George Strait may have landed his first number one in 1982, making him an "overnight sensation," but he'd been working for it since 1976.
Strait From the Heart boasts "Fool-Hearted Memory," a perfect slow two-step that raged in all the dancehalls in America for half a year and sent folks to the bins in droves seeking out Strait's records.
What they found was a singer of uncommon vitality who could sing honky tonk, countrypolitan, and the new traditional sounds that were just beginning to assert themselves after the first wave of "new country." The new Strait fans were interested in the ballads such as "Marina del Rey" and "A Fire I Can't Put Out," but they are hardly the best cuts on the set.
In fact, when Strait lets it get on the raw side is when he is at his best.
Tracks such as "Honky Tonk Crazy," his cover of Guy Clark's "Heartbroke," the Western swing of his original "I Can't See Texas From Here," and the strutting barroom anthem "The Steal of the Night" offer a portrait of Strait as a man who can do it all.
His work is not over-produced, and his voice rings clear and true, offering only what the song needs to reveal itself to the listener.
Strait From the Heart may not be the exact beginning of the story, but it is the first part of the legend.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fool Hearted MemoryByron Hill, Blake Mevis | George Strait | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | Honky Tonk CrazyDean Dillon, Frank Dycus | George Strait | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | The Steal of the Night | George Strait | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | I Can't See Texas from HereGeorge Strait | George Strait | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 5 | Marina del RayDean Dillon, Frank Dycus | George Strait | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Lover in DisguiseAlan Mevis | George Strait | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 7 | HeartbrokeGuy Clark | George Strait | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | Amarillo by MorningPaul Fraser, Terry Stafford | George Strait | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | A Fire I Can't Put OutD. Staedtler, Darrell Staedtler, Darryl Staedtler | George Strait | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | The Only Thing I Have Left | George Strait | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 28 mins | 66 MB | |||||
| 25 mins | 155 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Baker | Composer |
| 2 | Clay Blaker | Composer |
| 3 | Milan Bogdan | Editing |
| 4 | Sudie Callaway | Vocals |
| 5 | Buddy Cannon | Vocals |
| 6 | Guy Clark | Composer |
| 7 | Doug Crider | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | David DeBusk | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Dean Dillon | Composer |
| 10 | Frank Dycus | Composer |
| 11 | Rita Figlio | Vocals |
| 12 | Paul Fraser | Composer |
| 13 | Katie Gillon | Coordination |
| 14 | Sherri Halford | Coordination |
| 15 | Arlene Hardin | Vocals |
| 16 | Bobby Hardin | Vocals |
| 17 | Bill Harris | Engineer |
| 18 | Bill Harris | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Byron Hill | Composer |
| 20 | Gwen Kay | Vocals |
| 21 | Simon Levy | Art Direction |
| 22 | Jim McGuire | Photography |
| 23 | Glenn Meadows | Mastering |
| 24 | Alan Mevis | Composer |
| 25 | Blake Mevis | Composer, Producer |
| 26 | Allen Moore | String Arrangements |
| 27 | The Nashville String Machine | Strings |
| 28 | D. Staedtler | Composer |
| 29 | Darrell Staedtler | Composer |
| 30 | Darryl Staedtler | Composer |
| 31 | Terry Stafford | Composer |
| 32 | George Strait | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 33 | Curtis Young | Vocals |
| 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. |