The Entertainer is the name of a 5 disc
Garth Brooks DVD collection of previously aired television specials and music videos. The collection was released on November 1, 2006 and was sold exclusively at
Wal-Mart and
Sam's Club stores. Most of the footage is from different angles than seen on the original broadcast.
Contents
The collection contains the following previously aired television specials and music videos:
Disc 1: This Is Garth Brooks (1992)
Disc 2: This Is Garth Brooks, Too! (1994)
Disc 3: Live From Dublin (1997)
Disc 4: Live from Central Park (1997)
Disc 5: Video Greatest Hits (1989–2005)
Discs 1, 2, 3 and 4 each contain an edited edition of a previously-aired Garth Brooks television special. References to Brooks' ex-wife Sandy Mahl have been edited out of all four specials, as have most of her likenesses, save a rare brief shot on disc 3. Disc 5 contains a collection of Brooks' music videos, spanning from his first major label album release in 1989, to his last new collection in 2005. They each contain the main program content, two bonus songs, and a photo montage.
Disc 1 contains the program This Is Garth Brooks, filmed during Brooks' September 20 and 21, 1991 sold-out concerts at the
Reunion Arena in
DallasTexas. This Is Garth Brooks first aired on January 17, 1992 on NBC-TV.
Disc 2 contains the program This Is Garth Brooks, Too!, a follow-up to the previous show. The concert took place on June 12, 1993 at
Texas Stadium, which sold out in 92 minutes, selling over 65,000 tickets and breaking the previous sales record held by
Paul McCartney. Dallas fans demanded and got more shows: a second show sold 65,000 tickets in 92 minutes, as did a third.
Disc 3 contains the program Live From Dublin, three sold out concerts in
Dublin's Croke Park on May 16, 17, and 18, 1997. 150,000 tickets were sold, which broke a record previously set by
U2 in 1992. The concert first aired on March 5, 1998 on
NBC and was watched by over 15.7 million people.
Disc 4 contains the program Live in Central Park, which was a free concert in
New York City'sCentral Park on August 7, 1997. Many fans started calling the event "Garthstock", which was attended by 980,000 fans, which was the largest concert ever in Central Park.
The first four discs each offer the program in original Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo surround, and DD 5.1 surround. Each also contains a 10-12 minute photo montage, and two additional songs, though one of the discs, the songs are merely deleted from the original full-length programme and placed in special features.
Track listing
This Is Garth Brooks
"Not Counting You"
"Rodeo"
"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
"We Bury the Hatchet"
"The Thunder Rolls"
"The River"
"Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)"
"Papa Loved Mama"
"If Tomorrow Never Comes"
"Shameless"
"Friends In Low Places"
"The Dance"
"You May Be Right" (Billy Joel cover)
"Keep Your Hands To Yourself" (Georgia Satellites cover) - in Special Features
"What She's Doing Now" - In Special Features
This Is Garth Brooks, Too!
"Standing Outside the Fire"
"Papa Loved Mama"
"That Summer"
"American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
"The River"
"The Thunder Rolls"
"We Shall Be Free"
"Kickin' & Screamin'"
"One Night a Day"
"Shameless"
"Friends In Low Places"
"The Dance"
"Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"
"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" - in Special Features
"Callin' Baton Rouge" - In Special Features
Live From Dublin
"The Old Stuff"
"The Beaches of Cheyenne"
"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
"Unanswered Prayers"
"Tearin' It Up (and Burnin' It Down)" - Acoustic
"Tearin' It Up (and Burnin' It Down)" - Concert
"The River"
"We Shall Be Free"
"Callin' Baton Rouge"
Crowd walk
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" - Croke
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" - Pub
"Ireland"
"Friends in Low Places"
"That Ol' Wind"
"The Fever"
"Ain't Goin' Down ('til The Sun Comes Up)"
"American Pie"
"She's Gonna Make It" - in Special Features
"Cowboy Cadillac" - In Special Features
Live in Central Park
"Rodeo"
"Papa Loved Mama"
"The Beaches of Cheyenne"
"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
"The Thunder Rolls (The Long Version)"
"The River"
"Callin' Baton Rouge"
"Shameless"
"Ain't Goin' Down ('til The Sun Comes Up)" - with guest Billy Joel
"New York State of Mind" - with guest Billy Joel
"The Fever"
"Friends in Low Places"
"The Dance"
"American Pie" - with guest Don McLean
"Much Too Young (To Feel This Damned Old)"
"If Tomorrow Never Comes"
"You May Be Right" - with guest Billy Joel
"Unanswered Prayers" - in Special Features
"We Shall Be Free" - In Special Features
Video Greatest Hits
"Ain't Going Down ('til The Sun Comes Up)" - from In Pieces