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===1995β1998: More albums released and second world tour=== {{further|The Garth Brooks World Tour (1996β1998)}} In November 1995, Brooks released ''[[Fresh Horses (album)|Fresh Horses]]'', his first album of new material in two years. Within six months of its release, the album had sold over three million copies. Despite its promising start, ''Fresh Horses'' plateaued quickly, topping out at quadruple platinum.<ref name=allmusic>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1535/biography|pure_url=yes}} Garth Brooks biography & profile] ''All Music.com / Allmusic''. Retrieved 6β23β08.</ref> The album's lead single, "[[She's Every Woman]]" peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart; however, its follow-up single, "[[Fever (Aerosmith song)|The Fever]]" (an [[Aerosmith]] cover) only peaked at No. 23, becoming Brooks' first country single to not chart on the top 10. However, Brooks had three additional top 10 singles from the album, including "[[The Beaches of Cheyenne]]", which reached No. 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/garth-brooks-mn0000798248/biography|title=Garth Brooks {{!}} Biography & History|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> Following the release of ''Fresh Horses'', Brooks embarked on his second [[The Garth Brooks World Tour (1996β1998)|world tour]]. Its total attendance, approximately 5.5 million, ranks third on the all-time list of concert attendance, and its gross of over $105 million ranks it among the [[List of highest-grossing concert tours|highest-grossing concert tours]] in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Waddell|first1=Ray|title=Brooks Set For Nine-Show Kansas City Run|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048444/brooks-set-for-nine-show-kansas-city-run|access-date=March 10, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=October 8, 2007}}</ref> In 1997, Brooks released his seventh studio album, ''[[Sevens (album)|Sevens]]''. The album was originally scheduled to be released in August 1997, allowing for promotion during Brooks' [[Garth: Live from Central Park|Central Park concert]]; however, plans went awry after a dispute within Capitol Records.<ref name=allmusic/> The Central Park concert went on as planned, receiving 980,000 fans in attendance and becoming the largest concert in park history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garth Brooks: The Entertainer |url=http://garthbrooks.com/dialup/index.cfm?id=3&discoID=22 |website=garthbrooks.com |access-date=March 30, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103102628/http://garthbrooks.com/dialup/index.cfm?id=3&discoID=22 |archive-date=January 3, 2010 }}</ref> ''Sevens'' debuted at No. 1 on both the ''Billboard'' 200 and Top Country Albums charts. It later became Brooks' fourth album to reach sales of 10 million copies. The album included the duet "[[In Another's Eyes]]" with [[Trisha Yearwood]], which reached No. 2 on Hot Country Songs chart, and its first single, "[[Longneck Bottle]]", with [[Steve Wariner]], reached No. 1. The album spawned two additional number-one singles, "[[Two PiΓ±a Coladas|Two Pina Coladas]]" and "[[Make You Feel My Love|To Make You Feel My Love]]" (a [[Bob Dylan]] cover), which also was a top 10 hit on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] chart and was released on the [[Hope Floats: Music from the Motion Picture|soundtrack]] to the film, ''[[Hope Floats]]''. Brooks' first live album, ''[[Double Live (Garth Brooks album)|Double Live]]'' was released in 1998. Recorded at various shows over the course of his second world tour, the album contained new material not previously released, such as "Tearin' It Up (and Burnin' It Down)" and "Wild as the Wind," featuring [[Trisha Yearwood]]. Peaking at No. 1 on both the ''Billboard'' 200 and Top Country Albums charts, ''Double Live'' went on to become the best-selling live album of all time, certified [[RIAA certification|21Γ Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], and is the seventh-most shipped album in United States music history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-100-albums |title=RIAA List of Best Selling Albums |publisher=Riaa.com |access-date=May 14, 2012}}</ref> In 1998, Brooks also released the first installment of ''[[The Limited Series (1998 album)|The Limited Series]]'', a six-disc box set containing reissues of his first six studio albums. Each of the reissued albums included a bonus track not available on the original release.
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