| Ropin' the Wind | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 2, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:21 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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| Singles from Ropin' the Wind | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[3] |
| Los Angeles Times |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Ropin' the Wind is the third studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on September 2, 1991, and became his first studio album to debut at No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart. This marked the first time a country singer topped both charts since Kenny Rogers accomplished this just over a decade earlier. The album had four runs at No. 1 between September 28, 1991, and April 3, 1992, spending a total of 18 weeks at the top and ultimately being certified 14× Platinum by the RIAA in 1998. In the UK, it reached the Top 50 pop albums list and maintained the No. 1 position for several months on the country charts. It is the last studio album released under Capitol Records Nashville until the 1995 album Fresh Horses.
The track "Shameless" is a cover version of a song by Billy Joel, recorded on his 1989 album Storm Front.
According to the music website AllMusic, Ropin' the Wind was the first country album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[6]
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ 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.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Garth Brooks". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2012.