Trisha Yearwood (album)

Trisha Yearwood is the debut studio album by country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It features her first Billboard Hot Country Songs hit "She's in Love with the Boy", which reached the top of the country charts in August 1991. Also included are follow-up hits "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" at 4, "That's What I Like About You" at 8, and "The Woman Before Me" also at 4. The album itself reached the number 2 position on Billboard'sTop Country Albums chart, and was certified 2× Platinum for sales of two million copies.

Trisha Yearwood
Studio album by Trisha Yearwood
Released	July 2, 1991
Recorded	1990-91
Genre	Country
Length	35:14
Label	MCA
Producer	Garth Fundis
Trisha Yearwood chronology
Trisha Yearwood (1991) Hearts in Armor (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Content

The track "Victim of the Game" was originally recorded by Yearwood's friend and future husband, Garth Brooks, for his 1990 album No Fences. "That's What I Like About You" was also recorded by James House on his 1990 album Hard Times for an Honest Man.

Track listing

1. "She's in Love with the Boy" (Jon Ims) – 4:08
2. "The Woman Before Me" (Jude Johnstone) – 3:50
3. "That's What I Like About You" (John Hadley, Kevin Welch, Wally Wilson) – 2:40
4. "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" (Pat Alger, Garth Brooks) – 3:41
5. "Fools Like Me" (Kostas, Hal Ketchum) – 4:00
6. "Victim of the Game" (Brooks, Mark D. Sanders) – 3:13
7. "When Goodbye Was a Word" (Gene Nelson, Paul Nelson) – 3:11
8. "The Whisper of Your Heart" (Chuck Cannon) – 3:37
9. "You Done Me Wrong (And That Ain't Right)" (Pat McLaughlin) – 3:18
10. "Lonesome Dove" (Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle) – 3:36

Personnel

• Pat Alger – acoustic guitar
• Bobby All – acoustic guitar
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Garth Brooks – background vocals
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica
• Al Kooper – organ
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Vince Gill – background vocals
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano, organ
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar
• Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
• Matt Rollings – piano
• Trisha Yearwood – lead vocals, background vocals
• Garth Fundis – production, mixing, engineer
• Gary Laney, Dave Sinko – engineers
• Denny Purcell – mastering

Charts

Album

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	31
Canadian RPM Country Albums	6

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1991	"She's in Love with the Boy"	1	1
	"Like We Never Had a Broken Heart"	4	7
1992	"That's What I Like About You"	8	4
	"The Woman Before Me"	4	12

References

1. Jurek, Thom. Trisha Yearwood at AllMusic
2. Hurst, Jack (1991-07-25). "Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood (MCA)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
3. Nash, Alanna (1991-08-02). "Trisha Yearwood Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
4. Lewis, Randy (1991-09-29). "In Brief: Trisha Yearwood, "Trisha Yearwood," MCA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone trisha yearwood album guide.