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The album Pure Country is the soundtrack to the movie of the Pure Country, and all are songs are sung by George Strait. It was released in 1992 by MCA Records.[1] It is George Strait's most successful studio album, having sold over six million copies.[2]
Music videos were made for "I Cross My Heart" and "Heartland."[3] Both of these songs were Number One hits for George on the Billboard country charts; "When Did You Stop Loving Me" (which was later covered by George Jones on his 1998 album It Don't Get Any Better Than This) was a #6 hit. "Overnight Male" also charted at #72 from unsolicited airplay.
[edit] Track listing
- "Heartland" (Steve Dorff, John Bettis) - 2:16
- "Baby Your Baby" (Phil Thomas, Hal Newman) - 2:42
- "I Cross My Heart" (Dorff, Eric Kaz) - 3:30
- "When Did You Stop Loving Me" (Donny Kees, Monty Holmes) - 2:48
- "She Lays It All on the Line" (Clay Blaker) - 2:30
- "Overnight Male" (Richard Fagan, Kim Williams, Ron Harbin) - 2:36
- "Last in Love" (J. D. Souther, Glenn Frey) - 3:35
- "Thoughts of a Fool" (Mel Tillis, Wayne P. Walker) - 2:12
- "The King of Broken Hearts" (Jim Lauderdale) - 3:08
- "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (Lauderdale, John Leventhal) - 3:08
- "Heartland (The Title Sequence)" (Dorff, Bettis) - 2:42
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Single |
US Country |
| 1992 |
"I Cross My Heart" |
1 |
| 1993 |
"Heartland" |
1 |
| "When Did You Stop Loving Me" |
6 |
[edit] Album credits
- Brent Mason, Steve Gibson, Brent Rowan, Dean Parks - Electric guitar
- Randy Scruggs, George Doering, Pat Flynn - Acoustic guitar
- Buddy Emmons, Sonny Garrish, Doug Livingston - Steel
- Richard Greene, Glen Duncan, Stuart Duncan - Fiddle
- Emory Gordy, David Hungate, Neil Stubenhaus, Glenn Worf - Bass
- Eddie Bayers, Owen Hale, John Robinson - Drums
- John B. Jarvis, Steve Nathan - Piano
- Curtis Young, Andrea Zonn - Background vocals
- Steve Dorff - Arrangements
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