"Adalida" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album Lead On | ||||
B-side | "Down Louisiana Way" | |||
Released | March 20, 1995 | |||
Format | CD single, 7" single | |||
Recorded | April 18, 1994[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | MCA 55019 | |||
Writer(s) | Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman | |||
Producer | Tony Brown, George Strait | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Adalida" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in March 1995 as the third single from his 1994 album Lead On. It peaked at #3 in the United States, and #2 in Canada. It was written by Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, and Michael Huffman.
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The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator refers to a "Cajun queen" named Adalida.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "zydeco-spiced single." She goes on to say that in the hands of a lesser singer, "a song like this would have been difficult to stretch."[2] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly was less favorable, saying that it "fails to challenge him in even the slightest way".[3]
"Adalida" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 25, 1995.
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 3 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |