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movement. In contrast, Strait ignored the trends and focused on traditional country music, "drawing deep on honky tonk tradition, undeniably rooted in Texas but willing to wander outside of the Lone Star State's borders". Strait displays his clear love for the music of Merle Haggard on "Blame It on Mexico", produced with a "light production sheen" that makes it accessible and timely, and yet the singer's "delivery and attitude" make it "sound as pure country as the harder stuff". Erlewine observed:
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website, it received four out of five stars. In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted how "startling" this debut album was during a time when country music was dominated by country-pop crossover songs, outlaw country anthems, the urban cowboy trend, and the Alabama-style country-rock
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In January 1981, MCA Records offered Strait a single deal, agreeing to release one song as a single and provide the necessary promotion. If the single was successful in sales and radio play, then an album deal would be offered. On February 2, 1981, Groundhog Day, Strait entered The Waxworks recording
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was released in vinyl format. The front cover photo was taken by Tom Wilkes showing Strait wearing a cream-colored straw cowboy hat, a Western shirt open at the neck, revealing a simple gold chain. Standing against a weathered fencepost, he's shown looking up with a "plaintive look in his eye". At a
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and his writing partner Frank Dycus. Producer Mevis first heard the song through his music publisher, Tom Collins, who also sent it to Strait's new manager, Erv Woolsey, offering to finance a demo session if Strait would record the song. Woolsey listened to Dillon's rough demo of "Unwound" and knew
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recording studios in Nashville with Mevis and a group of session musicians recording the remaining songs for his first album. This early decision to use session musicians on his recordings rather than his touring band set a pattern that he would continue to follow throughout his career. One of the
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I was shocked. I couldn't believe it. I mean, hearing your first record on the radio, when it was something that you had been trying to get to for so long, and then finally having it happen, it was wild. Here I was driving around the ranch there, and I'd hear it go up the chart, and I'm saying to
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performed a series of shows and performed the new material. While eager to help publicize the album, Strait had a few ground rules that would remain in place throughout his career. First, he insisted that his private life remain private, and that his wife and family not be involved in press
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immediately that the song could be a big hit and launch Strait's career. Woolsey and Strait agreed to record the song. Three additional songs were recorded during that February recording session: "Blame It on Mexico", "Perfect Lie", and "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her".
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time when most country performers were wearing rhinestone outfits, leisure suits, and very few sporting cowboy hats, Strait comes across as "real country, plain and simple". The back cover photo of the vinyl album shows the singer inside
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Several days after "Unwound" made it onto the charts, MCA offered Strait a recording contract and gave the go-ahead to proceed with the album. In early June, Strait returned to Nashville with the
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Hot Country Singles chart the week of May 16. It soon made it into the top ten. Strait would later remember the experience of hearing his first record on the radio while working on his ranch in
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interviews and publicity events. Strait also insisted on remaining in Texas and not moving to the country music capital. In an early interview with Nashville's
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to perform every night throughout the week of June 7 at the Reflections Ballroom at the Radison Hotel. That same week, Strait spent his days at the
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songs from the February session, "Blame It on Mexico", was rerecorded during the June sessions and included on the album.
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myself, "What's wrong with this picture? I've got a hit record. I need to go out on the road and go play some concerts."
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is "flat-out great, the beginning of a remarkable streak of continually satisfying albums from George Strait".
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gave the album a B+ rating, admiring Strait's "quiet honky tonk" sound and "pleasant baritone".
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was released on September 4, 1981 by MCA Records. To promote the album, Strait and the
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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait
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The "Unwound" single was released by MCA on April 23, 1981 and entered the
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studio in Berry Hill, Tennessee with producer Blake Mevis to record "
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If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)
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If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)
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received positive reviews upon its release in 1981. On the
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Erlewine concluded that in addition to being influential,
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George Strait: The Story of Country's Living Legend
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Index


Studio album
George Strait
Music City Music Hall
Genre
Neotraditional country
honky-tonk
Bakersfield sound
Western swing
Label
MCA
Producer
George Strait
Strait from the Heart
Singles
Unwound
Down and Out
If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)
country music
George Strait
MCA Records
Bakersfield sound
platinum
RIAA
Unwound
Dean Dillon
San Marcos
Ace in the Hole Band
Music City Music Hall
Ace in the Hole Band

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