Honkytonkville

Honkytonkville
Studio album by George Strait
Released	June 10, 2003
Recorded	Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN, 2002-3 South Texas Studios Starstruck Studios, Nashville Sound Stage Studios, Nashville
Genre	Country
Length	41:21
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait chronology
The Road Less Traveled (2001) Honkytonkville (2003) 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait (2003)

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Honkytonkville is the 22nd studio (and 31st overall) album by American country singer George Strait, released in 2003 by MCA Nashville. One of only a few albums of his career not to produce a Number One single, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA. It produced the singles "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa", "Cowboys Like Us" and "Desperately", at #11, #2 and #6 respectively on the country charts. "Honk If You Honky Tonk" also charted at #45 based on unsolicited airplay.

"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" was originally recorded by Merle Haggard and appeared on his 1986 album Out Among The Stars. Bruce Robison previously recorded "Desperately" on his 1998 album Wrapped.

Track listing

1. "She Used to Say That to Me" (Jim Lauderdale, John Scott Sherrill) - 2:57
2. "Honkytonkville" (Buddy Brock, Dean Dillon, Kim Williams) - 2:48
3. "Look Who's Back from Town" (Dale Dodson, Billy Lawson) - 4:04
4. "Cowboys Like Us" (Bob DiPiero, Anthony Smith) - 3:39
5. "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" (Red Lane) - 3:16
6. "As Far as It Goes" (Tony Colton, Russell Smith) - 3:39
7. "I Found Jesus on the Jailhouse Floor" (Earl Clark, Greg Hudik) - 3:36
8. "Desperately" (Bruce Robison, Monte Warden) - 4:07
9. "Honk If You Honky Tonk" (Dillon, Ken Mellons, John Northrup) - 2:14
10. "Heaven Is Missing an Angel" (Jerome Earnest, Doug Powell) - 4:24
11. "Four Down and Twelve Across" (Dillon, Tom Douglas) - 2:51
12. "My Infinite Love" (Annette Grossberg, Byron Hill, Billy Yates) - 3:45

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[1]

Musicians

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar
• Wes Hightower - background vocals
• Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
• Brent Mason - electric guitar, nylon string guitar
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Matt Rollings - keyboards
• Marty Slayton - background vocals
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar, upright bass

Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine contracted by Carl Gorodetzky, conducted and arranged by Bergen White.

Chart performance

Album

Singles

References

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