The River (Garth Brooks song)

"The River"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album Ropin' the Wind
B-side	"We Bury The Hatchet"
Released	April 27, 1992
Recorded	1991
Studio	Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	4:25
Label	Liberty 57765
Songwriter(s)	Victoria Shaw, Garth Brooks[1]
Producer(s)	Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"Papa Loved Mama" (1992) "The River" (1992) "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" (1992)

"The River" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. In late 1992, it became his ninth Number One hit on the Billboard country charts. It was released in April 1992 as the fifth and final single from his album Ropin' the Wind, and it has appeared on three albums that have sold more than ten million copies each in the US alone, these being Ropin' The Wind, The Hits and Double Live. The song was written by Garth Brooks and Victoria Shaw.