Chris Gaines is a one-off fictional rock persona created as a movie character for Garth Brooks to explore musical styles far removed from his success as a country singer.
Initially, Brooks planned to feature the Gaines persona in The Lamb, a motion picture that never materialized. In 1999, Brooks released Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines, his only album as Gaines. The album produced two charting Billboard singles, including the top 5 pop hit "Lost in You".
In 1999, Brooks and his production company Red Strokes Entertainment, with Paramount Pictures, began to develop a film in which Brooks would star. The Lamb was to have revolved around Chris Gaines, a fictional rock singer and his emotionally conflicted life as a musician in the public eye. To create buzz for the project, Brooks took on the identity of Gaines in the October 1999 album Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines, which was intended as a "pre-soundtrack" to the film. The project – a departure from Brooks' usual material – was intended to represent the "greatest hits" of Gaines' entire career, spanning several decades of supposed recordings. Although Brooks himself developed the Gaines character and backstory, he did not write any of the songs on the album.
To promote the album's release, Brooks appeared as Gaines in a television "mockumentary" for the VH1 series Behind the Music and as the musical guest on an episode of Saturday Night Live, which he hosted as himself.
The album – and Brooks' promotion of it – received a lukewarm reception. The album received mixed reviews, and Brooks' fans responded with general confusion as to the purpose of the project. Although the album made it to No. 2 on the Billboard 200, expectations had been higher and retail stores began heavily discounting their oversupply. Less than expected sales of the album (more than two million) and no further developments in the production of the film as a result brought the project to an indefinite hiatus in February 2001, and the Gaines character quickly faded into obscurity.
Despite the less than spectacular response to the project, Brooks gained his first – and, to date, only – Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 single with "Lost in You", the first single from the album (Brooks had previously prevented his songs from appearing on the chart by refusing to release them to pop music radio stations).[1] Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic speculated that the alternate persona and elaborate marketing scheme backfired, writing, "When Brooks' new persona and his album were revealed to the public, they were unforgiving – they didn't think he was playing a role, they simply thought he'd lost his mind."[2] However, Erlewine gave the album a 3-out-of-5 stars rating and in the same review later wrote: "Judged as Brooks' first pop album, it's pretty good, and if it had been released that way, it likely would have been embraced by a wide audience."
In March 2021, Brooks announced that The Life of Chris Gaines was to be rereleased on multiple platforms, including digital and vinyl, adding that previously unreleased songs were also forthcoming.[3]
A^ "It Don't Matter to the Sun" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[19]
B^ "Right Now" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 50 on the Radio and Records Pop Chart[20] (with "Lost In You" earlier reaching number 42[21] on that chart).
Music videosedit
Year
Title
Director
1999
"Lost in You"
Jon Small
"Right Now"
Referencesedit
^Breihan, Tom. "The Number Ones: Lonestar's "Amazed"". Stereogum. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1999-09-28). "In the Life of Chris Gaines". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
^Bull, 98 9 The (2021-03-16). "Garth Brooks has been writing with Ashley McBryde, will resurrect Chris Gaines". The All-New 98.9 The Bull. Retrieved 2021-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Flippo, Chet (Oct 16, 1999). "True Story Behind Brooks as Gaines". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
External linksedit
Official Chris Gaines Myspace
USA Today: Kansas City crowd welcomes Brooks back to the stage
April 18, 2024
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For the gridiron football player see Chris Gaines gridiron football Chris Gaines is a one off fictional rock persona created as a movie character for Garth Brooks to explore musical styles far removed from his success as a country singer Chris GainesOriginBrisbane Australia fictitiously GenresAlternative rockYears active1999LabelsCapitol Initially Brooks planned to feature the Gaines persona in The Lamb a motion picture that never materialized In 1999 Brooks released Garth Brooks in the Life of Chris Gaines his only album as Gaines The album produced two charting Billboard singles including the top 5 pop hit Lost in You Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Singles 2 3 Music videos 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chris Gaines news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1999 Brooks and his production company Red Strokes Entertainment with Paramount Pictures began to develop a film in which Brooks would star The Lamb was to have revolved around Chris Gaines a fictional rock singer and his emotionally conflicted life as a musician in the public eye To create buzz for the project Brooks took on the identity of Gaines in the October 1999 album Garth Brooks in the Life of Chris Gaines which was intended as a pre soundtrack to the film The project a departure from Brooks usual material was intended to represent the greatest hits of Gaines entire career spanning several decades of supposed recordings Although Brooks himself developed the Gaines character and backstory he did not write any of the songs on the album To promote the album s release Brooks appeared as Gaines in a television mockumentary for the VH1 series Behind the Music and as the musical guest on an episode of Saturday Night Live which he hosted as himself The album and Brooks promotion of it received a lukewarm reception The album received mixed reviews and Brooks fans responded with general confusion as to the purpose of the project Although the album made it to No 2 on the Billboard 200 expectations had been higher and retail stores began heavily discounting their oversupply Less than expected sales of the album more than two million and no further developments in the production of the film as a result brought the project to an indefinite hiatus in February 2001 and the Gaines character quickly faded into obscurity Despite the less than spectacular response to the project Brooks gained his first and to date only Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 single with Lost in You the first single from the album Brooks had previously prevented his songs from appearing on the chart by refusing to release them to pop music radio stations 1 Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic speculated that the alternate persona and elaborate marketing scheme backfired writing When Brooks new persona and his album were revealed to the public they were unforgiving they didn t think he was playing a role they simply thought he d lost his mind 2 However Erlewine gave the album a 3 out of 5 stars rating and in the same review later wrote Judged as Brooks first pop album it s pretty good and if it had been released that way it likely would have been embraced by a wide audience In March 2021 Brooks announced that The Life of Chris Gaines was to be rereleased on multiple platforms including digital and vinyl adding that previously unreleased songs were also forthcoming 3 Discography editStudio albums edit Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications sales threshold US 4 CAN 5 CAN Country 6 GER 7 NOR 8 Garth Brooks in the Life of Chris Gaines Release date September 28 1999 Label Capitol Records Formats CD cassette 2 5 2 72 13 CAN Platinum 9 US 2 Platinum 10 Singles edit Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications sales threshold AlbumUS 11 US AC 12 US Country 13 CAN 14 CAN AC 15 CAN Country 16 UK 17 1999 Lost in You 5 9 62 2 1 55 70 US Gold 18 In the Life of Chris Gaines It Don t Matter to the Sun A 24 23 Right Now B 2000 That s the Way I Remember It 26 denotes releases that did not chartNotesA It Don t Matter to the Sun did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart 19 B Right Now did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 50 on the Radio and Records Pop Chart 20 with Lost In You earlier reaching number 42 21 on that chart Music videos edit Year Title Director1999 Lost in You Jon Small Right Now References edit Breihan Tom The Number Ones Lonestar s Amazed Stereogum Retrieved 29 May 2023 Stephen Thomas Erlewine 1999 09 28 In the Life of Chris Gaines allmusic Retrieved 2010 09 03 Bull 98 9 The 2021 03 16 Garth Brooks has been writing with Ashley McBryde will resurrect Chris Gaines The All New 98 9 The Bull 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ISBN 978 0 89820 177 2 R amp R 1999 worldradiohistory com R amp R 1999 worldradiohistory com Flippo Chet Oct 16 1999 True Story Behind Brooks as Gaines Billboard Retrieved January 17 2019 External links editOfficial Chris Gaines Myspace USA Today Kansas City crowd welcomes Brooks back to the stage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Gaines amp oldid 1214954260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
