| Artist | Garth Brooks |
|---|---|
| Cover | Garth Brooks Beyond the Season.jpg |
| Released | August 25, 1992 |
| Studio | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre | Christmas · country |
| Length | 33:48 |
| Label | Liberty |
| Producer | Allen Reynolds |
| Prev year | 1991 |
| Next year | 1992 |
Beyond the Season is the first Christmas album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 25, 1992, by Liberty Records, and peaked at number 2 on both of Billboard magazine's Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums sales charts that year. Beyond the Season was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of 1992 in the United States with sales of 1,542,000 copies for the year according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1] As of November 2014, the album has cumulative sales of 2,650,000 copies in the U.S. and is the seventeenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the entire SoundScan era (March 1991 – present).[2]
Background
Brooks commented on the album, saying:
"Beyond The Season hands down, without a doubt, is the most fun record that I've ever made. You always cut Christmas albums it seems in the middle of summer for some reason to have them prepared in time for Christmas. And we did this one in June and July of '92. I remember Mark Miller the engineer, had strung Christmas lights all through the studio, put the fake snow and turned the air conditioning down. It was a blast. This album I would make every day of my life if I could. Totally no pressure, you're singing about what counts and that's the feeling of Christmas. Which in my opinion should be shared everyday of the year, instead of just one day of the year. I hope you like it."[3]
Commercial performance
On November 15, 1995, Beyond the Season was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 3 million copies in the United States.[4]
Personnel
- Garth Brooks – lead vocals, harmony vocals (3, 8, 9), acoustic guitar
- Bobby Wood – acoustic piano, keyboards
- Joey Miskulin – accordion (4)
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar (1–9), electric guitars (1–9)
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (3, 5, 8)
- Mike Chapman – bass (1–9)
- Milton Sledge – drums (1–9), percussion (1–9)
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle (3, 8)
- Charles Cochran – string arrangements (10, 11)
- Cynthia Reynolds Wyatt – harp (10, 11)
- Bob Mason – cello (10)
- Gary Vanosdale – viola (10)
- Carl Gorodetzky – violin (10)
- Pamela Sixfin – violin (10)
- The Nashville String Machine – strings (11)
- Christ Church Choir – choir (5)
- Landy Gardner – choir director (5)
- Trisha Yearwood – harmony vocals (5, 9)
- Allen Reynolds – harmony vocals (9)
- Jim Rooney – harmony vocals (9)
Backing Vocals (Tracks 1 & 11)
- Bob Bailey, Johnny Cobb, Gary Chapman, Vicki Hampton, Emily Harris, Yvonne Hodges, Jana King, Donna McElroy, Donna Morris, Howard Smith and Dennis Wilson
Production
- Allen Reynolds – producer
- Mark Miller – recording, mixing
- Matt Allen – recording assistant
- Carlos Grier – digital editing
- Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Jerry Joyner – design
- Beverly Parker – photography
Chart performance
Beyond the Season peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and on the Top Country Albums. In November 1995, Beyond the Season was certified 3 x Platinum by the RIAA.
Weekly charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 128 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) | 20 |
| Canadian Country Albums (RPM) | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 61 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 72 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] | 15 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1998 | "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" | 41 |
| 1999 | "Go Tell it on the Mountain" | 72 |
| 2000 | "White Christmas" | 65 |
| "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 69 |
References and external links
- ^ Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album?". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
- ^ "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ "GARTH'S CD'S". Angelfire.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2001. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "Garth Brooks ARIA chart history to April 2025". ARIA. Retrieved May 18, 2025. – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2021.