The album had the perfect introduction with the feelgood “Friends In Low Places,” released three weeks upfront. Remarkably, all four tracks released from the album went to No.1 on the country chart. No Fences turned into a mini-greatest hits all on its own, with a series of singles that showed the artist’s intrinsic feel for songs that appealed to country audiences of all ages and backgrounds. No wonder Entertainment Weekly remarked in its review of the album that “country’s hottest new ‘hat act’ continues to display a wide streak of individuality.” It was notably successful in Australia and Ireland, where Brooks maintains a massive, loyal following to this day. Released on August 27, 1990, it climbed to US sales alone of some 17 million (reaching the 17-times platinum certification in 2006) and became a smash well beyond American borders. It went on to become the biggest-selling country music album of all time. If Garth Brooks’ self-titled 1989 debut album for Capitol Nashville was the one that made him a country star in the US, then the follow-up No Fences broke him way beyond those barriers.
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