George Strait

George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer known as the "King of Country" and one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. He is known for his neotraditionalist country style, cowboy look, and being one of the first and main country artists to bring country music back to its roots and away from the pop country era in the 1980s.

Strait's success began when his first single "Unwound" was a hit in 1981. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached number one on the country charts. In the 2000s, Strait was named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and won his first Grammy award for the album Troubadour. Strait was named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 2013, and ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1990 and 2014. He has been nominated for more CMA and ACM awards and has more wins in both categories than any other artist. In 2009, he broke Conway Twitty's previous record for the most number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart when his 44 number one singles surpassed Twitty's 40. Counting all music charts, Strait has amassed a total of 60 number-one hits, breaking a record also previously set by Twitty, and giving him more number one songs than any other artist in any genre of music. Strait is also known for his touring career when he designed a 360- degree configuration and introduced a festival style tours. For example, the Strait Tours earned $90 million in three years. George Strait was successful innovating country music and in numerous aspects of being a part of popular music.

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George Strait (album)

George Strait is the twentieth studio album by country 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.

Track listing

"If You Can Do Anything Else" (Billy Livsey, Don Schlitz) - 4:06

"Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" (Jim Lauderdale, Carter Wood) - 2:04

"Looking Out My Window Through the Pain" (John Schweers) - 3:39

"Go On" (Tony Martin, Mark Nesler) - 3:48

"If It's Gonna Rain" (Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick, Donny Kees) - 3:46

"Home Improvement" (Dana Hunt, Tim Ryan Rouillier) - 2:45

"The Night's Just Right for Love" (Rodney Crowell) - 3:57

"You're Stronger Than Me" (Hank Cochran, Jimmy Key) - 2:52

"Which Side of the Glass" (Hunt, Fred Knobloch) - 3:20

"She Took the Wind from His Sails" (Dillon, Kees) - 3:58

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Troubadour (George Strait album)

Troubadour is the twenty-fifth studio album by American country music singer George Strait. It was released on April 1, 2008 (see 2008 in country music) on MCA Nashville Records. The album comprises twelve tracks, including two duets. The lead-off single, "I Saw God Today", was the highest-debuting single of Strait's career, and his forty-third Number One on the Billboard country charts. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA. At the 51st Grammy Awards, Troubadour earned the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, the first Grammy win of Strait's career. The album was intended to include the song "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven", but after Strait decided not to include it on the album, it was later recorded by Kenny Chesney, and was released as the first single from his album Lucky Old Sun.

Singles

"I Saw God Today", the lead-off single, debuted at #19 on the Billboard, Hot Country Songs chart, giving Strait the highest chart debut of his career. This song went on to become his 43rd Billboard Number One, and his 56th on all trade charts, setting a new record for most Number One singles. The album's title track was released in June 2008 as its second single, and peaked at #7 on the country charts. Following it was "River of Love", which debuted at #45 in November 2008, and reached #1 in April 2009.

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ALBUMS

The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium released: 2014
Love Is Everything released: 2013
Best Of released: 2011
Icon released: 2011
Here for a Good Time released: 2011
Twang released: 2009
Troubadour released: 2008
22 More Hits released: 2007
Strait Hits released: 2006
Fresh Cut Christmas released: 2006
It Just Comes Natural released: 2006
Love Collection released: 2005
Somewhere Down in Texas released: 2005
Chronicles released: 2005
50 Number Ones released: 2004
20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait released: 2003
Honkytonkville released: 2003
For the Last Time: Live From the Astrodome released: 2003
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait released: 2002
The Road Less Traveled / Holding My Own released: 2001
The Road Less Traveled released: 2001
Latest Greatest Straitest Hits released: 2000
George Strait released: 2000
Merry Christmas Wherever You Are released: 1999
Always Never the Same released: 1999
The Very Best of George Strait, Volume 2: 1988-1993 released: 1998
The Very Best of George Strait, Volume 1: 1981-1987 released: 1998
One Step at a Time released: 1998
Carrying Your Love With Me released: 1997
Blue Clear Sky released: 1996
Strait Out of the Box released: 1995
25 #1s released: 1994
Lead On released: 1994
Easy Come Easy Go released: 1993
Holding My Own released: 1992
Pure Country released: 1992
The Very Best of George Strait released: 1991
Ten Strait Hits released: 1991
Chill of an Early Fall released: 1991
Strait From the Heart released: 1990
Livin' It Up released: 1990
Beyond the Blue Neon released: 1989
If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’ released: 1988
Ocean Front Property released: 1987
Greatest Hits Volume Two released: 1987
Merry Christmas Strait to You released: 1986
#7 released: 1986
Something Special released: 1985
Greatest Hits released: 1985
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind released: 1984
Right or Wrong released: 1983
Strait Country released: 1981
Pure Strait (Limited Edition) released:
1982-03-03: Lonestar Cafe, New York, NY, USA released:
Live at Texas Stadium released:
Strait Country / Strait From the Heart released: