Beyond the Season

Infobox Album |
Name = Beyond the Season
Type = album
Artist = Garth Brooks


Released = August 25, 1992
Genre = Christmas music
Length = 33 min.
Recorded = Jack's Tracks Recording Studio
Label = Liberty
Producer = Allen Reynolds
Last album = "Ropin' the Wind"
(1991)
This album = "Beyond the Season"
(1992)
Next album = "The Chase"
(1992)

"Beyond the Season" was the first Christmas album released by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 25, 1992 and has sold approximately three million albums in the U.S through 2006. It reached #2 on the Billboard Country music charts and #2 on the Billboard's Pop chart.

Brooks commented on the album, saying: "Beyond The Season hands down, without a doubt, is the most fun record that I've ever made. You always cut Christmas albums, it seems in the middle of summer for some reason to have them prepared in time for Christmas. And we did this one in June and July of '92. I remember Mark Miller the engineer, had strung Christmas lights all through the studio, put the fake snow and turned the air conditioning down. It was a blast."

"This album I would make every day of my life if I could. Totally no pressure, you're singing about what counts and that's the feeling of Christmas. Which in my opinion should be shared everyday of the year, instead of just one day of the year. I hope you like it."

Track Listings

# "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
# "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
# "The Old Man's Back in Town"
# "Gift"
# "Unto You This Night"
# "White Christmas"
# "The Friendly Beasts"
# "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy"
# "Silent Night"
# "Mary's Dream"
# "What Child Is This?"

Chart Singles

Personnel

*Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar)
*Chris Leuzinger (acoustic & electric guitars)
*Bruce Bouton (steel guitar)
*Rob Hajacos (fiddle)
*Cynthia Reynolds Wyatt (harp)
*Nashville String Machine, Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Vanosdale, Bob Mason (strings)
*Joey Miskulin (accordion)
*Bobby Wood (piano, keyboards)
*Mike Chapman (bass)
*Milton Sledge (drums)
*Trisha Yearwood, Pat Alger, Stephanie Davis, Larry Bastian, Victoria Shaw, Tony Arata, Allen Reynolds, Jim Rooney, Christ Church Choir, Donna McElroy, Bob Bailey, Vicki Hampton, Howard Smith, Yvonne Hodges, Johnny Cobb, Jana King, Dennis Wilson, Emily Harris, Gary Chapman, Donna Morris, Christ Church Choir (background vocals).

References and External Links

* [http://countrymusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsal/gr/gbbeyondseason.htm "Beyond the Season" at "countrymusic.about.com]
* [http://www.planetgarth.com/albums/beyond_the_season.php "Beyond the Season" at "planetgarth.com"]