What is In Pieces?
Q: What is In Pieces?
A: In Pieces is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks.
Q: When was it released?
A: It was released on August 31, 1993.
Q: How did it perform on music charts?
A: It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. It was also a huge hit outside the United States.
Q: Was it successful in Great Britain?
A: Yes, it was Brooks' highest placed album on the charts. It reached the top ten of the country album charts before it was issued officially (due to imports from both the United States and Ireland).
Q: What did critics initially think about the album's sales in Great Britain?
A: They felt that imports would ruin the album's sales once it was issued officially.
Q: Was this the case when the album was eventually issued in Britain?
A: No, when it was issued in early 1994 it went to #1 on the country charts and reached #2 in the pop charts and also produced two top 40 hit singles on the British pop charts.
Q: Who originally recorded the track "Callin' Baton Rouge" and what was special about Brooks' version?
A: The New Grass Revival originally recorded "Callin' Baton Rouge". Brooks' version featured the members of the band, who had disbanded in 1989, recording together for the first time since then.
