Latest Greatest Straitest Hits CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Best Day, The ~ George Strait

2. Murder On Music Row - (with Alan Jackson) ~ George Strait

3. Carrying Your Love With Me ~ George Strait

4. Adalida ~ George Strait

5. Lead On ~ George Strait

6. Carried Away ~ George Strait

7. Blue Clear Sky ~ George Strait

8. We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This ~ George Strait

9. I Can Still Make Cheyenne ~ George Strait

10. True ~ George Strait

11. King Of The Mountain ~ George Strait

12. Round About Way ~ George Strait

13. You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody ~ George Strait

14. One Night At A Time ~ George Strait

15. Today My World Slipped Away ~ George Strait

When this album first released, country music superstar George Strait nailed the number one spot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The album landed at the number two spot on the Billboard 200 album charts.

"This amazing debut speaks to the integrity and longevity George possesses. Country music fans have confirmed what we have believed all along, George is an icon, a living legend, and I am extremely proud of George and the MCA Nashville team that helped to make this impressive debut.", Bruce Hinton, Chairman MCA Nashville.

Other hit albums include "Always Never The Same", "Lead On", and "Easy Come Easy Go".

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: George Strait, Alan Jackson (vocals); Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Steve Nathan (keyboards); Glann Worf (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Lee Ann Womack, Liana Manis, Wes Hightower (background vocals).
	Engineers: Chuck Ainlay, Steve Marcantonio.
	Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Paul Kinsbury.
	"Murder On Music Row" (with Alan Jackson) won the 2000 CMA Award for Vocal Event Of The Year.
	"Murder On Music Row" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
	Personnel: George Strait (vocals, background vocals); Steve Gibson (guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Steve Nathan (keyboards); Glenn Worf (bass guitar); Eddie Bayers (drums); Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, Wes Hightower, Liana Manis (background vocals).
	Audio Mixer: John Guess.
	Liner Note Author: Paul Kingsbury.
	Recording information: Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN (04/19/1994-10/27/1999); The Sound Station (04/19/1994-10/27/1999).
	With George Strait, the hits literally do keep on coming. At the start of the 21st century, more than 20 years into his career, this elder statesman of "New Country" still racked up Number-Ones effortlessly. The secret, of course, is in the songs. Strait's real talent is his ability to choose outstanding material, and there's a hefty chunk of it on this CD, which collects his mid-to-late '90s hits.
	It's all here, from the Cajun stomp and rockin' rhythms of "Adalida" and "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This," to the breezy catchiness of "Carrying Your Love With Me, " "True," and "Blue Clear Sky," to the heartache of "King of the Mountain" and "Today My World Slipped Away." The brilliant "Check Yes Or No" is MIA, but the CD does offer two new cuts, "The Best Day," a father/son ballad, and "Murder on Music Row," a duet with Alan Jackson. The latter is a neat gimmick: two "real" country singers recording a scathing put-down of Shania Twain-type country. But LATEST GREATEST proves that Strait is entitled to scold his colleagues for not "keeping it country." After all, he always has--and look where he ended up.
Producer: Tony Brown; George Strait; Tony Brown
Musical Guests
	Alan Jackson
	Lee Ann Womack

Compilation Appearances

	Tribute To Music Of Bob Wills
	Now That's What I Call Christmas! The Signature Collection
	Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
	Now Country
	Boots, Buckles and Spurs: 50 Songs Celebrate 50 Years of Cowboy Tradition
	Now That's What I Call Country Vol 2
	Now That's What I Call Country Christ
	Now Country Volume 3
	Country's Got Heart
	Now That?s What I Call Country 4
	Now That?s What I Call A Country Part

Associated Artists and Works

	Hit Crew
	Hit Crew (The)
	Jackson, Alan
	Marshall, Brett (Piano)
	On, Pickin'
	Original Soundtrack
	Pickin' On

Technical Info

	Release Date : 03/06/2000
	Original Release Date : 2000
	Catalog ID : 1701002
	Label : MCA Nashville
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00008817010021

Professional Reviews

Q (6/00, p.129)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...This is his third greatest hits album. It's also very good. Strait's music always swings in a Texas manner..."