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Double Live (Garth Brooks album)

Double Live is the first live album by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released on November 17, 1998, and is a two-disc compilation of live songs, recorded during Brooks's 1996–1998 world tour.

Double Live
Live album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedNovember 17, 1998
Recorded1996–1998
Genre
Length
  • 47:08 (disc one)
  • 53:03 (disc two)
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
The Limited Series
(1998) 		Double Live
(1998) 		Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The album broke the first-week sales record at the time, previously held by Pearl Jam's Vs., when it sold 1,085,000 copies.[4] It became the first new best-selling live album in the US since Eric Clapton's Unplugged in 1992, later becoming the best-selling live album in United States music history. It has been certified 23× Platinum by the RIAA (11.5 million shipped as it is a double album), and is the seventh most shipped album in the US.[5] By 2012, it had sold 6,017,000 copies.[6]

Double Live was re-released on September 5, 2014, as Double Live: 25th Anniversary Edition, exclusive to GhostTunes.[7]

Double Live was again re-released on November 20, 2018, as part of the Garth Brooks Anthology Part III: Live book.

Content

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The song "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" was originally slated for Brooks's 1997 album Sevens, and "Wild as the Wind" was intended for a duets album with Trisha Yearwood.[8]

Track listing

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Original Release

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Disc one

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  1. "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Dennis Linde) – 2:58
  2. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" (Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd) – 2:44
  3. "Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 3:55
  4. "Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Garth Brooks) – 2:51
  5. "The Thunder Rolls (The Long Version)" (Pat Alger, Brooks) – 4:48
  6. "We Shall Be Free" (Stephanie Davis, Brooks) – 4:43
  7. "Unanswered Prayers" (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) – 3:41
  8. "Standing Outside the Fire" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 3:43
  9. "Longneck Bottle" (Rick Carnes, Steve Wariner) – 2:42
  10. "It's Your Song" (Pam Wolfe, Benita Hill) – 4:18
  11. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 3:12
  12. "The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 3:48
  13. (Untitled Track) – 0:061
  14. "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:56
    • 1Track 13 is six seconds of crowd noise, added to make the final track on this disc #14.

Disc two

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  1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (Williams, Blazy, Brooks) – 4:45
  2. "Rodeo" (Bastian) – 3:44
  3. "The Beaches of Cheyenne" (Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks) – 3:51
  4. "Two Piña Coladas" (Shawn Camp, Hill, Sandy Mason) – 4:38
  5. "Wild as the Wind" (Pete Wasner, Charles John Quarto) – 4:13
  6. "To Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) – 3:17
  7. "That Summer" (Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks) – 4:42
  8. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 4:05
  9. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Blazy, Brooks) – 3:44
  10. "The Fever" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Kennedy, Roberts) – 3:40
  11. "Friends in Low Places (The Long Version)" (Earl "Bud" Lee, DeWayne Blackwell) – 8:56
  12. "The Dance" (Tony Arata) – 3:56

25th Anniversary Edition Release

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Disc one

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  1. "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Dennis Linde) – 2:58
  2. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" (Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd) – 2:44
  3. "Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 3:55
  4. "Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Garth Brooks) – 2:51
  5. "More Than a Memory" (Lee Brice, Billy Montana, Kyle Jacobs) – 3:29
  6. "The Thunder Rolls (The Long Version)" (Pat Alger, Brooks) – 4:48
  7. "We Shall Be Free" (Stephanie Davis, Brooks) – 4:43
  8. "Unanswered Prayers" (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) – 3:41
  9. "Standing Outside the Fire" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 3:43
  10. "Longneck Bottle" (Rick Carnes, Steve Wariner) – 2:42
  11. "It's Your Song" (Pam Wolfe, Benita Hill) – 4:18
  12. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 3:12
  13. "Workin' for a Livin'" (Duet with Huey Lewis) (Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes) – 3:22
  14. "The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 3:48
  15. "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:56

Disc two

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  1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (Williams, Blazy, Brooks) – 4:45
  2. "Heart in New York" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) – 1:21
  3. "Rodeo" (Bastian) – 3:44
  4. "The Beaches of Cheyenne" (Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks) – 3:51
  5. "Two Piña Coladas" (Shawn Camp, Hill, Sandy Mason) – 4:38
  6. "Wild as the Wind" (Pete Wasner, Charles John Quarto) – 4:13
  7. "Good Ride Cowboy" (Jerrod Niemann, Bryan Kennedy, Richie Brown and Bob Doyle) – 3:40
  8. "To Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) – 3:17
  9. "That Summer" (Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks) – 4:42
  10. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 4:05
  11. "Wrapped Up In You" (Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:26
  12. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Blazy, Brooks) – 3:44
  13. "The Fever" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Kennedy, Roberts) – 3:40
  14. "Friends in Low Places (The Long Version)" (Earl "Bud" Lee, DeWayne Blackwell) – 8:56
  15. "The Dance" (Tony Arata) – 3:56

Anthology Part III: Live Edition Release

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Disc one

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  1. "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Dennis Linde) – 2:58
  2. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" (Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd) – 2:44
  3. "Shameless" (Billy Joel) – 3:55
  4. "Papa Loved Mama" (Kim Williams, Garth Brooks) – 2:51
  5. "More Than a Memory" (Lee Brice, Billy Montana, Kyle Jacobs) – 3:29
  6. "The Thunder Rolls (The Long Version)" (Pat Alger, Brooks) – 4:48
  7. "We Shall Be Free" (Stephanie Davis, Brooks) – 4:43
  8. "Unanswered Prayers" (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) – 3:41
  9. "Standing Outside the Fire" (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 3:43
  10. "Longneck Bottle" (Rick Carnes, Steve Wariner) – 2:42
  11. "It's Your Song" (Pam Wolfe, Benita Hill) – 4:18
  12. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 3:12
  13. "The River" (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 3:48
  14. "Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" (Kent Blazy, Williams, Brooks) – 3:56

Disc two

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  1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" (Williams, Blazy, Brooks) – 4:45
  2. "Rodeo" (Bastian) – 3:44
  3. "The Beaches of Cheyenne" (Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks) – 3:51
  4. "Two Piña Coladas" (Shawn Camp, Hill, Sandy Mason) – 4:38
  5. "Wild as the Wind" (Pete Wasner, Charles John Quarto) – 4:13
  6. "To Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) – 3:17
  7. "That Summer" (Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks) – 4:42
  8. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 4:05
  9. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Blazy, Brooks) – 3:44
  10. "The Fever" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Kennedy, Roberts) – 3:40
  11. "Friends in Low Places (The Long Version)" (Earl "Bud" Lee, DeWayne Blackwell) – 8:56
  12. "The Dance" (Tony Arata) – 3:56

Personnel

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Per liner notes included with the album's release.[9]

Musicians

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  • Susan Ashton — backing vocals
  • Bob Bailey — backing vocals, choir
  • Bruce Bouton — pedal steel guitar
  • Garth Brooks — vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mark Casstevens — acoustic guitar
  • Lisa Cochran — choir
  • Stephanie Davis — acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Elred — choir
  • Ty England — acoustic guitar
  • Béla Fleck — banjo
  • David Gant — keyboards
  • James Garver — electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Greenwood — bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton — backing vocals, choir
  • Mark Ivey — choir
  • Marabeth Jordan — choir
  • Gordon Kennedy — electric guitar
  • John Kinsch — electric guitar
  • Chris Leuzinger — electric guitar
  • Jimmy Mattingly — fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar
  • Steve McClure — electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Donna McElroy — backing vocals
  • Terry McMillan — harmonica
  • Debbie Nims — acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Mike Palmer — drums
  • Victoria Shaw — backing vocals
  • Lisa Silver — choir
  • Betsy Smittle — bass guitar
  • Keith Urban — electric guitar
  • Cindy Walker — choir
  • Steve Wariner — acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Longneck Bottle"
  • Bergen White — choir
  • Dennis Wilson — choir
  • Bobby Wood — keyboards
  • Trisha Yearwood — vocals on "Wild As The Wind", choir
  • Nashville String Machine — string orchestra

Production

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  • Guy Charbonneau – engineer
  • Carlos Grier – digital editing
  • John Harris – engineer
  • Joe Loesch - sound design
  • Mark Miller – engineer, mixing engineer
  • Denny Purcell – mastering engineer
  • John Saylor – engineer
  • Steve Smith – engineer

Album cover themes

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The album was originally released November 17, 1998, with a commemorative cover. In each of the next six weeks, another commemorative cover was released, each themed with one of Brooks' live performances.

Variations released since the original issue include a First Edition cover, Reunion Arena '91, Texas Stadium '93, World Tour I, World Tour II, Central Park '97, Dublin '98, USS Enterprise '01, The Last Show, Off-Stage and, in 2014, the 25th Anniversary Edition was released including a new cover, additional bonus tracks and a DVD to promote the digital remaster and release of Brook's digital music via GhostTunes.[7]

Chart performance

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Double Live debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, becoming Brooks' seventh, and number 1 on the Top Country Albums, Brooks' ninth number one Country album. In November 2023, Double Live was certified 23× Platinum by the RIAA.

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[27] 6× Platinum 600,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[28] Gold  
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] 23× Platinum 11,500,000‡

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

Singles

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"It's Your Song" was re-recorded in the studio and released as a single, peaking at #9 in late 1998. Two of the album's other tracks charted on the Billboard charts in 1998 from unsolicited airplay.

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1998 "It's Your Song" 9 62 5
"Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)" 63 — —
"Wild as the Wind" (with Trisha Yearwood) 65 — —

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Double Live - Garth Brooks". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Browne, David (November 27, 1998). "Double Live Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Grein, Paul (June 8, 2011). "Week Ending June 5, 2011. Albums: Gaga's Record Drop-Off". New.music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "RIAA List of Best Selling Albums". Riaa.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  6. ^ Sales figures according to Nielsen Soundscan. Paul Grein (November 30, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Where "Thriller" Ranks". Chart Watch. Yahoo Music. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Whitaker, Sterling (4 September 2014). "Garth Brooks Releases Digital Music Via Newly Founded GhostTunes". TheBoot.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  8. ^ "The New Album Gallery" (PDF). Radio & Records: 60. November 13, 1998.
  9. ^ Double Live (CD Booklet). Garth Brooks. Capitol Records. 1998. 7243 4 97424 2 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Garth Brooks – Double Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "RPM Top 100 CDs for November 30, 1998". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  12. ^ "RPM Country Albums for November 30, 1998". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  13. ^ "Hits of the World - Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 5, 1998. p. 43. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  14. ^ "Hits of the World - Ireland". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 19, 1998. p. 55. Retrieved July 21, 2012. garth brooks.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Garth Brooks – Double Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  18. ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  19. ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  21. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  23. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  24. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  27. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Garth Brooks – Double Live". Music Canada. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  28. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  29. ^ "British album certifications – Garth Brooks – Double Live". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  30. ^ "American album certifications – Garth Brooks – Double Live". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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