Beyond the Blue Neon

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Beyond the Blue Neon
Beyond the Blue Neon cover
Studio album by George Strait
Released February 6, 1989
Genre Country
Length 29:37
Label MCA
Producer Jimmy Bowen and George Strait
Professional reviews
George Strait chronology
If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'
(1988)		 Beyond the Blue Neon
(1989)		 Livin' It Up
(1990)

Beyond the Blue Neon is George Strait's 9th original studio album and 12th overall. It was released by MCA Records in 1989. It is certified platinum by the RIAA. and it produced the singles "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye", "What's Going on in Your World", "Ace in the Hole", and "Overnight Success"; "Hollywood Squares" also charted from unsolicited airplay.

Two of this album's tracks were originally recorded by other artists: "Leavin's Been Comin' (For a Long, Long Time)" by John Schneider on 1986's Tryin' to Outrun the Wind and "Beyond the Blue Neon" by Larry Boone on 1988's Swingin' Doors, Sawdust Floors. In addition, the track "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" was later recorded by Diamond Rio on their 1992 album Close to the Edge, from which it would be released as a single.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Beyond the Blue Neon" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson) – 2:57
  2. "Hollywood Squares" (Larry Cordle, Wayland Patton, Jeff Tanguay) – 2:46
  3. "Overnight Success" (Sanger D. Shafer) – 3:11
  4. "Ace in the Hole" (Dennis Adkins) – 2:39
  5. "Leavin's Been Comin' (For a Long, Long Time)" (Sonny Throckmorton, Joseph Allen, Dave Kirby) – 3:01
  6. "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" (Tony Martin, Troy Martin) – 3:31
  7. "What's Going on in Your World" (David Chamberlain, Royce Porter, Red Steagall) – 3:29
  8. "Angel, Angelina" (L. David Lewis) – 3:14
  9. "Too Much of Too Little" (Curtis Wayne) – 2:21
  10. "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" (Tom Shapiro, Michael Garvin) – 2:28

[edit] Billboard Charts

  • Top Country Albums, #1
  • Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye - Hot Country Singles & Tracks, #1
  • What's Going on in Your World - Hot Country Singles & Tracks, #1
  • Ace in the Hole - Hot Country Singles & Tracks, #1
  • Overnight Success - Hot Country Singles & Tracks, #8
  • Hollywood Squares - Hot Country Singles & Tracks, #67 (as an album cut)