Blue Clear Sky
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| Blue Clear Sky | ||||
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| Studio album by George Strait | ||||
| Released | April 23, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:48 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer |
Tony Brown George Strait | |||
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Chicago Tribune |  link |
| Entertainment Weekly | A link |
| Q | link |
Blue Clear Sky is an album released in 1996 by American country music artist George Strait. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of three million copies, the album produced four singles. The title track and "Carried Away" both reached Number One on the Billboard country singles charts, "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" reached #4, and "King of the Mountain" peaked at #19. "Do the Right Thing" also charted at #69 from unsolicited airplay.
Track listing
- "Blue Clear Sky" (Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders) – 2:52
- "Carried Away" (Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens) – 3:19
- "Rockin' in the Arms of Your Memory" (Dean Dillon, Norro Wilson) – 4:16
- "She Knows When You're on My Mind" (Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery) – 3:15
- "I Ain't Never Seen No One Like You" (Bruce Bouton, Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer) – 3:13
- "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" (Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey) – 4:14
- "King of the Mountain" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson) – 3:28
- "Do the Right Thing" (Jim Lauderdale, Gary Nicholson) – 3:07
- "I'd Just as Soon Go" (Aaron Barker, Dillon) – 3:14
- "Need I Say More" (Clay Blaker, Roger Brown) – 4:50
The UK released version of the album included "Check Yes Or No" (Danny A Wells, Dana Hunt Oglesby) as a bonus track.
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Steve Gibson - acoustic, electric, & gut string guitar
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Brent Mason - electric guitar, gut string guitar
- Farrell Morris - vibraphone
- Matt Rollings - piano, Wurlitzer
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 49 |
| Preceded by Borderline by Brooks & Dunn |
Top Country Albums number-one album May 11, 1996 |
Succeeded by Borderline by Brooks & Dunn |
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