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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]
Track listing
Chart performance
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 .
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
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
Certifications
Personnel
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
Production
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
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"About.com review" . Archived from
the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2006-11-04 .
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AllMusic review
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Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
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"Entertainment Weekly review" . Archived from
the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2013-04-14 .
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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.
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"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 .
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"RIAA Searchable Database" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Archived from
the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2014-12-02 .
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"Garth Brooks Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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"Garth Brooks Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993" . Billboard . Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993" . Billboard . Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
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"Canadian album certifications – Garth Brooks – Beyond the Season" .
Music Canada . Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
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"American album certifications – Garth Brooks – Beyond the Season" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
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