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((Short description|Persona of Garth Brooks))
((For|the gridiron football player|Chris Gaines (gridiron football)))
((Infobox musical artist
| name            = Chris Gaines
| image           =
| origin          = [[Brisbane]], Australia (fictitiously)
| genre           = [[Alternative rock]]
| years_active    = 1999
| label           = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| associated_acts = [[Garth Brooks]]
))
'''Chris Gaines''' is a one-off fictional [[Rock music|rock]] persona created as a movie character for [[Garth Brooks]] to explore musical styles far removed from his success as a [[country music|country]] singer.

Initially, Brooks planned to feature the Gaines persona in ''The Lamb'', a motion picture that never materialized. In 1999, Brooks released ''[[Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines]]'', his only album as Gaines. The album produced two charting ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' singles, including the top 5 pop hit "[[Lost in You (Chris Gaines song)|Lost in You]]".

== History ==
((More citations needed|section|date=August 2020))  
In 1999, Brooks and his production company Red Strokes Entertainment, with Paramount Pictures, began to develop a film in which Brooks would star. ''The Lamb'' was to have revolved around Chris Gaines, a fictional rock singer and his emotionally conflicted life as a musician in the public eye. To create buzz for the project, Brooks took on the identity of Gaines in the October 1999 album ''[[Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines]]'', which was intended as a "pre-soundtrack" to the film. The project – a departure from Brooks' usual material – was intended to represent the "greatest hits" of Gaines' entire career, spanning several decades of supposed recordings. Although Brooks himself developed the Gaines character and backstory, he did not write any of the songs on the album.

To promote the album's release, Brooks appeared as Gaines in a television "mockumentary" for the [[VH1]] series ''[[Behind the Music]]'' and as the musical guest on an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', which he hosted as himself.

The album – and Brooks' promotion of it – received a lukewarm reception. The album received mixed reviews, and Brooks' fans responded with general confusion as to the purpose of the project. Although the album made it to No. 2 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], expectations had been higher and retail stores began heavily discounting their oversupply. Less than expected sales of the album (more than two million) and no further developments in the production of the film as a result brought the project to an indefinite hiatus in February 2001, and the Gaines character quickly faded into obscurity.

Despite the less than spectacular response to the project, Brooks gained his first – and, to date, only – Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 single with "[[Lost in You (Chris Gaines song)|Lost in You]]", the first single from the album (Brooks had previously prevented his songs from appearing on the chart by refusing to release them to [[pop music]] radio stations).<ref>((cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=The Number Ones: Lonestar's "Amazed" |url=http://www.mstdn.social/@polgeonow |website=Stereogum |access-date=29 May 2023))</ref> Critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of AllMusic speculated that the alternate persona and elaborate marketing scheme backfired, writing, "When Brooks' new persona and his album were revealed to the public, they were unforgiving – they didn't think he was playing a role, they simply thought he'd lost his mind."<ref>((cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=((AllMusic|class=album|id=r401931|pure_url=yes)) |title=In the Life of Chris Gaines|website=allmusic |date=1999-09-28 |access-date=2010-09-03))</ref> However, Erlewine gave the album a 3-out-of-5 stars rating and in the same review later wrote: "Judged as Brooks' first pop album, it's pretty good, and if it had been released that way, it likely would have been embraced by a wide audience."

In March 2021, Brooks announced that ''The Life of Chris Gaines'' was to be rereleased on multiple platforms, including digital and vinyl, adding that previously unreleased songs were also forthcoming.<ref>((Cite web|last=Bull|first=98 9 The|date=2021-03-16|title=Garth Brooks has been writing with Ashley McBryde, will resurrect Chris Gaines|url=https://989bull.com/garth-brooks-has-been-writing-with-ashley-mcbryde-will-resurrect-chris-gaines/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=The All-New 98.9 The Bull|language=en-US))</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details
! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>((cite magazine|url=((BillboardURLbyName|artist=garth brooks|chart=Billboard 200))|title=Garth Brooks Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
! width="40"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br><ref>((cite magazine|url=((BillboardURLbyName|artist=garth brooks|chart=Canadian Albums))|title=Garth Brooks Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
! width="40"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN Country]]<br><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=9rqi91t459v3b4tb5to9t9vac7&q1=Garth+Brooks&q2=Country+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Albums/CDs|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=April 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020013429/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=9rqi91t459v3b4tb5to9t9vac7&q1=Garth+Brooks&q2=Country+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20|archive-date=October 20, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref>
! width="40"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/BROOKS%2CGARTH/longplay|title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts - German Albums|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=May 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017073021/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/BROOKS,GARTH/longplay|archive-date=October 17, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref>
! width="40"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris+Gaines|title=norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines]]''
| 
* Release date: September 28, 1999
* Label: [[Capitol Records]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Compact cassette|cassette]]
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 72
| 13
| align="left"| 
* [[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CAN]]: Platinum<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum |publisher=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=April 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019124743/http://cria.ca/goldplat.php |archive-date=October 19, 2010 ))</ref>
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: 2× Platinum<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Garth%20Brooks&title=Chris%20Gaines&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - April 15, 2011: ''In the Life of Chris Gaines'' certified awards|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Single
! colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>((cite magazine|url=((BillboardURLbyName|artist=garth brooks|chart=all))|title=Garth Brooks Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
! width="40"| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]<br><ref>((cite magazine|url=((BillboardURLbyName|artist=garth brooks|chart=Adult Contemporary))|title=Garth Brooks Album & Song Chart History - Adult Contemporary|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
! width="40"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]<br><ref>((cite magazine|url=((BillboardURLbyName|artist=garth brooks|chart=Country Songs))|title=Garth Brooks Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
! width="40"| [[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]]<br><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/garth-brooks-p1535/charts-awards/billboard-singles|title=Garth Brooks : Allmusic : Billboard Singles|website=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
! width="40"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN AC]]<br><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=kvjo1idcscqiicdrrvjge3p8t6&q1=Chris+Gaines+Lost+in+You&q2=Adult+Contemporary&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Adult Contemporary|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=April 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022075142/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=kvjo1idcscqiicdrrvjge3p8t6&q1=Chris+Gaines+Lost+in+You&q2=Adult+Contemporary&interval=20|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref>
! width="40"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN Country]]<br><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=kjg4hfmtnda08o90avph9kl300&q1=Chris+Gaines&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=April 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022075151/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=kjg4hfmtnda08o90avph9kl300&q1=Chris+Gaines&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref>
! width="40"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=The Official Charts Company - Garth Brooks|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1999
! scope="row"| "[[Lost in You (Chris Gaines song)|Lost in You]]"
| 5
| 9
| 62
| 2
| 1
| 55
| 70
| align="left"| 
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: Gold<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Garth%20Brooks&title=Lost%20in%20You&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - April 15, 2011: "Lost in You" certified awards|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=April 15, 2011))</ref>
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''In the Life of Chris Gaines''
|-
! scope="row"| "It Don't Matter to the Sun"
| —<sup>((anchor|ref_A))[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
| —
| 24
| —
| —
| 23
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Right Now"
| —<sup>((anchor|ref_B))[[#endnote_B|'''[B]''']]</sup>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
| 2000
! scope="row"| "That's the Way I Remember It"
| —
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
| colspan="11" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

((refbegin))
;Notes
*A((anchor|endnote_A))'''[[#ref_A|^]]''' "It Don't Matter to the Sun" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 but peaked at number 13 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart.<ref name="whitburn">((cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=62|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2))</ref>
*B((anchor|endnote_B))'''[[#ref_B|^]]''' "Right Now" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 but peaked at number 50 on the ''Radio and Records'' Pop Chart<ref>[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-10-29.pdf R&R 1999] worldradiohistory.com</ref> (with "Lost In You" earlier reaching number 42<ref>[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-08-20.pdf R&R 1999] worldradiohistory.com</ref> on that chart).
((refend))

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! style="width:16em;"| Title
! Director
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1999
! scope="row"| "Lost in You"
| rowspan="2"| Jon Small
|-
! scope="row"| "Right Now"
|}

== References ==
((Reflist))

((Refbegin))
* ((cite magazine |last=Flippo |first=Chet |date=Oct 16, 1999 |title=True Story Behind Brooks as Gaines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=Flippo%2C+Chet.+True+Story+Behind+Brooks+as+Gaines.+Billboard&pg=PA45 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 17, 2019))
((Refend))

== External links ==
*[http://www.myspace.com/chrisgainesofficial Official Chris Gaines Myspace]
*[https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-11-06-brooks_postcard_N.htm USA Today: Kansas City crowd welcomes Brooks back to the stage]

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