Garth Brooks is giving the people what they want.

More than 20 years after his alter ego’s last album, Brooks told Billboard Country Live this week that he is bringing back rocker Chris Gaines.

“The Gaines project was a lot of time put in — because it’s not natural, you’re acting on a record — but I want to do it simply for people who love the Gaines project,” Brooks, 61, said.

“And selfishly, I love the Chris Gaines record, so I want to do it for me. It challenged me as a vocalist. So I don’t know when we’re going to get to it, but it’s on the list.”

Gaines is Brooks’ fictional, Australian rock star, which he debuted in 1999. The song “Lost in You,” part of “The Life of Chris Gaines” album, became Brooks’ first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 5.

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold over more than two million copies.

Brooks also revealed he’s working on a new duets album with wife Trisha Yearwood as well as another duets album with multiple artists, per Billboard.

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