Strait from the Heart

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Strait From The Heart
Strait From The Heart cover
Studio album by George Strait
Released 1982
Genre Country
Length 28:20
Label MCA Records
Producer(s) Blake Mevis
George Strait chronology
Strait Country
(1981)
Strait From The Heart
(1982)
Right Or Wrong
(1983)


Strait From the Heart is George Strait's second MCA Records album, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). It is certified platinum by the RIAA. This album includes #12 country song of all-time according to Country Music Television (CMT), "Amarillo by Morning."

Contents

[edit] Singles

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Fool Hearted Memory" (Byron Hill, Alan R. Mevis) – 2:37
  2. "Honky Tonk Crazy" (Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus) – 2:27
  3. "Only Thing I Have Left" (Clay Baker) – 3:24
  4. "The Steal of the Night" (Bill Shore, David Willis, Mevis) – 2:38
  5. "I Can't See Texas From Here" (George Strait) – 2:27
  6. "Marina Del Rey" (Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus) – 3:00
  7. "Lover in Disguise" (Blake Mevis, Jim Dowell) – 2:28
  8. "Heartbroke" (Guy C. Clark) – 3:32
  9. "Amarillo by Morning" (Terry Stafford, P. Fraser) – 2:52
  10. "A Fire I Can't Put Out" (Darryl Staedtler) – 2:55

[edit] Personnel

  • Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
  • Fred Newell - lead guitar
  • Mitch Humphries - keyboard
  • Larry Paxton - bass guitar
  • Mike Leech - bass guitar
  • Bobby Thompson - rhythm guitar
  • Jimmy Capps - rhythm guitar
  • Jerry Kroon - drums
  • Gregg Galbraith - guitar
  • John Hughey - steel guitar
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  • Buddy Spicher - fiddle
  • Mark "Bubba" Feldman -
  • Curtis Young - background vocals
  • Sudie Calloway - background vocals
  • Rita Figilio - background vocals
  • Buddy Cannon - background vocals
  • Gwen Kay - background vocals
  • Arlene Hardin - background vocals
  • Buddy Hardin - background vocals

[edit] Billboard Chart Positions

  • Country Albums, #18
  • Fool Hearted Memory - Country Singles, #1
  • Marina Del Rey - Country Singles, #6
  • Amarillo by Morning - Country Singles, #4
  • A Fire I Can't Put Out - Country Singles, #1