Strait Out of the Box

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Strait Out of the Box
Strait Out of the Box cover
Box set by George Strait
Released 12 September 1995
Recorded June 1976 - 10 April 1995
Genre Country
Length Disc 1 - 51:42
Disc 2 - 53:12
Disc 3 - 59:25
Disc 4 - 52:56
Total - 3:37:15
Label MCA Records
Producer George Strait, Phil Ramone, Blake Mevis, Don Daily, Hank Cattaneo, Tony Brown, Jimmy Bowen, Ray Benson, Ray Baker, Joe Barnhill
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 5/5 stars Review
MP3.com 5/5 stars
George Strait chronology
Lead On
(1994)		 Strait Out of the Box
(1995)		 Blue Clear Sky
(1996)

Strait Out of the Box is country music singer George Strait's box set It contains four CDs worth of music, dating from 1976 all the way to 1995. Most of the songs are greatest hits, but it contains previously unreleased music as well; songs that were recorded, but were outtakes until 1995. It also contains Strait's three songs recorded in the 1970's for indie label D Records.

A music video was made for "Check Yes Or No," one of the new tracks on this compilation.

Contents

[edit] Disc one

  1. "I Just Can't Go On Dying Like This" – 2:46
  2. "(That Don't Change) The Way I Feel About You" – 2:11
  3. "I Don't Want to Talk It Over Anymore" – 3:11
  4. "Unwound" – 2:26
  5. "Blame It On Mexico" – 2:51
  6. "Her Goodbye Hit Me In the Heart" – 3:05
  7. "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" – 2:58
  8. "Any Old Love Won't Do" – 3:04
  9. "Fool Hearted Memory" – 2:39
  10. "Marina Del Rey" – 3:03
  11. "I Can't See Texas From Here" – 2:30
  12. "Heartbroke" – 3:34
  13. "What Would Your Memories Do" – 3:18
  14. "Amarillo by Morning" – 2:53
  15. "I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name" – 2:45
  16. "A Fire I Can't Put Out" – 3:00
  17. "You Look So Good in Love" – 3:13
  18. "80 Proof Bottle of Tear Stopper" – 2:15

[edit] Disc two

  1. "Right Or Wrong" – 2:06
  2. "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" – 2:55
  3. "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" – 3:15
  4. "The Cowboy Rides Away" – 3:23
  5. "The Fireman" – 2:35
  6. "The Chair" – 2:50
  7. "You're Something Special to Me" – 3:20
  8. "Haven't You Heard" – 2:55
  9. "In Too Deep" – 2:38
  10. "Lefty's Gone" – 3:15
  11. "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" – 2:51
  12. "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" – 2:51
  13. "Ocean Front Property" – 3:07
  14. "Rhythm of the Road" – 2:17
  15. "Six Pack to Go" (with Hank Thompson) – 3:02
  16. "All My Ex's Live in Texas" – 3:20
  17. "Am I Blue" – 3:06
  18. "Famous Last Words of a Fool" – 3:26

[edit] Disc three

  1. "Baby Blue" – 3:34
  2. "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" – 2:20
  3. "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" – 3:30
  4. "Bigger Man Than Me" – 2:51
  5. "Hollywood Squares" – 2:43
  6. "What's Going On In Your World" – 3:28
  7. "Ace In the Hole" – 2:38
  8. "Love Without End, Amen" – 3:07
  9. "Drinking Champagne" – 3:35
  10. "I've Come to Expect It From You" – 3:45
  11. "If I Know Me" – 2:42
  12. "You Know Me Better Than That" – 3:03
  13. "The Chill of an Early Fall" – 3:32
  14. "Lovesick Blues" – 2:57
  15. "Milk Cow Blues" – 5:12
  16. "Gone as a Girl Can Get" – 3:16
  17. "So Much Like My Dad" – 3:26
  18. "Trains Make Me Lonesome" – 3:46

[edit] Disc four

  1. "Wonderland of Love" – 2:56
  2. "I Cross My Heart" – 3:31
  3. "Heartland" – 2:18
  4. "When Did You Stop Loving Me" – 2:50
  5. "Overnight Male" – 2:36
  6. "The King of Broken Hearts" – 3:09
  7. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" – 3:10
  8. "Easy Come, Easy Go" – 3:05
  9. "I'd Like to Have That One Back" – 3:52
  10. "Lovebug" – 2:51
  11. "The Man In Love With You" – 3:23
  12. "Just Look at Me" – 3:10
  13. "Stay Out of My Arms" – 2:36
  14. "Big Ball's In Cowtown" (with Asleep at the Wheel) – 2:42
  15. "The Big One" – 2:10
  16. "Fly Me to the Moon" (with Frank Sinatra) – 2:10
  17. "Check Yes or No" – 3:20
  18. "I Know She Still Loves Me" – 3:07

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