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Lead On

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Although somewhat overlooked because it lacks a gigantic single, "Lead On" is one of George Strait's best albums top to bottom. Strait's incomparable way with a ballad is in full flare on "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" and "Lead On". The album contains a little Cajun ("Adalida") and a little swing ("The Big One"). My favorite, though, is "What Am I Waiting For?", an upbeat tune about a jilted man waiting all night by his phone which never rings. Every song is solid which makes this album enjoyable over and over again.

The first thing I noticed was this was the first Strait album with lyrics included in the liner notes, which was nice of them to finally do.

My favorite songs on this one are Nobody Has To Get Hurt and I'll Always Be Loving You. Both have solid melodies and choruses that practically force you to sing along. Nice, creative idea on Nobody. Lead On is very The Chair-ish, as both do great jobs at examining the initial stages of a relationship. You Can't Make A Heart delivers an impressive and overlooked message, and I Met A Friend relates a realistic scenario to the meltdown of a couple.

Adalida and Big One are songs that start to get away from him a few times, with Adalida being perhaps the only substance-free song on the album. George's weakest songs have always been at least listenable and above average. This applies to What Am I Waiting.

Overall, this is a solid album, but lacks the one gotta-have, instant-classic tune that many of Strait's other albums possess.

George Strait stands tall right beside jonny cash, hank williams, and merl haggerd just to name a few. he has been ture to country music all his career and that says alot. his songs are so true to life that you can relate right along with them. thanks George Your fan Gene White

George's Strait discography has always been consistently good. This CD was never much in light, but it is excellent, with even a few gems like the cajun-flavored "Adalida", and the moving "Down Louisiana Way" which were not included in his fabulous box-set. Buy and listen. Paul LeBoutillier

this is one of his best one of his most upbeat cds The song "what am I waiting for" alone is worth the price of the cd. "I met a friend of yours today", "andalina", "down louisanna way" are also great songs which makes this one of straits best I highly recommend this cd if your in the mood for some upbeat country music

I Like This Album. It Was Released In The Fall Of 1994. The Lead-Off Single "The Big One" Went Strait To Number 1. So Didn't "You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody". The Title Track Is Also Another Love Balled. Buy This CD Today.

I really enjoy George Straits music and I do intend to get more of them as soon as I can

I dont think george strait would know how to put a bad cd out

Whilst George Strait hasn't had the same level of success of other 1980s and 1990s Country singers, he has indeed had as much consistency as the best of them, to date he has topped the US Country Chart with 50 different songs.

Whilst he was not a revolutionist (ala Garth Brooks, who draw some of his inspiration from Strait) he most certainly brought the tradition instruments such as Fiddle and Steel Guitar back to the forefront of Country music.

This album, recorded more 13 years after his debut, opens with the track "You can't make a heart love somebody", a track about a man proposing to the love of his life, who has to break the news she doesn't feel the same (it features the heart choking line "My Heart's the only part of me that's not in love with you"). Steel Guitar a-plenty, this is a true Country "tear in my beer" love song.

"Adalida" the next selection on "Lead On" is more upbeat, with a Cajun feel. It's a good song but by no means the best.
"I met a friend of yours today", however, is one of those great story telling songs, that was a big airplay success on Country Radio in both Britain and America in the 90's.
This is the type of song that would go down very well at the end of a small Nashville concert (although The Stadiums George plays today probably would want to end on a more upbeat number).

Other standout cuts on this selection include "The Big One." This was indeed a big Strait hit and another transalantic success on Country Radio (In the 1990s, (then) DJ of London's Country 1035AM, Randy Lee Rose, once played the track back to back on his show). Cleverly written with lines such as "S.O.S in this situation means She's Outta Site".

The already mentioned songs along with "Nobody Has To Get Hurt", "What Am I Waiting For" and the ballad "Lead On" represent the best of the album.

The 3 remaining tracks "Noone But You", "I'll Always be loving you" and "Down Louisiana Way" are all ok, but you'll probably find yourselfs skipping these tracks after a few listens to get to the better ones.

Overall, a nice album by one of the (many) good singers in the country genre.

This is one of my favorite George Strait CDs. I can listen to this CD over and over again and never get tired of it. This is one of a few CDs where I like each of the songs on the CD. Most of the songs on this CD are upbeat and fun like "Adalida", "The Big One", "Down Louisiana Way", and "What Am I Waiting For." There are also a few classic George Strait love songs and sad songs like "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody", "Lead On", and "I Met a Friend of Yours Today."

I would definitely recommend this CD to any George Strait or country music fan.