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Strait from the Heart is the second studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on June 3, 1982, by MCA Records. The album includes Strait's first No. 1 single, "Fool Hearted Memory", as well as follow-up singles "Marina del Rey", "Amarillo by Morning" and "A Fire I Can't Put Out", reaching No. 6, No. 4, and No.
1 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Strait from the Heart is certified platinum by the RIAA.
There were three cover songs on the album: "Honky Tonk Crazy", which had been released a couple of months earlier in 1982 by the duo of Gary Stewart and Dean Dillon on their Brotherly Love album; 2) the Guy Clark song, "Heartbroke", which was first recorded by Rodney Crowell on his 1980 album, But What Will the Neighbors Think; and 3) "Amarillo by Morning" which was first recorded by Terry Stafford in 1973. "The Only Thing I Have Left" was later recorded by Tim McGraw for his 1993 debut album of the same name.
Recording
Strait from the Heart was recorded at Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was fully recorded and mixed digitally.
Critical reception
Strait from the Heart received positive reviews upon its release in 1982. On the music review website AllMusic, it received five out of five stars. In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek called Strait "a singer of uncommon vitality who could sing honky tonk, countrypolitan, and the new traditional sounds". Jurek singled out the depth and breadth of the singer's talent, delivering his first number one hit, "Fool Hearted Memory", a slow two-step, alongside the equally successful ballads "Amarillo by Morning", "Marina del Rey", and "A Fire I Can't Put Out", as well as the raw traditional numbers "Honky Tonk Crazy", "Heartbroke", "I Can't See Texas from Here", and the barroom anthem "The Steal of the Night"—songs that "offer a portrait of Strait as a man who can do it all". Jurek concludes:
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. In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked the album 19 on its 100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time publication.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
George Strait – lead vocals
Mitch Humphries – keyboards
Gregg Galbraith – lead guitar
Fred Newell – lead guitar
Jimmy Capps – rhythm guitar
Bobby Thompson – rhythm guitar
Steve Chapman – acoustic guitar (1)
Dave Kirby – acoustic guitar (1)
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
John Hughey – steel guitar
Mike Leech – bass guitar
Larry Paxton – bass guitar
Clyde Brooks – drums (1)
Jerry Kroon – drums (2-10)
Mark Feldman – fiddle (1)
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Buddy Spicher – fiddle
The Nashville String Machine – strings
Alan Moore – string arrangements
Sudie Callaway – background vocals
Buddy Cannon – background vocals
Rita Figlio – background vocals
Arlene Harden – background vocals
Bobby Harden – background vocals
Gwen Kay – background vocals
Curtis Young – background vocals
Production
Blake Mevis – producer
Bill Harris – engineer, mixing
Doug Crider – assistant engineer
David DeBusk – assistant engineer
Milan Bogdan – digital editing (CD)
Glenn Meadows – digital mastering (CD)
Simon Levy – art direction
Jim McGuire – photography
Katie Gillon – coordination
Sherri Halford – coordination
Chart positions
References
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