Chill of an Early Fall

Chill of an Early Fall is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. The album produced the singles "If I Know Me" and "You Know Me Better Than That", both of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1991. Also released from this album were the title track (#3 on the country charts) and a cover of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" (#24), Strait's first single since "Down and Out" in 1981 to miss Top Ten.

Chill of an Early Fall
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 1991
RecordedSeptember 1990
StudioEmerald Studio, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length31:03
LabelMCA
ProducerJimmy Bowen
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Livin' It Up
(1990)
Chill of an Early Fall
(1991)
Ten Strait Hits
(1991)
Singles from Chill of an Early Fall
  1. "If I Know Me"
    Released: March 12, 1991
  2. "You Know Me Better Than That"
    Released: June 11, 1991
  3. "The Chill of an Early Fall"
    Released: September 23, 1991
  4. "Lovesick Blues"
    Released: January 7, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA+[3]
Los Angeles Times [4]
Q [5]

"Her Only Bad Habit Is Me" was recorded by Ty England on his 1995 self-titled debut.

Track listing

  1. "The Chill of an Early Fall" (Green Daniel, Gretchen Peters) - 3:29
  2. "I've Convinced Everybody but Me" (Buddy Cannon, L. David Lewis, Kim Williams) - 3:19
  3. "If I Know Me" (Pam Belford, Dean Dillon) - 2:42
  4. "You Know Me Better Than That" (Anna Lisa Graham, Tony Haselden) - 3:01
  5. "Anything You Can Spare" (Harlan Howard) - 2:18
  6. "Home in San Antone" (Floyd Jenkins) - 2:24
  7. "Lovesick Blues" (Cliff Friend, Irving Mills) - 2:55
  8. "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) - 4:51
  9. "Her Only Bad Habit Is Me" (Don Cook, Howard) - 3:17
  10. "Is It Already Time" (Aaron Barker) - 2:47

Personnel

The Ace in the Hole Band

On "Home in San Antone", "Lovesick Blues" and "Milk Cow Blues"

  • David Anthony – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Daily – steel guitar
  • Gene Elders – fiddle
  • Phil Fisher – drums
  • Terry Hale – bass guitar
  • Ronnie Huckaby – piano
  • Benny McArthur – electric guitar
  • Rick McRae – electric guitar

Chart positions

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 45

References

  1. Humphrey, Mark A.. Chill of an Early Fall at AllMusic
  2. Hurst, Jack (April 11, 1991). "George StraitChill of an Early Fall (MCA)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  3. Nash, Alanna (April 12, 1991). "Chill of an Early Fall". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  4. Lewis, Randy (June 9, 1991). "George Strait "Chill of an Early Fall" MCA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  5. Album reviews at CD Universe
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