The Album Was Intended to Be a Re-Introduction to Chris Gaines
The Greatest Hits album was supposed to be a “comeback” for Gaines in order to promote his new solo album, The Lamb. This is all very confusing since there was no previous album. In fact, The Lamb didn’t even come out because the Greatest Hits album ended up taking the largest nosedive of Brooks’ career.
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Generally speaking, the album did pretty well, selling over two million copies worldwide! But compared to Brooks’ previous success in the music business, two million was nothing. By those standards, Chris Gaines’ Greatest Hits album was a major flop. Garth Brooks made the wise decision to shave the soul patch since.