''Somewhere Down in Texas'' is the twenty-third studio album by American

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singer

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait has sold over 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He holds ...

. This album was released on June 28, 2005 on the

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label. This album was certified

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and peaked at #1 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Singles released from it were, in order: "You'll Be There", which peaked at #4 on

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; "She Let Herself Go", which became Strait's 40th ''Billboard'' Number One hit on the country charts; and a cover of

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

's " The Seashores of Old Mexico", which peaked at #11. "Texas" also charted at #35 on

from unsolicited airplay. The album's titled track was played in a video retrospective to former professional wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin that appeared as the last chapter of the same name in the DVD, ''"Stone Cold" Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time''. In 2005, the

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named "Good News, Bad News" the musical event of the year.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, backing vocals (3) * Steve Nathan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 5, 8–11),

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(3), acoustic piano (7) * Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (1–6, 8, 10, 11), synthesizers (7) * Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (1, 8, 10, 11), electric guitar (2–9) * Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), nylon string guitar (3), acoustic guitar (6) * Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1–5, 7–11), gut-string guitar (6) * Paul Franklin –

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Stuart Duncan Stuart Ian Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school ...

–

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(1, 2, 3, 5–11),

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(3, 4) * Glenn Worf – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–11),

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(5) * Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (3) *

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

– drums * Casey Wood – percussion (4) * The Nashville String Machine – strings (2, 3, 4, 6) * Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor (2, 3, 4, 6) * Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor (2, 3, 4, 6) * Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7–11) * Marty Slayton – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7–11) * Jaime Babbitt – backing vocals (4) * Bob Bailey – backing vocals (4) * Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (4) * Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (4) * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (4) *

Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack (; born August 19, 1966) is an American singer and songwriter. She has charted 23 times on the American ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts; her highest peaking single there is her crossover signature song, " I Hope You Dance" ...

– lead vocals (6)

Production

* Tony Brown – producer * George Strait – producer, additional recording (3) * Chuck Ainlay – recording, additional recording (2) *

Kyle Lehning Kyle Lehning is an American record producer whose work is mainly in the field of country music. He has produced virtually every album released by Randy Travis, who described their partnership "an interesting relationship." The only exceptions are ...

– mixing, additional recording (3, 4, 6) * Leslie Richter – recording assistant * Steve Marcantonio – additional recording * Rich Hanson – additional recording (1), mix assistant * Bob Bullock – additional recording (4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11) * Richie Biggs – additional recording (7, 8) * Casey Wood – additional recording assistant (3, 6), additional recording (4), mix assistant * Todd Tidwell – additional recording assistant (4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11) * Robert Hadley – mastering *

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– mastering * The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location * Amy Russell – production coordinator * Craig Allen – art direction, design * Tony Baker – photography * Terry Calonge – photography * Peter Nash – photography * Mark Tucker – photography * Erv Woolsey – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2005 albums George Strait albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)