My hardest thing was to let go, to be happy for everybody and just to enjoy. And go back to being what you were before you became an artist, and that was just a fan.

To support the album Brooks embarked on a 1994 UK tour selling out venues such as Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre and London's Wembley Arena. Nevertheless the song often received standing ovations when performed in concert went to number 22 in the Christian charts through a marketing deal with Rick Hendrix Company and earned Brooks a 1993 GLAAD Media Award. He was also a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Pi chapter.

His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while quickly crossing over into the mainstream pop arena exposing country music to a larger audience.