George Strait - Greatest Hits

Artist:

Strait, George

See Also:

Presley, Elvis Tubb, Ernest Eagles (Rock) (The) The Hit Crew - A Country Music Tribute To George Strait

Description:

It`s impossible to underestimate how important George Strait was to country music in the mid-1980s. He`s credited with single-handedly saving the entire genre from extinction after URBAN COWBOY-era over-saturation and a too-close flirtation with mainstream pop. Listening to the 10 songs gathered on 1986`s GREATEST HITS, it`s easy to understand the no-nonsense Texan`s appeal: any one of these songs, the majority of them written by seasoned Music Row professionals, could have been a hit in the `60s for Ray Price, or in the `70s for George Jones, or in the `50s for Lefty Frizell. Tunes such as the timeless "Amarillo By Morning" or Strait`s first Number One country hit "Fool-Hearted Memory" are conservative without being musty or overly retro. The traditional twang is there, with weepy pedal steel guitars, honky-tonk piano and old-fashioned countrypolitan strings providing a perfect Nashville-style setting for Strait`s smooth, easy-going delivery. This is as country as country got in the `80s, and this selection of Strait`s earliest hits encapsulates how perfectly formed his musical persona was from the beginning.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Unwound
2. Down and Out
3. If You`re Thinking You Want a Stranger (There`s One Coming Home)
4. Fool Hearted Memory
5. Marina del Ray
6. Amarillo by Morning
7. Fire I Can`t Put Out, A
8. You Look So Good in Love
9. Right or Wrong
10. Let`s Fall to Pieces Together

Album Information

Release Date:

10/17/1990

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Contemporary Country

Label:

MCA Records (USA)

Producer:

Blake Mevis; Ray Baker

Catalog Number:

5567

Original Release Year:

1985

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

27 : 41

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