1. The Best Day - George Strait, Chamberlain, Carson
2. Murder on Music Row - George Strait, Shell, Larry
3. Carrying Your Love with Me - George Strait, Stevens, Jeff
4. Adalida - George Strait, Geiger, Mike
5. Lead On - George Strait, Dillon, Dean
6. Carried Away - George Strait, Bogard, Steve
7. Blue Clear Sky - George Strait, DiPiero, Bob
8. We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This - George Strait, Lauderdale, Jim
9. I Can Still Make Cheyenne
10. True
11. King Of The Mountain
12. Round About Way
13. You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody
14. One Night At A Time
15. Today My World Slipped Away
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George Strait's first three greatest-hits albums (now made redundant by the four-disc Strait Out of the Box) collected essential examples of contemporary country music. In his finest singles, Strait seemed to resolve, both commercially and artistically, the tensions between hardcore twang and New Country pop. His 2000 best-of set, however, documents Strait's decline. Oh, the radio play has continued unabated--12 of the 15 tracks here made the country Top 10--but emotionally it is a sad and tedious tumble from the Cajun stomp of 1994's "Adalida" and the deliberate self-deceptions of 1996's "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" to pop-rock successes like 1998's catchy but insipid "True." The two new tracks leave the future as anybody's guess: "Murder on Music Row," a duet with Alan Jackson, pledges allegiance to tradition (both in message and execution), but "The Best Day" is devoid of any of the adult ambiguity, previously a Strait staple, that would grant it poignancy. --David Cantwell
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George Strait - Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2000-03-07)
- Publisher: Mca Nashville
- Label: Mca Nashville
- Studio: Mca Nashville
- Average Customer Review:
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- Sales Rank in Music: #19899
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Summary: Buy it with 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2' and you have the 'total package' 2008-04-03
Comment: George Strait has had so many number one hits it's kind of hard to count. He had 50 a couple of years ago, but he's had so many since than, I honestly don't know.
This set documents most of his best work of the 1990s, and includes two mighty fine new recordings, 'The Best Day' and the duet with country music legend Alan Jackson, 'Murder On Music Row.' You also get some of his finest songs of the 1990s as a country chart topper, including 'Lead On' and 'Carrying Your Love With Me.'
And, MCA did a great job remastering the songs too. The sound quality is excellent!
Overall, this is a great set to own. And if you own 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2' and/or 'Greatest Hits,' pair it with this, and you have a mighty fine George collection.
Highly recommended for the new or casual Strait fan. You'll get your money's worth with this set. Very entertaining. ENJOY!!!
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Summary: Strait Classics! 2008-03-24
Comment: George Strait is a legend. This cd is amazing. If your a fan, buy it today!!!
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Summary: The mid-nineties hits 2005-06-11
Comment: The album picks up George's career where the boxed set (Strait out of the box) ends, so it covers the period from 1994 to 1998. It shows that George's style was evolving but still firmly rooted in traditional country music.
The album opens with two songs specially recorded for the album, the first (The best day) being an excellent ballad. The second song (Murder on music row) was first written and recorded by Larry Cordle, a bluegrass performer. Here, George sings it as a duet with Alan Jackson. George rarely sings duets but although there is no obvious reason for this particular song to be a duet, George and Alan clearly enjoyed recording this song. While both George and Alan have made some concessions to the requirements of the contemporary market place, they have both managed to be hugely successful with music that is much closer to traditional country music than most of the music recorded in Nashville these days.
The remaining tracks are taken from just four albums, these being Lead on (Adalida, Lead on, You can't make a heart love somebody), Blue clear sky (the title track, Carried away, I can still make it to Cheyenne, King of the mountain), Carrying your love with me (the title track, Round about way, One night at a time, Today my word slipped away) and One step at a time (True, We really shouldn't be doing this). Of these songs, Today my world slipped away is a cover of a Vern Gosdin country hit but the others (as far as I know) are original songs.
Picking out highlights in such a strong collection is difficult, but I'll nominate Murder on Music Row, Adalida, Blue clear sky and King of the mountain. If you are new to George's music, this compilation makes a great introduction.
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Summary: The Greatest of the Greatest 2005-02-22
Comment: I am a huge country music fan and this is one of five CDs I would choose to have with me if I were stranded on a desert isle. I loved this CD. It has all of George Strait's most recent hits as well as two new songs - 'The Best Day', which is another in a string of fantastic father-son songs that Strait has done (starting with Love without End, Amen). The second new song is Murder on Music Row with Alan Jackson. It took me some time to warm up to this one, and its a strident defense against New Country.
So it should come as no surprise that the rest of the CD is all done in an old country style. My personal favorite is I Can Still Make Cheyenne, which is one of the best (and most depressing) songs I've ever heard. This CD does not contain any of the really classic Strait stuff like All My Exes Live in Texas, and anyone who is interested in Strait should really start with his true golden age. But if you have any tolerance at all for steel guitars and songs about people cheating, drinking, and dying, then you will love this CD.
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Summary: the most beautiful song i'v ever heard 2003-11-30
Comment: when i firt heard this song i really liked it .he'z cute too.xo
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