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Strait from the Heart
Studio album by George Strait
Released June 3, 1982
Recorded Music City Music Hall,Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length 28:20
Label MCA
Producer Blake Mevis
George Strait chronology
Strait Country(1981)Strait from the Heart(1982)Right or Wrong(1983)
Strait from the Heart is the second studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on June 3, 1982 by MCA Records. The album includes Strait*s first number one single, "Fool Hearted Memory", as well as follow-up singles "Marina del Rey", "Amarillo by Morning" and "A Fire I Can*t Put Out", reaching numbers 6, 4, and 1 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Strait from the Heart is certified platinum by theRIAA.
Contents [hide]
1 Recording
2 Reception
3 Track listing
4 Personnel
5 Chart performance
6 References
Recording[edit]
Strait from the Heart was recorded at Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
Reception[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Strait from the Heart received positive reviews upon its release in 1982. On the AllMusic website, it received a perfect five out of five stars. In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek called Strait "a singer of uncommon vitality who could sing honky tonk, countrypolitan, and the new traditional sounds".[2] Jurek singled out the depth and breadth of the singer*s talent, delivering his first number one hit, "Fool Hearted Memory", a slow two-step, alongside the equally successful ballads "Amarillo by Morning", "Marina del Rey", and "A Fire I Can*t Put Out", as well as the raw traditional numbers "Honky Tonk Crazy", "Heartbroke", "I Can*t See Texas from Here", and the barroom anthem "The Steal of the Night"—songs that "offer a portrait of Strait as a man who can do it all".[2] Jurek concludes:
His work is not over-produced, and his voice rings clear and true, offering only what the song needs to reveal itself to the listener. Strait from the Heart may not be the exact beginning of the story, but it is the first part of the legend.[2]
Track listing[edit]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Fool Hearted Memory" Byron Hill, Alan R. Mevis 2:37
2. "Honky Tonk Crazy" Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus 2:27
3. "The Only Thing I Have Left" Clay Blaker 3:24
4. "The Steal of the Night" Bill Shore, David Wills, A. R. Mevis 2:38
5. "I Can*t See Texas from Here" George Strait 2:27
6. "Marina del Rey" Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus 3:00
7. "Lover in Disguise" Blake Mevis, Jim Dowell 2:28
8. "Heartbroke" Guy Clark 3:32
9. "Amarillo by Morning" Terry Stafford, Paul Fraser 2:52
10. "A Fire I Can*t Put Out" Darryl Staedtler 2:55
Total length: 28:20
Personnel[edit]Music
George Strait – vocals, guitar
Gregg Galbraith – lead guitar
Fred Newell – lead guitar
Jimmy Capps – rhythm guitar
Bobby Thompson – rhythm guitar
Sonny Garish – steel guitar
John Hughey – steel guitar
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Buddy Spicher – fiddle
Mitch Humphries – keyboards
Mike Leech – bass guitar
Larry Paxton – bass
Jerry Kroon – drums
Nashville String Machine – strings
Sudie Callaway – background vocals
Buddy Cannon – background vocals
Rita Figlio – background vocals
Arlene Hardin – background vocals
Buddy Hardin – background vocals
Gwen Kay – background vocals
Curtis Young – background vocals
Production
Blake Mevis – producer
Bill Harris – engineer, mixing
Doug Crider – assistant engineer
David DeBusk – assistant engineer
Milan Bogdan – digital editing (CD)
Glenn Meadows – digital mastering (CD)
Allen Moore – string arrangements
Simon Levy – art direction
Jim McGuire – photography
Katie Gillon – coordination
Sherri Halford – coordination
Strait from the Heart
Studio album by George Strait
Released June 3, 1982
Recorded Music City Music Hall,Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length 28:20
Label MCA
Producer Blake Mevis
George Strait chronology
Strait Country(1981)Strait from the Heart(1982)Right or Wrong(1983)
Strait from the Heart is the second studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on June 3, 1982 by MCA Records. The album includes Strait*s first number one single, "Fool Hearted Memory", as well as follow-up singles "Marina del Rey", "Amarillo by Morning" and "A Fire I Can*t Put Out", reaching numbers 6, 4, and 1 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Strait from the Heart is certified platinum by theRIAA.
Contents [hide]
1 Recording
2 Reception
3 Track listing
4 Personnel
5 Chart performance
6 References
Recording[edit]
Strait from the Heart was recorded at Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
Reception[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Strait from the Heart received positive reviews upon its release in 1982. On the AllMusic website, it received a perfect five out of five stars. In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek called Strait "a singer of uncommon vitality who could sing honky tonk, countrypolitan, and the new traditional sounds".[2] Jurek singled out the depth and breadth of the singer*s talent, delivering his first number one hit, "Fool Hearted Memory", a slow two-step, alongside the equally successful ballads "Amarillo by Morning", "Marina del Rey", and "A Fire I Can*t Put Out", as well as the raw traditional numbers "Honky Tonk Crazy", "Heartbroke", "I Can*t See Texas from Here", and the barroom anthem "The Steal of the Night"—songs that "offer a portrait of Strait as a man who can do it all".[2] Jurek concludes:
His work is not over-produced, and his voice rings clear and true, offering only what the song needs to reveal itself to the listener. Strait from the Heart may not be the exact beginning of the story, but it is the first part of the legend.[2]
Track listing[edit]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Fool Hearted Memory" Byron Hill, Alan R. Mevis 2:37
2. "Honky Tonk Crazy" Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus 2:27
3. "The Only Thing I Have Left" Clay Blaker 3:24
4. "The Steal of the Night" Bill Shore, David Wills, A. R. Mevis 2:38
5. "I Can*t See Texas from Here" George Strait 2:27
6. "Marina del Rey" Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus 3:00
7. "Lover in Disguise" Blake Mevis, Jim Dowell 2:28
8. "Heartbroke" Guy Clark 3:32
9. "Amarillo by Morning" Terry Stafford, Paul Fraser 2:52
10. "A Fire I Can*t Put Out" Darryl Staedtler 2:55
Total length: 28:20
Personnel[edit]Music
George Strait – vocals, guitar
Gregg Galbraith – lead guitar
Fred Newell – lead guitar
Jimmy Capps – rhythm guitar
Bobby Thompson – rhythm guitar
Sonny Garish – steel guitar
John Hughey – steel guitar
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Buddy Spicher – fiddle
Mitch Humphries – keyboards
Mike Leech – bass guitar
Larry Paxton – bass
Jerry Kroon – drums
Nashville String Machine – strings
Sudie Callaway – background vocals
Buddy Cannon – background vocals
Rita Figlio – background vocals
Arlene Hardin – background vocals
Buddy Hardin – background vocals
Gwen Kay – background vocals
Curtis Young – background vocals
Production
Blake Mevis – producer
Bill Harris – engineer, mixing
Doug Crider – assistant engineer
David DeBusk – assistant engineer
Milan Bogdan – digital editing (CD)
Glenn Meadows – digital mastering (CD)
Allen Moore – string arrangements
Simon Levy – art direction
Jim McGuire – photography
Katie Gillon – coordination
Sherri Halford – coordination
