The electric pianos that kick off "You Look So Good in Love," the opening song on George Strait's third album Right or Wrong, may suggest that Strait is softening a bit, but that first impression is a bit misleading.
As soon as that ballad is over, he launches into the Bob Wills standard that gives this album its title and he's as dexterous and as pure country as ever, and the rest of the album follows the lead of its title song, not the opening cut.
To be sure, there are other ballads and slightly slicker material here, but the heart of this record is in the pure country of the Bakersfield love tune "A Little Heaven's Rubbing Off on Me," the light, funny "80 Proof Bottle of Tear Stopper," the Merle Haggard cover "Our Paths May Never Cross" and the barroom weeper "Let's Fall to Pieces Together." The overall tone of Right or Wrong is a little bit lighter than his first two albums -- the Western swing skips, it doesn't ride the beat hard, the honky tonk numbers don't hit at the gut, they hit at the heart -- but that only emphasizes how natural Strait's delivery is, and how he makes it all sound easy, and all sound good.
It's another fine album from a singer who was already notching up a lot of them.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Look So Good in LoveGlen Ballard, Rory Michael Bourke, Kerry Chater | George Strait | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | Right or WrongPaul Biese, Haven Gillespie, Arthur Sizemore | George Strait | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | A Little Heaven's Rubbing Off on MeGene Dobbins, John Scott Sherrill | George Strait | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 4 | 80 Proof Bottle of Tear StopperDarryl Staedtler | George Strait | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | Every Time It Rains (Lord Don't It Pour)Charlie Craig, Keith Stegall | George Strait | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | You're the Cloud I'm On (When I'm High)Ron Rogers | George Strait | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | Let's Fall to Pieces TogetherDickey Lee, Tommy Rocco, Johnny Russell | George Strait | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | I'm Satisfied with YouFred Rose | George Strait | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | Our Paths May Never CrossMerle Haggard | George Strait | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 10 | Fifteen Year Going Up (And One Night Coming Down) | George Strait | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 27 mins | 62 MB | |||||
| 27 mins | 157 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Baker | Producer |
| 2 | Glen Ballard | Composer |
| 3 | Paul Biese | Composer |
| 4 | Milan Bogdan | Digital Editing |
| 5 | Rory Michael Bourke | Composer |
| 6 | Jimmy Capps | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 7 | Jerry Carrigan | Drums |
| 8 | Kerry Chater | Composer |
| 9 | Gene Chrisman | Drums |
| 10 | Doug Clements | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Charlie Craig | Composer |
| 12 | Gene Dobbins | Composer |
| 13 | Peggy Forman | Composer |
| 14 | Gregg Galbraith | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 15 | Haven Gillespie | Composer |
| 16 | Katie Gillon | Coordination |
| 17 | Johnny Gimble | Fiddle, Mandolin |
| 18 | Merle Haggard | Composer |
| 19 | Sherri Halford | Coordination |
| 20 | Rick Henson | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 21 | Leo Jackson | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 22 | Les Ladd | Engineer |
| 23 | Dickey Lee | Composer |
| 24 | Simon Levy | Art Direction |
| 25 | Rick McCollister | Engineer |
| 26 | Bob Moore | Bass |
| 27 | Weldon Myrick | Guitar (Steel) |
| 28 | Louis Dean Nunley | Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Ron Reynolds | Engineer |
| 30 | Leon Rhodes | Guitar (Bass) |
| 31 | Hargus "Pig" Robbins | Keyboards |
| 32 | Tommy Rocco | Composer |
| 33 | Judy Rodman | Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Ron Rogers | Composer |
| 35 | Fred Rose | Composer |
| 36 | Johnny Russell | Composer |
| 37 | Donna Sheridan | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | John Scott Sherrill | Composer |
| 39 | Arthur Sizemore | Composer |
| 40 | Darryl Staedtler | Composer |
| 41 | Keith Stegall | Composer |
| 42 | George Strait | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 43 | Henry Strzelecki | Bass |
| 44 | Bobby Wood | Keyboards |
| 45 | Bobby Woods | Keyboards |
| 46 | Reggie Young | Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |