- country
- 27 min
- 10 tracks
- Geffen
Strait Country is the debut studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 4, 1981, by MCA Records. The album's traditional country music approach—a mix of Texas honky tonk and the Bakersfield sound—presented a sharp contrast to the dominating trends within country music at that time.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- 1Unwound2:25
- 2Honky Tonk Down Stairs2:33
- 3Blame It on Mexico2:49
- 4If You’re Thinking You Want a Stranger (There’s One Coming Home)2:58
- 5I Get Along With You2:43
- 6Down and Out2:25
- 7Friday Night Fever2:29
- 8Every Time You Throw Dirt on Her (You Lose a Little Ground)3:06
- 9She’s Playing Hell Trying to Get Me to Heaven2:42
- 10Her Goodbye Hit Me in the Heart3:03
10 tracks, 27 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- George Strait
- Label
- Geffen
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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