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Strait Out of the Box [Box set]

George StraitAudio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (99 customer reviews)

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listen  2. (That Don't Change) The Way I Feel About You (Album Version) 2:11$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  3. I Don't Want To Talk It Over Anymore (Album Version) 3:11$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Unwound (Album Version) 2:26$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  5. Blame It On Mexico (Album Version) 2:51$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  6. Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart (Album Version) 3:06$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  7. If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger (There's One Coming Home) (Album Version) 2:58$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  8. Any Old Love Won't Do (Album Version) 3:04$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  9. Fool Hearted Memory (Album Version) 2:39$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen10. Marina Del Rey (Album Version) 3:03$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen11. I Can't See Texas From Here (Album Version) 2:30$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen12. Heartbroke (Album Version) 3:35$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen13. What Would Your Memories Do (Album Version) 3:18$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen14. Amarillo By Morning 2:53$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen15. I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name (Album Version) 2:45$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen16. A Fire I Can't Put Out (Album Version) 3:00$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen17. You Look So Good In Love (Album Version) 3:13$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen18. 80 Proof Bottle Of Tear Stopper (Album Version) 2:16$0.69  Buy MP3 


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listen  1. Right Or Wrong (Album Version) 2:06$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  2. Let's Fall To Pieces Together (Album Version) 2:55$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  3. Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (Album Version) 3:16$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. The Cowboy Rides Away (Album Version) 3:23$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  5. The Fireman (Album Version) 2:35$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. The Chair (Album Version) 2:50$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  7. You're Something Special To Me (Album Version) 3:20$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  8. Haven't You Heard (Album Version) 2:56$0.99  Buy MP3 
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listen11. Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her (Album Version) 2:52$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen12. It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You (Album Version) 2:51$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen13. Ocean Front Property (Album Version) 3:07$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen14. Rhythm Of The Road (Album Version) 2:17$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen15. Six Pack To Go (Album Version) [feat. Hank Thompson] 3:02$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen16. All My Ex's Live In Texas (Album Version) 3:20$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen17. Am I Blue (Album Version) 3:06$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen18. Famous Last Words Of A Fool (Album Version) 3:36$1.29  Buy MP3 


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listen  1. Baby Blue (Album Version) 3:35$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  2. If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') (Album Version) 2:20$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  3. Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye (Album Version) 3:30$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Bigger Man Than Me (Album Version) 2:51$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  5. Hollywood Squares (Album Version) 2:43$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  6. What's Going On In Your World (Album Version) 3:28$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  7. Ace In The Hole (Album Version) 2:38$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  8. Love Without End, Amen (Album Version) 3:07$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  9. Drinking Champagne (Album Version) 3:35$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen10. I've Come To Expect It From You (Album Version) 3:45$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen11. If I Know Me (Album Version) 2:42$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen12. You Know Me Better Than That (Album Version) 3:03$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen13. The Chill Of An Early Fall (Album Version) 3:32$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen14. Lovesick Blues (Album Version) 2:57$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen15. Milk Cow Blues (Album Version) 5:12$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen16. Gone As A Girl Can Get (Album Version) 3:16$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen17. So Much Like My Dad (Album Version) 3:26$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen18. Trains Make Me Lonesome (Album Version) 3:46$0.99  Buy MP3 


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listen  1. Wonderland Of Love (Album Version) 2:56$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  2. I Cross My Heart (Pure Country/Soundtrack Version) 3:31$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  3. Heartland (Pure Country/Soundtrack Version) 2:18$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. When Did You Stop Loving Me (Pure Country/Soundtrack Version) 2:50$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  5. Overnight Male (Pure Country/Soundtrack Version) 2:36$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. The King Of Broken Hearts (Pure Country/Soundtrack Version) 3:09$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  7. Where The Sidewalk Ends (Pure Country/Soundtrack Version) 3:10$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen  8. Easy Come, Easy Go (Album Version) 3:05$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  9. I'd Like To Have That One Back (Album Version) 3:52$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen10. The Love Bug (Album Version) 2:51$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen11. The Man In Love With You (Album Version) 3:23$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen12. Just Look At Me (Album Version) 3:10$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen13. Stay Out Of My Arms (Album Version) 2:36$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen14. Big Ball's In Cowtown (Album Version) [feat. Asleep At The Wheel] 2:42Album Only
listen15. The Big One (Album Version) 2:10$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen16. Fly Me To The Moon (Album Version) [feat. Frank Sinatra] 2:10Album Only
listen17. Check Yes Or No (Album Version) 3:20$0.69  Buy MP3 
listen18. I Know She Still Loves Me (Album Version) 3:07$1.29  Buy MP3 


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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 12, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: September 12, 1995
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Mca Nashville
  • ASIN: B000002OWW
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (99 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,126 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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When the hits come as effortlessly as they do to Strait, it's easy for an artist to lose interest. The man who ushered in country's hat-act era has spent a career bouncing from lifeless and fluffy to hard and soulful. This four-CD box tells the story from 1976 (when he cut the first of three singles for Houston indie D Records) through 1995. At his best--"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind," for example--he defines the modern heart song, but lightweight stuff such as "Hollywood Squares" won't win him new converts. --John Morthland

Product Description

72 tracks compiled and annotated by George himself, including every one of his 30 #1 hits plus 11 more chart singles, 19 LP tracks and 11 rarities, plus some unreleased tracks, like his duet with Frank Sinatra on Fly Me to the Moon ! These songs ruled '80s and '90s country radio: George's #1 hit version of Bob Wills' Right or Wrong; Love Without End, Amen; I've Come to Expect It from You; All My Ex's Live in Texas; Am I Blue; Ace in the Hole; The Chair; If I Know Me , and more.

Customer Reviews

If you enjoy country music this is a must have collection. J.Taylor  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
I would rate this the best CD I own and I play it every day and never get tired of it. molly  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Strait and Narrow August 13, 2003
Format:Audio CD
Few mainstream artists can honestly say that every album or song they have cranked out truly represents them. George Strait can. This boxed set is what all other boxed sets should be measured by: top-notch hits, sentimental favorites, and songs from throughout a career. This set is the perfect introduction to Mr. Strait for anyone who wants to learn more about him. The liner notes alone are worth the cost. Strait gives personal commentary on each song and why it was put in the set. He tells you his likes and dislikes, as well as reasons why he prefers to sing songs written by others and not himself. You'll find out that "Marina Del Rey" has something in it that doesn't sit quite right with Strait.

Disc-wise, all four have something on them that is sure to please. Big hits are included as well as a few early tunes written by Strait. I could go into detail about the songs, but all I really need to say is that every song in this set belongs for a reason.

Strait's sound never really strays too far from formula, and that's special, because most artists today come out with one or two solid efforts that don't really catch on with the mainstream crowd and either they or the record company changes them into some silly wannabe pop act or something along those lines. The only time Strait really changed was for the "Pure Country" soundtrack, but even songs like "Heartland" fit Strait's persona. That album also gave us a real gem in the song "Overnight Male." That song single-handedly woke up a bland pop-country audience and introduced them to some old-time, dirty country that seems to be lost today.

Granted, some people may say that Strait made a few gimmicky songs that helped push his career along, but all of these songs have their place in the Strait catalogue. None of them sound out of character, unlike some artists(LoneStar, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, etc.)who find they can make their wallets fatter by putting out so-called country that easily crosses over into the pop category. I'll bet good money that you won't here the words "They call me the fireman..." uttered on a Top 40 station.

In closing, if you want a taste of a real country artist with mass appeal and who never sold out, get this boxed set. It will let you hear what a legitimate country superstar is.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Strait Country February 6, 2002
Format:Audio CD
George Strait's influence on modern country music is immense: all you have to do is turn on your local country station and you'll hear some of his countless clones twanging out a tune. Thankfully, Strait didn't follow the pack when he emerged as a hitmaker back in 1981 with the honkytonker "Unwound." Country radio at that time was dominated by the slick pop sounds of Kenny Rogers and Babs Mandrell and the Urban Country crowd. Instead, Strait (along with Ricky Skaggs) returned country to its roots and built upon them on his own terms (as STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX amply attests).

All of Strait's MCA singles through 1994 are included on this four-disc box set except for the "Unwound" imitation "Down And Out" and the dreary "Overnight Success" (smart omissions by the compiler Strait). Yet they make up only forty-two of the seventy-two tracks found on this set. It's those remaining thirty tracks of various origins which make this collection worthwhile for Strait fans who already own the hits.

The set opens with three rare singles that Strait recorded between 1976 and 1979 for the Texas-based D Records. The first two sound like they were cut in too high a key and the only noteworthy thing about any of them is that they were written by Strait (except for a holiday tune, he has contributed no songs to his many MCA albums). Also found on disc one are three previously unreleased recordings that Strait made for MCA between 1982 and 1983. All are good, particularly the lovely and simple "Any Old Love Will Do."

The big finds on the remaining three discs are Strait's collaborations with other artists. The rousing numbers with Hank Thompson ("Six Pack To Go") and Asleep At The Wheel ("Big Balls In Cowtown") make their first appearance on a Strait album while his pairing with Frank Sinatra on "Fly Me To The Moon" shows up on a disc for the first time anywhere (Strait is in fine voice, Sinatra is not).

By the middle of the fourth and final disc, Strait's heretofore distinctive solo performances have become somewhat bland. These tracks are from 1993's EASY COME EASY GO and 1994's LEAD ON CDs. The two new tunes which close out the box set register a hit ("Check Yes Or No") and a miss ("I Know She Still Loves Me"). Since this box set's release, Strait has rebounded with more great efforts.

My only complaint about this box set is that they could have easily fit another two-dozen tracks onto these four discs (Lord knows I have many favorites which didn't make the cut here). Otherwise, the packaging is superb. In the deluxe booklet which accompanies the set, Strait offers anecdotes on each of the 72 tracks. There's also a year by year summation of Strait's recording career since joining MCA, a thorough track discography and many rare photos. Everything is first-rate. Just like Strait's music.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST Box Set Ever! November 17, 2001
Format:Audio CD
I can thank my father for my love of country music. I was brought up listening to everything from Patsy Cline to Merle Haggard to Conway Twitty. Out of all the music I was reared up on, I heard more George Strait that anyone else. My father, knowing a good thing when he heard it, had every George Strait album and tape released. I knew the words to "The Fireman" before I could count to 100 and can clearly remember dancing to "I Cross My Heart" at prom. George Strait, in one way or another, has been a constant throughout my life, as well as every other country fan. That's why the man's a legend and why his popularity seems to grow with each passing year. In a world where traditional country music is shunned, it's refreshing to know that George has remained as popular now as he did 20 years ago.

"Strait Out of the Box [BOX SET]" is THE George Strait album every fan should own. It's got everything from "The Fireman" to "Check Yes or No" as well as some singles that the average fan has probably never heard of. All of his hits, from the late 1970's up to 1995, are packed into this 4-CD box set. The songs are convienantely listed from earliest to latest, each cd representing a certain period in George's legendary career. All of my personal favorites: "Amarillo By Morning", "If I Know Me", "The Cowboy Rides Away", "Nobody In His Right Mind..", and "Easy Come, Easy Go" are all included as well as a whole bunch of others that I could take all day listing. This is not one of those box sets where you go "Hey! Why's that song not on here?". This box set has every classic Strait song you can think of and more.

In short, if you like George Strait and you like country, you MUST own this box set! If you never ever ever buy another country cd, you have to get this. It's WELL worth the money.
You ain't a country fan or a George Strait fan if you don't have this. Anyone can release a box set, but it takes a legend like George Strait to really pull it off.

Gennie Bailey-Rogers

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5.0 out of 5 stars George is the best!
The collection is awesome. Plus the booklet that came with it and all the pictures and his story is a great addition.
Published 1 month ago by rae
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT ENTERTAINER!
I ordered this as a Christmas gift for my sister. Since he is retiring I need to order one for myself before it is no longer able to be found.
Published 2 months ago by Judith Marshall
5.0 out of 5 stars Best CD I Own
I would rate this the best CD I own and I play it every day and never get tired of it.
Published 2 months ago by molly
1.0 out of 5 stars not what I expected
I thought I would be receiving DVDs....not cassettes!!!!!!!!! I am ticked. I feel deceived and am not happy with my purchase.
Published 2 months ago by Lea
4.0 out of 5 stars Good singing
I like most of Georges songs so I would tell any one to get this song. He has a smooth soft voice to listen to.
Published 3 months ago by G. Carlstrom
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this now!!!!
One of the greatest country musicians of the last century. An amazing assortment of hits and favorites from 1981-1995 and even some cool rarities. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Manic Nirvana
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
I bought this for my husband for Christmas and he listens to it on a daily basis. Arrived on time and as described. Highly recommend.
Published 4 months ago by Megan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great deal
Disc and case were all in order. Every disc plays perfect! Great introduction to Strait's catalog of hits! Highly recommend this set.
Published 4 months ago by D. Jessler
5.0 out of 5 stars Strait out of the box
Wow, this 4 disc set is wonderful and has a lot of George Straits hits fantastic!!!
Great to listen in the car when they are playing junk on the radio.
Published 4 months ago by Roseann Benzing
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Shipping!
A great product! Great quality, perfect packaging. Brand New in plastic wrapping. I can't wait to gift this to my special person!
Published 5 months ago by Veronica
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