropin' the Wind debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his first, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums number-one album selling 400,000 copies, becoming his second No. 1 Country album. In September 1998, Ropin' the Wind was certified 14 x platinum by the RIAA.

Charts

Charts (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[8] 21
Canadian RPM Top Albums 22
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 69
European Albums Chart[9] 91
Irish Albums Chart[10] 10
New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 33
Norwegian Albums Chart[8] 14
Spanish Albums Chart[11] 31
UK Albums Chart[12] 41
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[13] 1

Sales and certifications

Region Provider Certification Sales/Shipments
Australia ARIA Platinum[14] 70,000+
Canada CRIA 5 x Platinum [15] 500,000+
Ireland IRMA 3 x Platinum 45,000
Japan Oricon N/A[16] 23,000
Spain PROMUSICAE N/A[16] 40,000+
United States RIAA 14 x Platinum[17] 14,800,000
World-Wide 15,478,000+

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[18] 12

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country CAN Country CAN AC UK
1991 "Rodeo" 3 1
"Shameless" 1 1 26 71
"What She's Doing Now" 1 1
1992 "Papa Loved Mama" 3 2
"The River" 1 1

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
1992 "Against the Grain" 66

Chart successions

Preceded by
Metallica by Metallica
Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses
Nevermind by Nirvana
Nevermind by Nirvana
Billboard 200 number-one album
September 28 - October 4, 1991
October 19 - December 6, 1991
January 18–31, 1992
February 8 - April 3, 1992
Succeeded by
Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses
Achtung Baby by U2
Nevermind by Nirvana
Wayne's World (soundtrack) by Various artists
Preceded by
No Fences by Garth Brooks
Wynonna by Wynonna
Top Country Albums number-one album
September 28, 1991 - April 17, 1992
May 9 - June 5, 1992
Succeeded by
Wynonna by Wynonna
Some Gave All by Billy Ray Cyrus
Preceded by
none
RPM Country Albums number-one album
April 18–24, 1992
Succeeded by
For My Broken Heart by Reba McEntire
Preceded by
No Fences by Garth Brooks
Top Country Albums number-one album of the year
1992
Succeeded by
Some Gave All by Billy Ray Cyrus

Personnel

Additional musicians

See also

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Los Angeles Times review
  4. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 105. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1962-02-07). "Garth Brooks". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  7. "Garth'S Cd'S". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  8. 1 2 3 4 http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Garth+Brooks&titel=Ropin%27+The+Wind&cat=a
  9. https://books.google.com/books?id=jg8EAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1|title=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=23 May 1992|page=43
  10. "Hits of the World - Ireland". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 April 1994. p. 47. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  11. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/garth%20brooks/
  13. 1 2 "Garth Brooks : Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  14. "Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Record Industry Association". Ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  15. "Canadian Recording Industry Association: Certification Results- February 15, 2010". CRIA. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  16. 1 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=HQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA100&dq=garth+brooks+spain&hl=en&sa=X&ei=em6oU4G5FMau7AbvtoGgCQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=garth%20brooks%20spain&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-30. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  18. Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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