George Strait (album) explained

George Strait is the twentieth studio album by American country music 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, making it the first album in his career since 1992's Holding My Own not to produce a number one hit.

"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.

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[1]

Musicians

• George Strait – lead vocals
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, mandolin
• Brent Mason – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, gut-string guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 7, 10)
• Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor (3)
• Ronn Huff – string arrangements and conductor (7, 10)
• Wes Hightower – backing vocals
• Liana Manis – backing vocals

Production

• Tony Brown – producer
• George Strait – producer
• Chuck Ainlay – recording, additional first overdub engineer, mixing
• Justin Niebank – recording, overdub recording
• Chad Brown – second engineer
• Mark Ralston – second engineer, mix assistant
• Greg Fogie – additional second engineer
• Tony Green – second overdub engineer, mix assistant
• David Bryant – additional second overdub engineer
• Leslie Richter – additional second overdub engineer
• Eric Conn – digital editing
• Carlos Grier – digital editing
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Erv Woolsey – management

Design

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

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2]	30
Chart (2001)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3]	36

References

• Allmusic (see infobox)

Notes and References

1. George Strait . George Strait . 2000 . CD . MCA Records . 088170166.
2. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. October 22, 2020.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. October 22, 2020.