Strait Country [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

George Strait

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1981
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000002PBU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,854 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most perfect country album ever recorded., December 9, 2002

By	Greg (Alpena, MI) - See all my reviews

This album combines two sure-fire winners: Dean Dillon's formittable songwriting and Mr. Strait, country music's purest voice. Most of the songs on the album can even be appreciated by folks who generally don't care for country. If you fall into this catagory, you'll do well to check out Blame It On Mexico, I Get Along With You, Friday Night Fever, and If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger. These songs could almost be catagorized as soft rock/easy listening. However, songs such as Down And Out, She's Playing Hell.., and Unwound round out the album with their more conventional beer-drinkin' honky tonk sound. Also, the production quality is crisp, clear and tight. For under seven bucks, you'll own the best country album ever recorded.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive debut by the king of country, July 13, 2000

By	Jonathan Lammert (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

If you had never heard of George Strait and had first taken a look at the album cover of the 29-year-old, you would have no idea how big this guy would become. George started off his career with a set of songs that would form the framework of his "faithful to tradition" style.

From the get-go, Unwound grabs you and two-steps you across the dancehall floor with its driving bass and drum beat. It also has a nice take on a common, cliched phrase. If You're Thinking also predated Kenny Rogers' similarly-themed present hit Buy Me A Rose, with a nifty fiddle throughout. Down And Out, which the record company released as a single against George's wishes, is still pretty good.

As for the other songs, one of Strait fans' all-time favorite non-singles, Blame It On Mexico, stands out. It contains a nice, slight Tex Mex flavor, and an ideal chorus for singing along. Everytime You Throw and Firday Night Fever are also strong tunes, even though Everytime's theme has been done to death and Fever gets a little dated with the mention of the Dallas TV show.

The most entertaining lyrics are on She's Playing Hell. The gems include not being to church "once in a row", "hearing that rod and reel singing" with the church bells, breaking "at least eleven" Commandments, and "rolling them sevens" in your Sunday suit. Such utterances always foster a smile.

Honky Tonk Down Stairs might be the only weak song, with meaningless content and an only passable melody.

One warning for listeners used to today's modernized country sound: These songs do seem a little rough around the edges, and lack the rich production value of today's hits. For some people, including me, that's a strength and what true country is all about.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best, November 20, 2004

By	A. C. Renshaw (Farmersville, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first heard this album in 1981 and still listen to it all the time. It is without a doubt one of George's best!