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Chris Gaines

Chris Gaines is a one-off fictional rock persona created as a movie character for Garth Brooks to explore musical styles far removed from his success as a country singer.

For the gridiron football player, see Chris Gaines (gridiron football).

Chris Gaines

Brisbane, Australia (fictitiously)

1999

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 singles, including the top 5 pop hit "Lost in You".

Official Chris Gaines Myspace

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