1, ' If Tomorrow Never Comes' and the Academy of Country Music's 1990 Song of the Year and Video of the Year, ' The Dance' (another No. It put the name of an independent cowboy singer, Chris LeDoux, into the mainstream due to the lyric ' A worn out tape of Chris LeDoux' Two other strong starts include his first No.

8 on the Country Billboard Charts in 1989. This album contains Brooks' earliest hits, for instance his first ever single, ' Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)', which peaked at No. That first album is always a big one for any artist and I, without trying to sound egotistical, I'm very proud of my first one. Whether you get the album or not, or whether you have the album or not. I really get that same kind of scared feeling, that I had, way back in 1988, and 1989. And I gotta be truthful with you, every time I hear those songs off the radio or off the album itself, or even when we play them live. I thought the album was very very innocent. This album was released in April 1989, in the States. The album has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments over ten million copies. It was both a critical and chart success, peaking at No.

Garth Brooks is the debut studio album of American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on April 12, 1989, through Capitol Nashville.