Wrapped (Bruce Robison song)

"Wrapped"
Single by George Strait
from the album It Just Comes Natural
Released March 19, 2007
Format CD Single
Genre Country
Length 4:09
Label MCA Nashville
Writer(s) Bruce Robison
Producer(s) George Strait, Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"It Just Comes Natural"
(2006)
"Wrapped"
(2007)
"How 'bout Them Cowgirls"
(2007)

"Wrapped" is a song written by Bruce Robison. First recorded on his 1998 album Wrapped, then by Kelly Willis on her 1998 album What I Deserve, it was later covered by American country-music artist George Strait on his 2006 album It Just Comes Natural. It was released on March 19, 2007 as the album's third single; Strait's version of the song was a Top 5 country hit, reaching number 2 on the Billboard country charts.

Content

"Wrapped" is a mid-tempo where the narrator explains his inability to stop thinking about a lover who has left.

This is the second single of George Strait's career that was written and originally recorded by Bruce Robison. The first such single was Robison's "Desperately", also a cut from his album Wrapped, that Strait covered on his 2003 album Honkytonkville.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic cited the song as a standout track on It Just Comes Natural, saying that the song was "laid-back" and that Strait's backing band sounded "natural" on the track.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 71
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 63

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 21

Other versions

The song has been covered by the following musicians.

References