Strait Country
Strait Country is the debut studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 4, 1981 by MCA Records. The album's traditional country music approach—a mix of Texas honky tonk and the Bakersfield sound—presented a sharp contrast to the dominating trends within country music at that time. The album includes the singles "Unwound", "Down and Out", and "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)", reaching 6, 16, and 3 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Strait Country has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
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Strait Country
Strait Country is the debut studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 4, 1981 by MCA Records. The album's traditional country music approach—a mix of Texas honky tonk and the Bakersfield sound—presented a sharp contrast to the dominating trends within country music at that time. The album includes the singles "Unwound", "Down and Out", and "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)", reaching 6, 16, and 3 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Strait Country has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
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1981-09-04
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Blame It on Mexico
Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her
Friday Night Fever
Her Goodbye Hit Me in the Heart
Honky Tonk Downstairs
I Get Along with You
She's Playing Hell Trying to Get Me to Heaven
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Blake Mevis, David Wills
Darryl Staedtler
Dean Dillon, David Wills, Charles Quillen
Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus
Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus, Blake Mevis
Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus, Murray F. Cannon, Raleigh Squires, Jimmy Darrell
Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro
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