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Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences

Garth Brooks · 2013

302 min · 150 tracks · country rock · country pop

A heartfelt celebration of Garth Brooks' musical influences, blending country classics with emotional storytelling.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • celebration of musical nostalgia
  • dynamic journey with varied pacing
  • for sing-along moments
  • heartfelt storytelling through melodies
  • great for long road trips

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer instant gratification tracks
  • dislike lengthy listening experiences

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2013, this album came during a period of resurgence for Garth Brooks after his hiatus from recording and touring. It marked his first major project since the release of 'The Ultimate Hits' in 2007 and showcased a diverse array of influences that shaped his iconic sound.
Stylistic neighbors
George Strait· Alan Jackson· Tim McGraw

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Ain’t Going Down (’til the Sun Comes Up) 4:34
  • 2 Friends in Low Places 4:19
  • 3 Shameless 4:19
  • 4 Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House 2:33
  • 5 The Beaches of Cheyenne 4:14
  • 6 If Tomorrow Never Comes 3:41
  • 7 Papa Loved Mama 2:52
  • 8 More Than a Memory 3:23
  • 9 Good Ride Cowboy 3:26
  • 10 In Another’s Eyes 3:34
  • 11 The Fever 2:41
  • 12 Midnight Sun 3:47
  • 13 Learning to Live Again 4:06
  • 14 Longneck Bottle 2:19
  • 15 To Make You Feel My Love 3:56
  • 16 We Shall Be Free 3:49
  • 17 The Dance 3:40

Disc 2

  • 1 Callin’ Baton Rouge 2:39
  • 2 Two Piña Coladas 3:35
  • 3 The Thunder Rolls 3:44
  • 4 That Summer 4:47
  • 5 The River 4:27
  • 6 Beer Run 3:05
  • 7 Unanswered Prayers 3:26
  • 8 Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old) 2:59
  • 9 Workin’ for a Livin’ 2:44
  • 10 What She’s Doing Now 3:26
  • 11 When You Come Back to Me Again (From Frequency) 4:45
  • 12 Standing Outside the Fire 3:53
  • 13 American Honky-Tonk Bar Association 3:34
  • 14 The Change 4:07
  • 15 Rodeo 3:55
  • 16 Wrapped Up in You 4:32
  • 17 [silence] 0:11
  • 18 [silence] 0:10
  • 19 Leave a Light On 3:42

Disc 3

  • 1 Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
  • 2 If Tomorrow Never Comes
  • 3 The Dance
  • 4 Friends in Low Places 8:54
  • 5 Unanswered Prayers
  • 6 Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House
  • 7 The Thunder Rolls
  • 8 Rodeo
  • 9 Shameless
  • 10 Papa Loved Mama
  • 11 What She’s Doing Now
  • 12 The River
  • 13 We Shall Be Free
  • 14 Learning to Live Again
  • 15 That Summer
  • 16 Standing Outside the Fire
  • 17 Ain’t Going Down (’til the Sun Comes Up) 4:46
  • 18 Callin’ Baton Rouge
  • 19 American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
  • 20 The Fever
  • 21 To Make You Feel My Love
  • 22 The Beaches of Cheyenne
  • 23 The Change
  • 24 Two Piña Coladas
  • 25 Longneck Bottle
  • 26 In Another’s Eyes
  • 27 Wrapped Up in You
  • 28 Beer Run
  • 29 When You Come Back to Me Again (From Frequency)
  • 30 Good Ride Cowboy
  • 31 More Than a Memory
  • 32 Workin’ for a Livin’
  • 33 Midnight Sun

Disc 4

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
  • 3 Mama Tried
  • 4 She Thinks I Still Care
  • 5 The Grand Tour
  • 6 Mrs. Robinson
  • 7 Everybody’s Talkin’ (Theme From Midnight Cowboy)
  • 8 Wild World
  • 9 (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
  • 10 Ain’t No Sunshine
  • 11 Rodeo
  • 12 The River
  • 13 Sweet Baby James
  • 14 American Pie
  • 15 Night Moves
  • 16 Turn the Page
  • 17 The Thunder Rolls
  • 18 Unwound
  • 19 Diggin’ Up Bones
  • 20 Love, Ten Feet Away
  • 21 In Another’s Eyes
  • 22 She’s in Love With the Boy
  • 23 The Call
  • 24 If Tomorrow Never Comes
  • 25 Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House
  • 26 You Never Even Called Me by My Name
  • 27 Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)
  • 28 Unanswered Prayers
  • 29 That Summer
  • 30 To Make You Feel My Love
  • 31 Papa Loved Mama
  • 32 Shameless
  • 33 The Dance
  • 34 Callin’ Baton Rouge
  • 35 Piano Man
  • 36 Friends in Low Places
  • 37 Credits

Disc 5

  • 1 I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3:33
  • 2 Midnight Train To Georgia 4:12
  • 3 Hold On, I’m Coming 2:52
  • 4 Ain’t No Sunshine 2:23
  • 5 Drift Away 4:05
  • 6 Stand by Me 3:02
  • 7 Shout 4:01
  • 8 I Never Loved Someone the Way I Loved You 3:33
  • 9 Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 2:36
  • 10 Lean on Me 3:24
  • 11 What’d I Say 4:10

Disc 6

  • 1 Against the Wind 4:50
  • 2 Superstition 4:16
  • 3 Sweet Home Alabama 4:55
  • 4 Life in the Fast Lane 4:39
  • 5 Somebody to Love 4:55
  • 6 Bad Company 4:17
  • 7 Midnight Rider 3:17
  • 8 All Right Now 4:51
  • 9 Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me 5:43
  • 10 Addicted to Love 4:01
  • 11 Goodnight Saigon 6:20

Disc 7

  • 1 Great Balls of Fire 2:00
  • 2 After the Fire Is Gone 3:01
  • 3 Act Naturally 2:25
  • 4 Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down 2:48
  • 5 Amos Moses 2:55
  • 6 Fishin’ in the Dark 3:25
  • 7 Unwound 2:28
  • 8 Good Ole Boys Like Me 4:18
  • 9 White Lightnin’ 2:43
  • 10 Don’t Close Your Eyes 4:37
  • 11 Jambalaya 2:51

Disc 8

  • 1 Black Water 4:10
  • 2 Mrs. Robinson 3:58
  • 3 Maggie May 4:27
  • 4 Who’ll Stop the Rain 2:45
  • 5 Wild World 2:25
  • 6 Doctor My Eyes 2:54
  • 7 The Weight 5:11
  • 8 Amie 4:24
  • 9 Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) 3:53
  • 10 You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere 3:16
  • 11 Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 2:48

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