Chase

Personnel: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood (vocals); Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar); Chris Leuzinger (electric guitar); Bruce Bouton (steel guitar); Rob Hajacos (fiddle); Denis Solee (clarinet); Bobby Wood (piano, keyboards); Mike Chapman (bass); Milton Sledge (drums, percussion); Donna McElroy, Vicki Hampton, Yvonne Hodges, Debbie Nims, Gary Chapman, Howard Smith, Johnny Cobb (background vocals).
The Nashville String Machine: John Catchings, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Ted Madsen, Robert Mason, Laura Molyneaux, Craig Nelson, Pamela Sixfin, Christian Teal, Alan Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Kristin Wilkinson.
Recorded at Jack's Tracks Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee.
Digitally remastered by Denny Purcell (Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee).
Personnel: Jess Leary (vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion); Ty England (vocals, acoustic guitar); James Garver (vocals, electric guitar, percussion); Betty Smittle (vocals); Steve McClure (electric guitar, steel guitar); Dave Gant (fiddle, keyboards); Mike Palmer (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Mark Miller .
Audio Remasterers: Don Cobb; Eric Conn; Chaco Conn.
Recording information: Jack's Tracks Recording Studio, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Beverly Parker.
He's as big as big gets, and this album is one of the main reasons why: THE CHASE redefined the term "crossover" for the man in the hat and for the new breed of pop radio-friendly country crooners to follow in his chart-busting footsteps. Filled with hit after hit, THE CHASE reads like a primer for the New Country format. Though it maintains a general adherence to the Country tradition behind it, the album boasts a slickness of production and songcraft that have kept Rolls Royce dealers in Nashville busy ever since.
From the opening piano-and-vocal intro of the anthemic "We Shall Be Free," THE CHASE is borne aloft by Brooks's crystal-clear vocals. Whether dipping into the tender strains of "Somewhere Other Than The Night" or swaggering through the pure country stomp of "Dixie Chicken," Brooks maintains an inspiring control over his instrument. Instantly engaging, his delivery is inspiring in both its precision and its honesty--truly a rare combination. Rounding out this stylistic tour de force, THE CHASE closes out with the one-two punch of the bittersweet "Night Rider's Lament" and the stirring "Face To Face."