In Pieces is the fifth studio album by American
country music artist
Garth Brooks. It was released on August 31, 1993. It debuted at #1 on the
Billboard 200 and the
Top Country Albums chart. It was also a huge hit outside the United States. In
Great Britain it was Brooks' highest placed album on the charts. It reached the top ten of the country album charts before it was issued officially (due to imports from both the
United States and
Ireland). Critics felt that this would ruin the album's sales once it was issued. However, when it was eventually issued in Britain in early 1994 it went to #1 on the country charts and reached #2 in the pop charts and also produced two top 40 hit singles on the British pop charts.