George Strait - Strait Out of the Box MP3 Download

Strait Out of the Box buy CD music From the early 1980s onward, there's been no greater champion of traditional country-music values in the mainstream (and none more successful) than George Strait. Like a virtual Ramones of country, he's remained unshakeable in his devotion to a straightforward, no-frills aesthetic of which he's become the unquestioned standard-bearer. This populist stance has accordingly resounded with huge numbers of listeners; if you thought it was impressive when Alabama released a hits collection containing 40 Number One country hits, try Strait's 50 NUMBER ONES on for size. In keeping with Strait's singular approach, the passage of time is difficult to notice here. From the wistful 1982 lost-love tale "Fool Hearted Memory" to the one new song, 2004's "I Hate Everything," Strait's amiable mix of honky-tonk, Western Swing, and bar-room ballads is remarkably consistent, providing the perfect framework for each sentiment just as comfortably as his warm, inviting voice serves the songs. Unlike many artists' best-of collections, there's no chronological peak beyond which the hits stop coming; 50 NUMBER ONES contains just as many latter-day smashes as early chart-toppers, a testament to the remarkable staying power and clarity of vision that make George Strait a star. Liner Note Authors: George Strait; Michael McCall. Photographers: Jarrett Gaza; Mark Tucker .

Strait Out of the Box album for sale Track Listing of songs: Chattahoochee; Gone Country; She's Got the Rhythm; Midnight in Montgomery; Tall, Tall Trees; Chasin' That Neon Rainbow; I'll Try; Don't Rock the Jukebox; Livin' on Love; Summertime Blues; Love's Got a Hold on You; ; Home; Wanted; I Don't Even Know Your Name; Dallas; Here in the Real World; Someday; Mercury Blues; I'd Love You All Over Again;

Strait Out of the Box CD music "Murder On Music Row" (with Alan Jackson) won the 2000 CMA Award for Vocal Event Of The Year. "Murder On Music Row" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. With George Strait, the hits literally do keep on coming. At the start of the 21st century, more than 20 years into his career, this elder statesman of "New Country" still racked up Number-Ones effortlessly. The secret, of course, is in the songs. Strait's real talent is his ability to choose outstanding material, and there's a hefty chunk of it on this CD, which collects his mid-to-late '90s hits. It's all here, from the Cajun stomp and rockin' rhythms of "Adalida" and "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This," to the breezy catchiness of "Carrying Your Love With Me, " "True," and "Blue Clear Sky," to the heartache of "King of the Mountain" and "Today My World Slipped Away." The brilliant "Check Yes Or No" is MIA, but the CD does offer two new cuts, "The Best Day," a father/son ballad, and "Murder on Music Row," a duet with Alan Jackson. The latter is a neat gimmick: two "real" country singers recording a scathing put-down of Shania Twain-type country. But LATEST GREATEST proves that Strait is entitled to scold his colleagues for not "keeping it country." After all, he always has--and look where he ended up. Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Paul Kinsbury. Personnel: George Strait (vocals, background vocals); Steve Gibson (guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Steve Nathan (keyboards); Glenn Worf (bass guitar); Eddie Bayers (drums); Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, Wes Hightower, Liana Manis (background vocals). Audio Mixer: John Guess. Liner Note Author: Paul Kingsbury. Recording information: Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN (04/19/1994-10/27/1999); The Sound Station (04/19/1994-10/27/1999). Personnel: George Strait, Alan Jackson (vocals); Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Steve Nathan (keyboards); Glann Worf (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Lee Ann Womack, Liana Manis, Wes Hightower (background vocals). Engineers: Chuck Ainlay, Steve Marcantonio.

Strait Out of the Box songs Toby Keith may not be as much of a household name as his former touring partner Shania Twain, but he's quietly racked up a string of fine country hits since his brilliant 1993 debut single "Should've Been A Cowboy." GREATEST HITS highlights Keith's two main gifts: his resonant, distinctive voice and his knack for writing thoughtful, mature songs about relationships. Hits like "Who's That Man," "We Were In Love" and "Wish I Didn't Know Now" tackle big themes like broken families, infidelity and fading love. The tender "Me Too" deals with a man's inability to express his true feelings. Of course, Keith isn't all doom and gloom: tracks like "You Ain't Much Fun," "Big Ol' Truck" and "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" show off his rowdy side. One of Keith's more unusual hits--his version of Sting's ersatz country tune "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"--seems much more heartfelt than the original. In fact, Sting's guest appearance in the song almost spoils the mood. Two new songs-- the jokey country-rap tune "Getcha Some" and the soulful "If A Man Answers"--balance out the 14-track collection, a good overview of an artist whose talent is often overlooked. Personnel: Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar); Will McFarland, Kenny Greenberg, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); Clayton Ivey (piano); Steve Nathan (organ, keyboards); Roger Hawkins, Owen Hale (drums); Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson (background vocals). Audio Mixer: John Guess. Photographer: Tom Smugala. Personnel: Toby Keith, Sting (vocals); Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar); Will McFarland, Kenny Greenberg, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Paul Franklin, Dan Dugmore (steel guitar); Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); Clayton Ivey (piano); Steve Nathan (keyboards, organ); David Hood, Mike Brignardello (bass); Roger Hawkins, Owen Hale (drums); Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson, John Wesley Ryles (background vocals). Producers: James Stroud, Toby Keith, Nelson Larkin, Harold Shedd.

Strait Out of the Box album for sale DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND was voted CMA Album of the Year in 1985. After his somewhat belated commercial breakthrough STRAIT FROM THE HEART, George Strait bobbled things a bit with a rushed, uneven follow-up, RIGHT OR WRONG. However, 1984's DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND? not only righted Strait's commercial prospects, it was a massive success that won the 1985 Album of the Year award from the Country Music Association and cemented Strait's tenure as one of the most successful male country singers of all time. Hailed at the time as one of the signposts of the "new traditionalist" movement in country, DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND? now sounds like a return to the days of fellow Texans like Ray Price, whose signature mix of honky-tonk shuffles and weepy ballads seems to be the primary inspiration of Strait and producer Jimmy Bowen. The album alternates between those two styles; following the tearful lost-love lament "I Should Have Watched That First Step" with the sly roadhouse jumper "Love Comes From The Other Side of Town" shows the full range of Strait's enormous gifts. Ever Cross Your Mind Recorded at Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, Tennessee. Personnel: George Strait (vocals, guitar); Randy Scruggs (acoustic guitar); Larry Byrom, Reggie Young (electric guitar); Hank DeVito, Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); Johnny Gimble (mandolin, fiddle); John Hobbs (keyboards); Eddie Bayers (drums); Curtis Young (background vocals). Recording information: Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Jim Shea. Personnel: George Strait (vocals); Randy Scruggs (acoustic guitar); Reggie Young, Larry Byrom (electric guitar); Weldon Myrick, Hank Devito (steel guitar); Johnny Gimble (fiddle, mandolin); John Hobbs (keyboards); David Hungate (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Curtis Young (background vocals).

Strait Out of the Box CD music All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. BLUE CLEAR SKY won the 1996 Country Music Association Award for Album Of The Year, and George Strait won the C.M.A. award for Male Vocalist Of The Year. George Strait, one of the most widely admired and emulated singers in modern country, opens up emotionally on BLUE CLEAR SKY. It's a rangy album that touches on several different tempos and styles, from the classically weepy "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" to the playfully swingy "I Ain't Never Seen No One Like You." With his stately voice buttressed by a versatile band of backing musicians, Strait shows he can still whip out classic country sounds like the frisky "Do The Right Thing" and the introspective "King Of The Mountain." But he closes with the refreshing "Need I Say More," a piano-based lounge number that seems to have been inspired by his duet with Frank Sinatra on 1995's STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX. As Strait croons "let me show you what true love's all about," one can picture him clad in a tuxedo underneath his trademark 10-gallon chapeau. It's a fitting image for one of Nashville's classier acts. Country's most consistent traditionalist, George Strait, scores again with Blue Clear Sky, one of the best albums of his 15-year career. Blue Clear Sky shows off Strait's range with a well-chosen sweep of material. "Rockin' in the Arms of Your Memory" and "I'd Just as Soon Go" prove that well-written, mainstream adult ballads can carry an insinuating strength when performed with the subtle grace of a master. On "Need I Say More," Strait reveals again that he's also a wonderful jazz-tinged crooner. "I Ain't Never Seen No One Like You" swings with the joyful ease of a youngster on a backyard set, and "Do the Right Thing" gives Strait the chance to show casually that he can navigate an eccentric meter, masking how difficult the inventive arrangement might have been for a lesser vocalist. Strait, an experienced calf-roping competitor, also includes "I Can Still Make Cheyenne." Instead of creating a deadly, dramatic situation or joking about the macho manner of the lifestyle, the song uses a telephone call between a struggling rider and his lover to convey the dreams, the fears, the financial hardships, and the difficulties of life on the road that surround the sport. Just like the singer, the song relies on quietly reserved emotion to convey enormously important sentiments. ~ Michael McCall Recorded at Emerald Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Personnel: George Strait (vocals); Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar); Biff Watson (acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer organ); Brent Mason (electric guitar, gut-string guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Matt Rollings (piano, Wurlitzer organ); Farrell Morris (vibraphone); Eddie Bayers (drums); Curtis Young, Linda Manis (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Chuck Ainlay. Recording information: Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Mark Tucker . Unknown Contributor Role: Graham Lewis. Personnel: George Strait (vocals); Biff Watson (acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer); Steve Gibson, Brent Mason (acoustic & electric guitars); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Matt Rollings (piano, Wurlitzer); Farrell Morris (vibraphone); Glenn Worf (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Curtis Young, Liana Manis (background vocals).