Strait from the Heart

by George Strait

Overview

George Strait may have landed his first number one in 1982, making him an "overnight sensation," but he'd been working for it since 1976. Strait From the Heart boasts "Fool-Hearted Memory," a perfect slow two-step that raged in all the dancehalls in America for half a year and sent folks to the bins in droves seeking out Strait's records. What they found was a singer of uncommon vitality who could sing honky tonk, countrypolitan, and the new traditional sounds that were just beginning to assert themselves after the first wave of "new country." The new Strait fans were interested in the ballads such as "Marina del Rey" and "A Fire I Can't Put Out," but they are hardly the best cuts on the set. In fact, when Strait lets it get on the raw side is when he is at his best. Tracks such as "Honky Tonk Crazy," his cover of Guy Clark's "Heartbroke," the Western swing of his original "I Can't See Texas From Here," and the strutting barroom anthem "The Steal of the Night" offer a portrait of Strait as a man who can do it all. His work is not over-produced, and his voice rings clear and true, offering only what the song needs to reveal itself to the listener. Strait From the Heart may not be the exact beginning of the story, but it is the first part of the legend. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Mca / Geffen / Mca Nashville / Universal
UPC:	0076743111723
Rank:	83943

Tracks

1. Fool Hearted Memory
2. Honky Tonk Crazy
3. Only Thing I Have Left
4. The Steal of the Night
5. I Can't See Texas from Here
6. Marina del Rey
7. Lover in Disguise
8. Heartbroke
9. Amarillo by Morning
10. A Fire I Can't Put Out

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Strait   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Curtis Young   Vocals
Clyde Brooks   Drums
The Nashville String Machine   Strings
Buddy Cannon   Vocals
David Carroll Kirby   Guitar (Acoustic)
Gwen Kay   Vocals
Rita Figlio   Vocals
Mark Feldman   Fiddle
Steve Chapman   Guitar (Acoustic)
Sudie Callaway   Vocals
Bobby Hardin   Vocals
Arlene Hardin   Vocals

Technical Credits

Bill Harris   Engineer,Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Mixing
Blake Mevis   Composer,Producer
D. Staedtler   Composer
Clay Baker   Composer
Clay Blaker   Composer
Frank Dycus   Composer
Doug Crider   Assistant Engineer
Dean Dillon   Composer
David Wills   Composer
Milan Bogdan   Editing
Alan R. Mevis   Composer
Guy Clark   Composer
Byron Hill   Composer
Glenn Meadows   Mastering
Paul Fraser   Composer
Blake Melvis   Composer
Simon Levy   Art Direction
David DeBusk   Assistant Engineer
Jim McGuire   Photography
Katie Gillon   Coordination
Jim Dowell   Composer
Bill Shore   Composer
Alan Mevis   Composer
George Strait   Composer
Darryl Staedtler   Composer
Darrell Staedtler   Composer
Sherri Halford   Coordination
Allen Moore   String Arrangements
Terry Stafford   Composer