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, released on January 12, 1987, by

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. It is certified 2× Multi-

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. It is the first album to debut at #1 on the

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Top Country Albums Chart. It was ranked #5 on CMT's list of ''40 Greatest Albums in Country Music'' in 2006.

Track listing

Personnel

Tracks 1–4 & 6–10 *

– lead vocals * John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano * Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar * Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar * Reggie Young – electric guitar * Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar * Johnny Gimble – fiddle,

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– bass guitar * Owen Hale – drums * Curtis Young – harmony vocals Ace in the Hole Band (Track 5) * George Strait – vocals * Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano * David Anthony – acoustic guitar * Benny McArthur – electric guitar * Rick McRae – electric guitar * Mike Daily –

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* Terry Hale – bass guitar * Phillip Farjado – drums * Gene Elders – fiddle

Production

* Jimmy Bowen – producer * George Strait – producer * Steve Tillisch – recording, mixing * Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording * Willie Pevear – overdub recording * Tim Kish – second engineer * Marty Williams – second engineer * Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) * Jessie Noble – project coordinator * Simon Levy – art direction * Mickey Braithwaite – design * Jerry Smith – photography * Erv Woolsey – management

Chart positions

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1987 albums George Strait albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen