If one were forced to choose a single Garth Brooks album to own, it should be his first. Believe it or not, Brooks once studied at the feet of singer/songwriter Bob Childers, an obscure Oklahoman who has written songs more akin to Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt than to the pop country Brooks would later make his cash cow. This debut has a vision of careful songwriting and honky-tonk traditions Brooks never fully recaptured. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" is the best thing he's ever recorded, a gorgeous country tune recalling Lefty Frizzell and Charlie Rich. Had he continued to make such strong singles, Brooks's artistic stature might have equaled his stock portfolio. It never happened, but that shouldn't stop us from recognizing country music this solid. Track Listings 1. Not Counting You 2. I've Got a Good Thing Going 3. If Tomorrow Never Comes 4. Uptown Down Home Good Ol' Boy 5. Everytime That It Rains 6. Alabama Clay 7. Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) 8. Cowboy Bill 9. Nobody Gets Off in This Town 10. I Know One 11. The Dance