Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines

'''''Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines''''', also titled '''''Greatest Hits''''', is an album by American [[country music]] artist [[Garth Brooks]], in which Brooks assumes the fictitious persona of Australian [[Rock music|rock]] artist [[Chris Gaines]]. Originally, this album was intended to be the soundtrack for a movie called ''The Lamb'' that would star Brooks as a rock star recalling the different periods of his life. This album was purposely released a year in advance from the scheduled film release date to pique interest in Brooks performing rock instead of country. ''The Lamb'', however, was never filmed due to financial and management problems.

'''''Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines''''', also titled '''''Greatest Hits''''', is an album by American [[country music]] artist [[Garth Brooks]], in which Brooks assumes the fictitious persona of Australian [[Rock music|rock]] artist [[Chris Gaines]]. Originally, this album was intended to be the soundtrack for a movie called ''The Lamb'' that would star Brooks as a rock star recalling the different periods of his life. This album was purposely released a year in advance from the scheduled film release date to pique interest in Brooks performing rock instead of country. ''The Lamb'', however, was never filmed due to financial and management problems.

The album was released on September 28, 1999. It reached No. 2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart behind [[Creed (band)|Creed]]'s ''[[Human Clay]]'', and also gained Brooks his first and to date only appearance in the top 40 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with "Lost in You", which peaked at No. 5. The track "It Don't Matter to the Sun" was later [[Cover version|covered]] in 2005, by [[Rosie Thomas (singer-songwriter)|Rosie Thomas]] on her ''If Songs Could Be Held'' album, and later as a duet between [[Don Henley]] and [[Stevie Nicks]] on the [[Target Corporation|Target]] edition of Henley's 2015 album ''[[Cass County (album)|Cass County]]''. The track "Right Now" samples the chorus of The Youngbloods' 1969 hit "[[Get Together (Youngbloods song)|Get Together]]", while the track "Maybe" was previously recorded by [[Alison Krauss]] on her 1999 album ''[[Forget About It]]''.

The album was released on September 28, 1999. It reached No. 2 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and also gave Brooks his first and as of {{YEAR}} only appearance in the top 40 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with "Lost in You", which peaked at No. 5. The track "It Don't Matter to the Sun" was later [[Cover version|covered]] in 2005, by [[Rosie Thomas (singer-songwriter)|Rosie Thomas]] on her ''If Songs Could Be Held'' album, and later as a duet between [[Don Henley]] and [[Stevie Nicks]] on the [[Target Corporation|Target]] edition of Henley's 2015 album ''[[Cass County (album)|Cass County]]''. The track "Right Now" samples the chorus of The Youngbloods' 1969 hit "[[Get Together (Youngbloods song)|Get Together]]", while the track "Maybe" was previously recorded by [[Alison Krauss]] on her 1999 album ''[[Forget About It]]''.

On November 13, 1999, Brooks hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as himself but performed the musical number ("Way of the Girl") as Chris Gaines without acknowledging to the audience that they were the same person. The album had disappointing sales compared to Brooks' previous albums, with some citing Brooks' image change of wig and make up, and the album's rock-star [[concept album|concept]] for this fact.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Garth_Flop/33437/p1/|title=Garth Flop: Poor sales for 'The Life Of Chris Gaines' by Garth Brooks|website=www.crossrhythms.co.uk}}</ref>

On November 13, 1999, Brooks hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as himself but performed the musical number ("Way of the Girl") as Chris Gaines without acknowledging to the audience that they were the same person. The album had disappointing sales compared to Brooks' previous albums, with some citing Brooks' image change of wig and make up, and the album's rock-star [[concept album|concept]] for this fact.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Garth_Flop/33437/p1/|title=Garth Flop: Poor sales for 'The Life Of Chris Gaines' by Garth Brooks|website=www.crossrhythms.co.uk}}</ref>