STRAIT Fever News:
» On June 1st George Strait completed the first half of his "Cowboy Rides Away" tour at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, his town, in the house they built for George. He broke his own attendance record, and the crowd let the cowboy know how much they love him.
I will be adding reviews for this portion of the tour to my "Cowboy Rides Away" website, currently being updated.
GEORGE STRAIT RELEASED HIS NEW ALBUM "LOVE IS EVERYTHING" ON MAY 14th - in my opinion it is his best since "Troubadour!" His vocals are wonderful and warm, the songs have great melodies and lyrics, this is country music! You will not be able to get these songs out of your head and heart. This is an album that will remain in your player for a long time to come!
The King of Country music rejoined veteran producer Tony Brown to co-produce the album on the only label George has ever been on, MCA, which features 13 new tracks, including the first single which was his 60th Number One on the charts, “Give It All We Got Tonight.” "Love Is Everything" includes four songs written or co-written by Strait, who penned many alongside his son Bubba Strait and legendary songwriter Dean Dillon. "Love Is Everything" is available in stores and at all digital retailers.
With the new album’s first single “Give It All We Got Tonight” becoming Strait’s 60th #1 single, the album has made a wonderful debut, gaining excellent reviews all around. The campaign for the “Sixty For Sixty” movement, was to encourage local radio stations to make the song his 60th #1 single before his 61st birthday on May 18. Their efforts paid off as "Give It All We Got Tonight" is the fastest certified Gold single of Strait’s incredible 32-year career. George is the only artist in any genre of music to have attained sixty number one singles, and songs in the top ten every year for over thirty years. Fans had a good time helping to push this song to the forefront. Finally a song that is true Country Music has waded through the nonsense that is being called country music by Nashville and Radio. Fans have had their say!
We are waiting to see what the next single will be off of this superb album.
"Love Is Everything" Track listing:
1. I Got A Car
2. Give It All We Got Tonight
3. Blue Melodies
4. I Just Can’t Go On Dying Like This
5. I Thought I Heard My Heart Sing
6. That’s What Breaking Hearts Do
7. When Love Comes Around Again
8. The Night Is Young
9. Sittin’ On The Fence
10. I Believe
11. Love Is Everything
12. You Don’t Know What You’re Missing
13. When The Credits Roll
» George has completed the first half of his two year "Cowboy Rides Away" tour. The 2013 tour was sold out! If you haven't seen George Strait in concert, the tour for 2014 will be your very last chance. Do NOT miss the experience of a lifetime, seeing George Strait live - in concert!
» Information on his final tour in 2014 will be out late summer or early fall 2013, keep an eye on www.GeorgeStrait.com
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» Cowboy Rides Away Tour Set List
1. “Here for a Good Time.”
2. “Ocean Front Property.”
3. “Check Yes or No.”
4. “I Saw God Today.”
5. “Drinkin’ Man.”
6. “A Showman’s Life.”
7. “Love’s Gonna Make It Alright.”
8. “Arkansas Dave.”
9. “Blame It on Mexico.”
10. “Her Goodbye Hit Me in the Heart.”
11. “80 Proof Bottle.”
12. “Honky Tonk Crazy.”
13. “Marina del Rey.”
14. “The King of Broken Hearts.”
15. “Where the Sidewalk Ends.”
16. “The Chair.”
17. How ’Bout Them Cowgirls?”
18. “Stars on the Water.”
19. “Give It Away.”
20. “Livin’ for the Night.”
21. “Amarillo by Morning.”
22. “Give It All We Got Tonight.”
23. “I’ll Always Remember You.”
24. “Troubador.”
25. “Unwound.”
Encore: George may change up the encore songs
26. “Same Kind of Crazy.”
27. “All My Exes Live in Texas.”
28. “Folsom Prison Blues.”
29. “The Cowboy Rides Away.”
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» My deepest sympathy to George and his family; his Dad Mr. John Byron Strait Sr. has passed on at age 91.
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~ These pages, which eventually evolved from AOL into the Straitfever website on Homestead are over 21 years old. I want to thank all of you for your support over the years, I sure do appreciate it.
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