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Essential George Strait

| | Jumat, 07 Desember 2012
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George Strait emerged in the early 1980s with a traditional sound that he's stood by throughout the years. His sound draws from both western swing and honky tonk styles, and his music has been an influence in many of today's rising stars. After more than twenty years, Strait can still top the charts, and artists are always honored to be chosen to tour with him. While he doesn't tour excessively, the shows that he does play almost always sell out. I've compiled the top 10 albums every George Strait fan should have.George Strait - 'Carrying Your Love With Me'MCA NashvilleThis album won both the CMA Album of the Year awards in 1997. and the ACM Album of the Year award in 1998. Four singles were released, and three of them topped the charts ("One Night at a Time," the title track and "Round About Way"). The fourth, a remake of Vern Gosdin's "Today My World Slipped Away" peaked at No. 3. While generally agreed that this release didn't quite equal the quality of the songs from his previous album, Blue Clear Sky, the album still sold over 3 million copies.
Compare Prices zSB(3,3)George Strait - 'Honkytonkville'MCA NashvilleGeorge Strait's knack of picking out just the right songs to add to an album has given his work a steady consistency and reliability. For Honkytonkville he revs up the honky tonk style in such tunes as "I Found Jesus on the Barroom Floor," in keeping with the stalwart tradition that all Saturday night sinners are Sunday saved. The singles, the yearning "Desperately," the weeper "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" and western-themed "Cowboys Like Us" all became Top 10 songs for Strait, but none of them reached the top of the charts. Another standout track is the toe-tappin' "She Used To Say That About Me."
Compare Prices George Strait - 'Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind'MCA NashvilleThis album won George Strait the CMA Album of the Year award in 1984. It contains a nice mix of fast paced western swing songs, like "Any Old Time," country weepers like "I Should Have Watched That First Step" and fun honky tonk tunes like "Love Comes from the Other Side of Town," and the scorchin' hot hit "The Fireman." Four years after his impressive debut, Strait showed that he was here to stay.
Compare PricesGeorge Strait - 'It Just Comes Natural'MCA NashvilleWhile many of his earlier albums had 10 or 12 tracks, It Just Comes Natural has 15, with none being just placed on the album to increase the track count. From the loping tempo of the title track, to the cleverly written breakup tune, and No. 1 song, "Give It Away," to emotional western-themed "I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore" and the two-steppin' favorite "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls," there's a nice mixture of styles, and Strait earned a second No. 1 from this album with the easy-going "Wrapped."
Compare Prices George Strait - 'Ocean Front Property'MCA NashvilleThis 1987 release solidified Strait as a legend in the making. Some of his most memorable songs, such as the up-tempo humorous tune "All My Exes Live in Texas," the western swing-styled "Am I Blue," and the powerhouse title track. There is a solid mix of ballads, uptempo rockers and western swing tunes, which definitely appealed to fans who bought up enough copies of this album that it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album chart. This was a first for Strait. It has since gone triple platinum in the years to follow.
Compare PricesGeorge Strait - TroubadourMCA NashvilleGeorge Strait's 2008 release Troubadour was his 37th studio release. The album won the 2008 CMA Album of the Year, and George earned another two No. 1 songs, as "I Saw God Today" and "River of Love" both topped the charts. The country waltz tune "It Was Me" has a storyline similar to Brad Paisley's "We Danced," and the reflective "I Saw God Today" talks about seeing God in many places, while the toe tappin' "Brothers of the Highway" takes on the story of truck drivers, and the title track is a introspective look back at one's life. Lastly, Strait takes a page from Kenny Chesney's songbook with the island-sounding "River of Love."
Compare Prices George Strait - 'The Road Less Traveled'MCA NashvilleGeorge Strait went for a little change on The Road Less Traveled. On the honky tonk-styled tune "Stars on the Water," a voice enhancer was used to change Strait's voice (ala Cher on "Believe") in some parts. On the mid-tempo tune "Run," Strait opted for a percussion-driven track, with an acoustic guitar being the other outstanding instrument. Many traditional country purists balked at the vocal augmentation and the synthesized drums, but it doesn't seem to have hurt sales, as the album has sold over 1 million copies since its release. Other standout tracks include the honky tonkin' "Good Time Charlie's," the introspective Haggard-penned "My Life's Been Grand," and the mid-tempo steel-guitar soaked "Living and Living Well."
Compare Prices George Strait - 'Pure Country' SoundtrackMCA NashvilleThe soundtrack to "Pure Country" is from the motion picture that starred George Strait as "Dusty," and the soundtrack was completely recorded by him as well. The album has become his biggest-selling studio album, with over six million copies sold. It also marked Strait's first partnership with producer Tony Brown, who would go on to produce all of Strait's subsequent releases.
Compare Prices zSB(1,2)George Strait - 'Strait Country'MCA NashvilleBack in 1981, a young artist by the name of George Strait released his debut album. In the middle of the Urban Cowboy phase of country music, where much of the music was over-produced and had a country pop sound aimed at crossing over to pop, he brought an album that was rooted in his honky tonk influences. There was the two-steppin' "Unwound," with its heavy bass line, and the Tex-Mex style of "Blame It On Mexico" (which could probably be a hit today for Kenny Chesney).
Compare PricesGeorge Strait - 'Blue Clear Sky'MCA NashvilleBlue Clear Sky earned Strait the CMA Album of the Year in 1996. Strait's range as a vocalist is spotlighted here, from the western-style of "I Can Still Make Cheyenne," the fun country bopper, "Do the Right Thing," and the classic sounds of the weeper "King of the Mountain." He even includes a song that sounds like he was channeling Frank Sinatra, "Need I Say More." Album sales of Blue Clear Sky have topped three million copies.
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