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- "Check Yes or No" From 'Strait Out of the Box' (1995) A gargoyle wouldn't be able to deny this sweet song a special place in his heart. It's the story everyone grows up hoping to live with his or her sweetie.
- "Carrying Your Love With Me" From 'Carrying Your Love With Me' (1997) One of the reasons Strait has scored so many hit singles is that he's so adept at picking songs to record that have strong choruses that stick with you.
- "I Saw God Today" From 'Troubadour' (2008) "I Saw God Today" was the 2008 CMA Single of the Year, but more importantly, it was a song that once again made listeners stop and stare at the radio the first time they heard it.
- "Ocean Front Property" From 'Ocean Front Property' (1987) "Ocean Front Property" is another of Strait's all-time classics. Written by Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon and Royce Porter, the song is a tongue-in-cheek ode to a love that's gone, with the narrator trying to convince his ex that he will be fine without her and he doesn't still love her.
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- I Can Still Make Cheyenne
- Right Or Wrong
- Go on
- Blue Clear Sky
- Baby’S Gotten Good at Goodbye
- I Just Want to Dance with You
- Here For A Good Time
- Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
- She Let Herself Go
The extremely rare George Strait power ballad, “Run” has less of a live-from-the-honky-tonk feel than most of his catalog. Instead, it almost fits in with the adult alternative sound of the early 2000s, both with its loose, rock-ish production and non-narrative lyrics. Expansive and impressionistic, the song is about a mood – specifically, longing ...
Set in a telephone booth, in some ways “I Can Still Make Cheyenne” feels like a dispatch from a time long past – and yet its story, of a woman left at home while a man pursues his calling, is as relevant as ever. The mournful ballad, with its wailing fiddle and wide-open Western feel, deflates a favorite myth as it turns country’s beloved cowboys i...
George Strait didn’t just revive the vintage Tin Pan Alley via Bob Wills tune, he took it to the top of the country charts – a sure sign of his place at the epicenter of neo-traditional country’s Nashville reign. Proving his Texas mettle with some unadulterated Western swing, Strait’s voice transports the listener to some honky tonk dancefloor for ...
George Strait revisits the same one-sided barroom conversation framework that served him so well on his early hit “The Chair,” but this time with even more charming self-deprecation and deference. “I’m so sorry, I keep interrupting,” he begins in an uptalking inflection that suggests sincere befuddlement – offering a welcome counterpoint to so much...
Yes, George Strait knows that it’s “clear blue sky” according to Bob DiPiero, one of the writers of “Blue Clear Sky.” But it was the backward version, inspired by a line from Forrest Gump, that topped the Hot Country Songs chart for two weeks as the centerpiece of a timeless track about finding love when all hope seems lost. Bright and uptempo, the...
This single, an anthem for men who’ve screwed up one too many times (and the women who love them), was part of George Strait’s unmatched late 1980s run, appearing on the same album as “Ace In The Hole.” It was his ninth consecutive Hot Country Songs no. 1, and captures much of what made him so unstoppable during that period: the twangy traditionali...
This deceptively simple single sneaks up on you. Though its island lilt and sweet premise are easy enough to appreciate on their own, co-writers Roger Cook and John Prine’s plainspoken poetry makes the dancefloor ditty surprisingly affecting. Prine originally recorded the track for his 1986 album German Afternoons; it was George Strait’s version, t...
“Don’t think for a minute that I’m gonna sit around and sing some old sad song,” George Strait sings on this memorable party starter, one of just a few singles that he himself co-wrote. Its shuffle is as traditional as it gets, yet the song is imbued with the celebratory beers and backroads spirit of early 2010s bro-country – it doesn’t seem far-fe...
About as Strait-country as it gets, the two-step-ready track sounds like it might have been a roadhouse favorite even before the singer was born in 1952. Borderline yodels outline the classic lament, whose quiet gut punches start with its unforgettable opening line: “Cold Fort Worth beer ain’t no good for jealous,” a doleful Strait sings. It’s not ...
One of George Strait’s most unlikely hits, this Dean Dillon-penned break-up song shows off the singer’s empathetic side. In the place of typical broken-hearted angst is an ode to a woman liberated after getting dumped by an ungrateful partner – in classic country style, “let herself go” is a flip that means exactly the opposite of what it would see...
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- George Strait – “The Chair” Dean Dillon has become Strait’s go-to writer of choice, and for good reason. So many of his biggest moments on record come from Dillon, who partnered with the incomparable Hank Cochran on this bit of classic wordplay that became one of of country music’s most unforgettable pick-up lines.
- George Strait – “All My Ex’s Live In Texas” By 1987, Strait was firmly entrenched as one of the top artists in the format, and this single was a perfect complement of a down-home arrangement buoyed by his wry sense of humor.
- George Strait – “The Fireman” Strait was still rising in the country world when this single was released in 1985. Perhaps that’s why this song went no higher than No. 5 on the singles chart.
- George Strait – “I Just Want To Dance With You” Roger Cook and the legendary John Prine teamed up for this romantic mid-tempo number that gave George a chance to stretch just a little, with its tropical-flavored “cha-cha” beat.
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- “Ocean Front Property” George Strait has many virtues, but a poker face surely isn’t one of them. This chart-topping country single finds Strait having some fun at his own expense, acknowledging just how terrible a liar he is by playing up false bravado for humorous effect.
- “Baby Blue” One man's lovesick blues is another man's unfathomable devastation. The Aaron Barker-penned lyrics to 1988's "Baby Blue" read like a nostalgic breakup song: Its narrator remembers a life-changing relationship with a girl who made a big impact in a criminally short time.
- “I Can Still Make Cheyenne” A Top Five hit from 1996, "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" is the kind of cowboy song that makes you root for the bull. When a rodeo man gets fed up with the circuit, he decides to finally come home.
- “Give It Away” “Give It Away” is a modern hit that sounds like a classic. Carefully crafted by the generation-bridging trio of Jamey Johnson, Bill Anderson and Buddy Cannon, the song feels like it has always existed, even though it was released in 2006.
- "Amarillo By Morning" "Amarillo By Morning" pretty much epitomizes what makes Strait's songs so timeless, from his inviting baritone delivery to lyrical themes relatable to tender-hearted listeners.
- "Write This Down" Strait did not lose commercial steam as the 20th century reached its end, as evidenced in 1999 by this No. 1 country hit and Top 20 entry on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
- "Love Without End, Amen" Sticking with the topic of sweet sentimentality, Strait sings not of romantic love here but of the deep reverence felt for one's earthly and Heavenly father.
- "Check Yes Or No" One of the most moving country love songs of the past 40 years, "Check Yes or No" likens a relationship with a childhood sweetheart with the childlike naivety of the couple's earliest playground encounters.
Nov 18, 2022 · It may be hard to believe, but "Amarillo By Morning," "Adalida" and "The Fireman" all fell short of earning the top spot on the country charts. Below, take a look back at Strait's 60...
Dec 19, 2023 · 1. Check Yes Or No. George Strait - Check Yes Or No (Official Music Video) Check Yes Or No topped the charts in 1995 and became one of Strait’s absolute biggest songs. It’s incredibly sweet, following some very young childhood sweethearts and likely inspired plenty of notes passed around in classrooms around the country.
