Adalida

"Adalida"
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
"You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"
(1994)
"Adalida"
(1995)
"Lead On"
(1995)

"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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Content

The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator refers to a "Cajun queen" named Adalida.

Critical reception

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]

Chart positions

"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↓
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

References

  1. ^ (2000) Album notes for Latest Greatest Sraitest Hits by George Strait [CD]. MCA Nashville.
  2. ^ Billboard, April 1, 1995
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna (18 November 1994). "Lead On review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304504,00.html. Retrieved 15 October 2011.