Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album)

Scarecrow
Studio album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedNovember 13, 2001
RecordedOctober 2000–2001
StudioJack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length48:21
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
Sevens
(1997) 		Scarecrow
(2001) 		The Limited Series
(2005)
Alternative cover
Singles from Scarecrow
  1. "Wrapped Up in You"
    Released: October 15, 2001
  2. "Squeeze Me In"
    Released: February 2, 2002
  3. "Thicker Than Blood"
    Released: May 29, 2002
  4. "Why Ain't I Running"
    Released: March 8, 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(77/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC Music(favorable)[3]
Billboard(favorable)[4]
E! OnlineB[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Plugged In (publication)(mixed)[6]
Q[1]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[7]
Rolling Stone[1][8]
The Village Voice(mixed)[9]

Scarecrow is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the Top Country Albums chart. It has been certified 5× platinum RIAA and was named Best Selling Album at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

The album was re-released in 2016 with two extra songs: "More Than a Memory" which was a number one country hit in 2007, and "Good Ride Cowboy" (2005), a tribute to singer–rodeo star Chris LeDoux.[10]

  1. ^ a b c d "Scarecrow by Garth Brooks". metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Jones, Chris. "BBC - Music - Review of Garth Brooks - The Scarecrow". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 25, 2001. Retrieved 2013-04-14.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2017-05-21.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Plugged In review
  7. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: garth brooks". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-14.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Harris, Keith (22 January 2002). "Blood on the Plow". villagevoice.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Scarecrow". Garth Brooks. Retrieved July 6, 2021.