George Strait (album)

George Strait is the self-titled twentieth studio album by country singer George Strait. The first album of his career not to achieve RIAA platinum certification, it produced three singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Go On" at #2, "Don't Make Me Come over There and Love You" at #17, and "If You Can Do Anything Else" at #5.

George Strait
Studio album by
George Strait
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2000
Recorded2000
StudioOcean Way Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length34:25
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerTony Brown
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
(2000)		 George Strait
(2000)		 The Road Less Traveled
(2001)
Singles from George Strait
  1. "Go On"
    Released: July 10, 2000
  2. "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You"
    Released: November 21, 2000
  3. "If You Can Do Anything Else"
    Released: February 20, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"You're Stronger Than Me" was originally recorded by Patsy Cline in 1962.

Rodney Crowell later recorded "The Night's Just Right for Love" as "The Night's Just Right" on his 2008 album Sex & Gasoline.

Track listing
  1. "If You Can Do Anything Else" (Billy Livsey, Don Schlitz) – 4:06
  2. "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" (Jim Lauderdale, Carter Wood) – 2:04
  3. "Looking Out My Window Through the Pain" (John Schweers) – 3:39
  4. "Go On" (Tony Martin, Mark Nesler) – 3:48
  5. "If It's Gonna Rain" (Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick, Donny Kees) – 3:46
  6. "Home Improvement" (Dana Hunt, Tim Ryan Rouillier) – 2:45
  7. "The Night's Just Right for Love" (Rodney Crowell) – 3:57
  8. "You're Stronger Than Me" (Hank Cochran, Jimmy Key) – 2:52
  9. "Which Side of the Glass" (Hunt, J. Fred Knobloch) – 3:20
  10. "She Took the Wind from His Sails" (Dillon, Kees) – 3:58

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

Musicians

The Nashville String Machine performs on "Looking Out My Window Through Pain" directed by Bergen White and "The Night's Just Right for Love" and "She Took the Wind from His Sails" directed by Ron Huff.

Production
  • Chuck Ainlay – engineering and mixing
  • Chad Brown – 2nd engineer
  • David Bryant – additional 2nd engineer (overdubs)
  • Eric Conn – digital editing
  • Justin Niebank – engineering (overdubs)
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Mark Ralston – 2nd engineer
  • Leslie Richter – additional 2nd engineer (overdubs)
  • Greg Fogie – additional 2nd engineer
  • Tony Green – 2nd Engineer (Overdubs)

Design
  • Tom Bert – photography
  • Jerry Joyner – design
  • Chris Ferrara – design

Chart positions
Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 7
Canadian RPM Country Albums 8

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. George Strait (CD). George Strait. MCA Records. 2000. 088170166.CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Allmusic (see infobox)
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