Garth Brooks - In the Life of Chris Gaines

Primary Artist
Garth Brooks
Album Title
In the Life of Chris Gaines
Release Date
September 28, 1999 
Time
56:23 
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
When his popularity reached a plateau in the late '90s, Garth Brooks knew it was time to try something new, deciding to become somebody new: Chris Gaines, a brooding, leather-clad rock star. When Brooks' new persona and his album was revealed to the public, they were unforgiving - they didn't think that he was playing a role, they simply though he'd lost his mind. Granted, the story behind Chris Gaines -- both the invented biography and the reasons why Brooks decided to become Gaines -- is more interesting than the record itself. Read More