Strait packs box set
The 3-disc, 56-track collection features 36 hit singles including 26 number ones plus 2 new songs co-written by Strait along with 18 choice album cuts, all personally selected by Strait.
The release spans 20 years of Strait's career from 1996 to 2016 and follows the highly successful, 8x Platinum-selling 1995 release, "Strait Out of the Box."
"Going back through all the songs for this box set does bring back a lot of old memories," said Strait. "A lot of them we considered for radio singles and for whatever reason, we just picked something else. It was not that hard to pick them after I looked through them because there are just so many that are my favorites." The two new songs, "Kicked Outta Country" (Strait/Jamey Johnson) and "You Gotta Go Through Hell" (Strait/Bubba Strait/Dean Dillon) are the first new recordings released from Strait since last year's surprise "Cold Beer Conversation" album.
Disc 1 (1996-2000)
1. Blue Clear Sky
2. Carried Away
3. Rockin' In The Arms Of Your Memory
4. I Can Still Make Cheyenne
5. Round About Way
6. Carrying Your Love With Me
7. One Night At A Time
8. Today My World Slipped Away
9. The Nerve
10. I Just Want To Dance With You
11. True
12. Maria
13. We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This
14. Meanwhile
15. Write This Down
16. The Best Day
17. Looking Out My Window Through The Pain
18. Go On
Disc 2 (2001-2008)
1. She'll Leave You With A Smile
2. Run
3. Living and Living Well
4. My Life's Been Grand
5. Cowboys Like Us
6. Desperately
7. Four Down and Twelve Across
8. I Hate Everything
9. Seashores of Old Mexico
10. She Let Herself Go
11. Give It Away
12. Wrapped
13. It Just Comes Natural
14. Texas Cookin'
15. How 'Bout Them Cowgirls
16. Come On Joe
17. Troubadour
18. River Of Love
19. I Saw God Today
Disc 3 (2009-2016)
1. Living For The Night
2. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
3. Arkansas Dave
4. Love's Gonna Make It Alright
5. Drinkin' Man
6. Shame On Me
7. Here For A Good Time
8. House Across The Bay
9. Blue Marlin Blues
10. I'll Always Remember You
11. Give It All We Got Tonight
12. I Just Can't Go On Dying Like This
13. That's What Breaking Hearts Do
14. The Night Is Young
15. I Believe
16. Goin' Goin' Gone
17. Everything I See
18. Kicked Outta Country*
19. You Gotta Go Through Hell*
More news for George Strait
- 01/21/20: Strait goes to Minneapolis
- 05/06/19: Strait visits heartland in 2020
- 04/08/19: Strait hits the top
- 03/29/19: Strait, Earle, Owen top new releases
- 03/18/19: Strait breaks record - his own
- 02/19/19: Strait song adds a lot
- 02/11/19: Strait releases new single
- 02/01/19: Strait enters "Honky Tonk Time Machine"
CD reviews for George Strait
At this stage of his nearly four-decades-long career, George Strait sure knows his sweet spot. Take a look at the cover of his 30th studio album, and it's understood that it's the honky tonks that are part and parcel of the tall Texan. Not to mention the title.
And that means, Strait is going to be singing about drinking, loving and faith in styles ranging from honky tonk to straight ahead country to Tex-Mex stylings to ballads. You're also going to hear fiddle and pedal steel ...
recording front. This surprise release shows an artist now in his early 60s completely capable of being the leading voice for his brand of country music, which is increasingly rare these days.
Strait always has enjoyed a voice that resonates and is dexterous depending on the style. And the Texan sticks with the types of styles that brought him to the top - traditional country ("Let It Go," "Goin' Goin' Gone"), Texas swing ("It Takes All Kinds") and Zydeco ...
George Strait has been one of the most dependable country music stars for three decades. In this day and age, the Texan is a certifiable throwback. He's low key, not a self-promoter. All's he has done is churn out hit after hit for decade after decade. He has not been the kind of artist who put his finger up in the air either or trading his cowboy hat for a baseball cap. When looking up the definition of traditional country, George Strait sits at the top.
Strait tackles 20 songs on ...
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