Somewhere Down in Texas
| Somewhere Down in Texas | ||||
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Ocean Way Nashville, Blackbird Studios, Loud Recording, Emerald Sound Studios, Starstruck Studios and The Tracking Room (Nashville, Tennessee). | ||||
| Genre | Neotraditional country[1] | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown George Strait | |||
| George Strait chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Somewhere Down in Texas | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Plugged In (publication) | (positive)[8] |
| Robert Christgau |  [9] |
| Stylus Magazine | D+[10] |
Somewhere Down in Texas is the twenty-third studio album by American
platinum and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200. Singles released from it were, in order: "You'll Be There", which peaked at #4 on Hot Country Songs; "She Let Herself Go", which became Strait's 40th Billboard Number One hit on the country charts; and a cover of Merle Haggard's "The Seashores of Old Mexico", which peaked at #11. "Texas" also charted at #35 on Hot Country Songs
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 Country Music Association named "Good News, Bad News" the musical event of the year.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If the Whole World Was a Honky Tonk" | Bryan Simpson, Ashley Gorley, Wade Kirby | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Somewhere Down in Texas" | Dana Hunt Black, Tim Ryan Rouillier, Charlie Black | 3:55 |
| 3. | "The Seashores of Old Mexico" | Merle Haggard | 4:11 |
| 4. | "You'll Be There" | Cory Mayo | 4:18 |
| 5. | "High Tone Woman" | Leslie Satcher, Rouillier | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Good News, Bad News" (with Lee Ann Womack) | Dean Dillon, Dale Dodson, Lee Ann Womack | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Oh, What a Perfect Day" | Monty Holmes, Buddy Brock, Jeff Silvey | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Texas" | Steven Dale Jones, Phillip White | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Ready for the End of the World" | Clint Daniels, Tony Martin | 3:51 |
| 10. | "She Let Herself Go" | Dillon, Kerry Kurt Phillips | 3:18 |
| 11. | "By the Light of a Burning Bridge" | Walt Aldridge, Michael White | 3:17 |
Personnel
- George Strait – lead vocals, backing vocals (3)
- Wurlitzer electric piano(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)
- gut-string guitar(6)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle (1, 2, 3, 5-11), mandolin (3, 4)
- upright bass(5)
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (3)
- Eddie Bayers – 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 – lead vocals (6)
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- George Strait – producer, additional recording (3)
- Chuck Ainlay – recording, additional recording (2)
- Kyle Lehning – 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
- Doug Sax – 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
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ a b Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ About.com review
- ^ The Austin Chronicle review
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ People review
- ^ Plugged In review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Stylus Magazine review Archived June 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CMA past winners". Country Music Association. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
