Livin' It Up

George Strait | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: May 15, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000002O73
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,304 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Someone Had to Teach You

2. Heaven Must Be Wondering Where You Are

3. I've Come to Expect It from You

4. Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy

5. When You're a Man on Your Own

6. Drinking Champagne

7. We're Supposed to Do That Now and Then

8. She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)

9. Love Without End, Amen

10. Stranger in My Arms

Editorial Reviews

One of the great CD's from George. "Love Without End, Amen" is included on this CD. The insert (Artwork) contains a 9 1/2" X 14" pin up picture of George.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A strange mix, but a great album, December 24, 1999

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Loren Henson (Lynnwood, Wa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Livin' It Up (Audio CD)

Most Strait albums are so well formulated, and predictable. He knows what works, what the fans want and delivers! This album departs a little from the norm, as did 'Beyond the Blue Neon'. Some of the traditional songs are very melancholy, while the others remind me of what Sinatra would sound like if he made a country recording. This rift in styles makes a strange mix for the album, but it is still good. I like this ' Frank Sinatra side' of George,and he shows his Sinatra influence with sincerity, while still being country thru and through.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars George in relaxed mood, May 17, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Livin' It Up (Audio CD)

This is in many ways a typical George Strait album of the eighties but it finds George in a particularly relaxed mood - almost as if he's trying to tempt a few Don Williams fans to buy the album.

The album yielded two number one country hits (Love without end amen, I've come to expect it from you), both original songs, and a country top five hit (Drinking Champagne), which was a cover of a song originally recorded by Cal Smith. George recorded two songs (Someone had to teach you, She loves me she don't love you) with his road band. The other tracks including the hits were recorded with studio musicians - however, the album flows seamlessly and if you didn't read the credits (or this review) you probably wouldn't realize that different musicians were used. There are plenty of other wonderful songs here including Lonesome rodeo cowboy, We're supposed to do that now and then, When you're a man on your own and Stranger in my arms.

This is a very enjoyable George Strait album. It probably isn't the place to begin a George Strait collection (unless you're also a Don Williams fan) but it definitely desevves a place in such a collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Real country style album, September 11, 2001

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Roy Levins (san antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Livin' It Up (Audio CD)

Livin it up is a good album by George Strait for the most part. I really think though that the singles are the best songs of the cd and they were wisely chosen. All 3 singles stayed at #1 on the country billboard charts back then for then 5 weeks each. These were some of his biggest singles ever. The other 7 songs are good but are very dry though and alot of the nonsingles are missing emotion. But livin it up is a great record by george.