Beyond the Blue Neon is the ninth original studio album by American country music artist George Strait and 12th overall. It was released by MCA Records on February 6, 1989. It is certified platinumby the RIAA, and it produced the singles "Baby*s Gotten Good at Goodbye", "What*s Going on in Your World", "Ace in the Hole", and "Overnight Success". While the first three singles all reached Number One on the Billboard country charts in 1989, "Overnight Success" was a #8 for Strait in 1990. "Hollywood Squares" also charted at #67 in 1990 based on unsolicited airplay.
Contents
1 Content
2 Track listing
3 Band
4 Production
5 Chart performance
6 References
Content
Two of this album*s tracks were previously recorded by other artists, while two more were later covered by others. "Leavin*s Been Comin* (For a Long, Long Time)" was originally cut by Gene Watson on 1983*sLittle By Little, and the title track was originally recorded by its co-writer, Larry Boone, on his 1988 Swingin* Doors, Sawdust Floors (the title of which also references this song). In addition, "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" was later recorded by Diamond Rio on their 1992 album Close to the Edge, from which it was released as a single. Finally, David Ball covered "What*s Going On in Your World" on his 2007 album Heartaches by the Number.
Track listing[edit]
"Beyond the Blue Neon" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson) – 2:57
"Hollywood Squares" (Larry Cordle, Wayland Patton, Jeff Tanguay) – 2:46
"Overnight Success" (Sanger D. Shafer) – 3:11
"Ace in the Hole" (Dennis Adkins) – 2:39
"Leavin*s Been Comin* (For a Long, Long Time)" (Sonny Throckmorton, Joseph Allen, Dave Kirby) – 3:01
"Baby*s Gotten Good at Goodbye" (Tony Martin, Troy Martin) – 3:31
"What*s Going On in Your World" (David Chamberlain, Royce Porter, Red Steagall) – 3:29
"Angel, Angelina" (L. David Lewis) – 3:14
"Too Much of Too Little" (Curtis Wayne) – 2:21
"Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" (Tom Shapiro, Michael Garvin) – 2:28
Band
Background Vocals: Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Liana "Mrs. Harmony" Young
Drums: Eddie Bayers
Bass: David Hungate
Electric Guitar: Reggie Young, Steve Gibson
Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
Saxophone: Steve Marsh
Piano: Floyd Domino
Fiddle: Johnny Gimble
Acoustic Guitar: Steve Gibson
Production[edit]
Engineers: Bob Bullock, Ron Treat, Tim Kish, Russ Martin
Mixer: John Guess
Second Engineers: Julian King, Sheila Mann, Tim Kish
Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
Pre-Production: Don Lanier
Projection Coordinator: Jessie Noble
Design: Robert Jones
Photography: Steven Pumphrey
Chart performance
Chart (1989) Peakposition
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 92
Canadian RPM Country Albums 5
Contents
1 Content
2 Track listing
3 Band
4 Production
5 Chart performance
6 References
Content
Two of this album*s tracks were previously recorded by other artists, while two more were later covered by others. "Leavin*s Been Comin* (For a Long, Long Time)" was originally cut by Gene Watson on 1983*sLittle By Little, and the title track was originally recorded by its co-writer, Larry Boone, on his 1988 Swingin* Doors, Sawdust Floors (the title of which also references this song). In addition, "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" was later recorded by Diamond Rio on their 1992 album Close to the Edge, from which it was released as a single. Finally, David Ball covered "What*s Going On in Your World" on his 2007 album Heartaches by the Number.
Track listing[edit]
"Beyond the Blue Neon" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson) – 2:57
"Hollywood Squares" (Larry Cordle, Wayland Patton, Jeff Tanguay) – 2:46
"Overnight Success" (Sanger D. Shafer) – 3:11
"Ace in the Hole" (Dennis Adkins) – 2:39
"Leavin*s Been Comin* (For a Long, Long Time)" (Sonny Throckmorton, Joseph Allen, Dave Kirby) – 3:01
"Baby*s Gotten Good at Goodbye" (Tony Martin, Troy Martin) – 3:31
"What*s Going On in Your World" (David Chamberlain, Royce Porter, Red Steagall) – 3:29
"Angel, Angelina" (L. David Lewis) – 3:14
"Too Much of Too Little" (Curtis Wayne) – 2:21
"Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" (Tom Shapiro, Michael Garvin) – 2:28
Band
Background Vocals: Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Liana "Mrs. Harmony" Young
Drums: Eddie Bayers
Bass: David Hungate
Electric Guitar: Reggie Young, Steve Gibson
Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
Saxophone: Steve Marsh
Piano: Floyd Domino
Fiddle: Johnny Gimble
Acoustic Guitar: Steve Gibson
Production[edit]
Engineers: Bob Bullock, Ron Treat, Tim Kish, Russ Martin
Mixer: John Guess
Second Engineers: Julian King, Sheila Mann, Tim Kish
Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
Pre-Production: Don Lanier
Projection Coordinator: Jessie Noble
Design: Robert Jones
Photography: Steven Pumphrey
Chart performance
Chart (1989) Peakposition
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 92
Canadian RPM Country Albums 5
