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1992 studio album by Garth Brooks
Beyond the Season is the first Christmas album by American country music artist Garth Brooks . It was released on August 25, 1992, by Liberty Records , and peaked at number 2 on both of Billboard magazine's Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums sales charts that year. Beyond the Season was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of 1992 in the United States with sales of 1,542,000 copies for the year according to Nielsen SoundScan .[ 7] As of November 2014, the album has cumulative sales of 2,650,000 copies in the U.S. and is the seventeenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the entire SoundScan era (March 1991 – present).[ 8]
On November 15, 1995, Beyond the Season was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 3 million copies in the United States.[ 9]
Beyond the Season peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 , and on the Top Country Albums . In November 1995, Beyond the Season was certified 3 x Platinum by the RIAA .
Year
Single
Peak positions
US Country
1998
"Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy"
41
1999
"Go Tell it on the Mountain"
72
2000
"White Christmas"
65
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
69
Garth Brooks – lead vocals, harmony vocals (3, 8, 9), acoustic guitar
Bobby Wood – acoustic piano, keyboards
Joey Miskulin – accordion (4)
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar (1–9), electric guitars (1–9)
Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (3, 5, 8)
Mike Chapman – bass (1–9)
Milton Sledge – drums (1–9), percussion (1–9)
Rob Hajacos – fiddle (3, 8)
Charles Cochran – string arrangements (10, 11)
Cynthia Reynolds Wyatt – harp (10, 11)
Bob Mason – cello (10)
Gary Vanosdale – viola (10)
Carl Gorodetzky – violin (10)
Pamela Sixfin – violin (10)
The Nashville String Machine – strings (11)
Christ Church Choir – choir (5)
Landy Gardner – choir director (5)
Trisha Yearwood – harmony vocals (5, 9)
Allen Reynolds – harmony vocals (9)
Jim Rooney – harmony vocals (9)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1 & 11)
Bob Bailey, Johnny Cobb, Gary Chapman , Vicki Hampton, Emily Harris, Yvonne Hodges, Jana King, Donna McElroy, Donna Morris, Howard Smith and Dennis Wilson
Allen Reynolds – producer
Mark Miller – recording, mixing
Matt Allen – recording assistant
Carlos Grier – digital editing
Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
Virginia Team – art direction
Jerry Joyner – design
Beverly Parker – photography
References and external links [ edit ]
^ "About.com review" . Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2006-11-04 .
^ AllMusic review
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^ "Entertainment Weekly review" . Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2013-04-14 .
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ 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 . rolling stone garth brooks album guide.
^ Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album?" . Chart Watch . Yahoo.
^ a b "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014 .
^ "RIAA Searchable Database" . Recording Industry Association of America . Archived from the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2014-12-02 .
^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993" . Billboard . Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993" . Billboard . Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Garth Brooks – Beyond the Season" . Music Canada . Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Garth Brooks – Beyond the Season" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
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