Garth Brooks Shares His Favorite Songs on Trisha Yearwood’s The Mirror

Trisha Yearwood’s first new album in six years, The Mirror, will be available Friday, July 18. The Mirror is the first album in her career that she co-wrote and co-produced. Garth Brooks believes the tracklist is stacked with classics.

In this four-part series, Garth will share his professional thoughts on The Mirror. For part two, Garth explains some of his favorite songs on Trisha’s project.

“Put It In a Song”: This gem is not actually on the record but a bonus track for the streaming world. From the second I heard this song when she was singing it around the house, I felt an instant kinship with the lyric and especially the melody. Jim “Moose” Brown has always had this 'gift' for melody. Everything he writes feels like it comes from within your own soul. Then, put 'the truth' in the haunting melody, and you have a song that is a classic right out of the box.

“When October Settles In”: Talk about a haunting melody. Why do some songs make you cry the first time you hear them, even if the storyline is not your own? I think it is because GREAT writing leaves spaces where you get to put your own story into the lyric. Again, if you want to know Trisha Yearwood, every time fall comes around, she gets in this 'place' of recollection. You know that place where the past was so touching, it lives forever? Beautiful work.

“Girls Night In”: This song is an instant hit. When she does this song live, try to remember no one in the audience has heard it. And yet, it gets a standing ovation at the end...mostly wives turning to their husbands and clapping in their faces. (laughs) Songs are supposed to make us fly and feel freedom we usually do not feel. This song gets that done and then some.

“When I'm With You”: SMASH. This song feels like a classic Judds' song. This is one of those songs I put on repeat and let it play again and again—the writing, the melody, the performance...all top shelf. Well crafted. If I ever give a Songwriting 101 class, this will be one of my examples.

“Fearless These Days”: I've seen this song stop a room. This song DEMANDS attention, and boy, does it get it. When we talk about relatable, I think a lot of us in songwriting think, 'check the boxes.' But relatable is NOT about checking the boxes, not about listing things. It's about the experiences we ALL can share in our lives. This song is full of them, giving all of us the courage to overcome the times we have fallen in our pasts. For the record, I don't believe Trisha is fearless, and I think she would agree. What she IS these days is she is not afraid to try and fail. I am extremely proud of her.