Lead On
Appearance
Lead On | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 8, 1994 | |||
Recorded | April 1994 | |||
Studio | Emerald Studios, Sound Stage Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN). | |||
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Length | 30:38 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Tony Brown George Strait | |||
George Strait chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lead On | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American
Alabama. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by Mel Street
.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" | Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae | 3:20 |
2. | "Adalida" | Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman | 3:36 |
3. | "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" | Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield | 3:15 |
4. | "Nobody Has to Get Hurt" | Jim Lauderdale, Terry McBride | 2:30 |
5. | "Down Louisiana Way" | Aaron Barker, Donny Kees, Sanger D. Shafer | 4:17 |
6. | "Lead On" | Dean Dillon, Teddy Gentry | 3:26 |
7. | "What Am I Waiting For" | Lauderdale | 2:37 |
8. | "The Big One" | Gerry House, Devon O'Day | 2:07 |
9. | "I'll Always Be Loving You" | Barker, Kees, Shafer | 2:31 |
10. | "No One but You" | Max D. Barnes | 2:56 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[3]
- George Strait – lead vocals
- Steve Nathan – organ, synthesizers
- Matt Rollings – acoustic piano, keyboards
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Bergen White – string arrangements
- Liana Manis – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- George Strait – producer
- Steve Marcantonio – recording
- Marty Williams – overdub recording
- Derek Bason – second engineer
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- John Thomas II – second engineer
- John Guess – mixing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Chris Ferrara – design
- Jarrett Gaza – photography
- Erv Woolsey – management
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ a b c Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Lead On (Media notes). George Strait. MCA Records. 1994. MCAD-11092.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.