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It’s no secret that Garth Brooks<\/a> is a big fan of acoustic singer-songwriters, since he counts James Taylor<\/a> and Dan Fogelberg among his biggest influences. But many fans probably don’t realize folk-rock troubadour Bob Dylan<\/a>\u00a0wrote one of his biggest hits.<\/p>\n The year was 1998, only one year after another of Brooks’ musical favorites, Billy Joel<\/a>, first cut Dylan’s “To Make You Feel My Love” for his Greatest Hits Volume III<\/em>. Two months later, Dylan himself released the song on his Time Out of Mind<\/em>\u00a0album.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/em> This Is Why Garth Brooks’ Longtime Business Partner Sued Him<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Brooks then cut the track for the soundtrack of the Sandra Bullock\/Harry Connick Jr. film Hope Floats,<\/em> which dropped in theaters on May 19, 1998.<\/p>\n It was also included as a bonus single from Fresh Horses<\/em>\u00a0on Brooks’ limited\u00a0series box set, and on all later pressings of the album.<\/p>\n Interestingly, Trisha Yearwood<\/a> also cut “To Make You Feel My Love” for the Hope Floats<\/em>\u00a0soundtrack. Brooks’ version led off the album, and Yearwood’s rendition was the final track.<\/p>\n Released as a single to country radio, Brooks’ recording reached No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>‘s Hot Country Songs chart on Aug. 1, 1998, and No. 8 in Adult Contemporary.<\/p>\n Brooks was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 41st annual Grammy Awards, and Dylan received a nomination for Best Country Song.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n11 Stunning Secrets of Garth Brooks, “Friends In Low Places”<\/h2>\n