Ocean Front Property
Ocean Front Property | ||||
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Released | January 12, 1987 | |||
Recorded | September 1986 | |||
Studio | Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Neotraditional country[1][2] | |||
Length | 29:55 | |||
Label | MCA MCAD-5913 | |||
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George Strait chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ocean Front Property | ||||
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Chicago Tribune | (favorable)[2] |
Ocean Front Property is the seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on January 12, 1987, by MCA Records. It is certified 2× Multi-platinum by the RIAA. It is the first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. It was ranked #5 on CMT's list of 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music in 2006.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All My Ex's Live in Texas" | Sanger D. Shafer, Lyndia J. Shafer | 3:17 |
2. | "Someone's Walkin' Around Upstairs" | David Anthony, Paul A. Maloy | 2:47 |
3. | "Am I Blue" | David Chamberlain | 3:04 |
4. | "Ocean Front Property" | Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter | 3:06 |
5. | "Hot Burning Flames" | Cochran, Mack Vickery, Wayne Kemp | 2:19 |
6. | "Without You Here" | Dillon, Porter | 2:46 |
7. | "My Heart Won't Wander Very Far from You" | Annette Cotter, Buddy Carvalhe | 2:21 |
8. | "Second Chances" | S. Shafer, Tommy Collins | 4:13 |
9. | "You Can't Buy Your Way Out of the Blues" | Larry Cordle, Mike Anthony | 2:49 |
10. | "I'm All Behind You Now" | Dillon | 3:13 |
Total length: | 29:55[1] |
Personnel
[edit]Tracks 1-4 & 6-10
- George Strait – lead vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitars
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – electric guitars
- Reggie Young – electric guitars
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Owen Hale – drums
- Curtis Young – harmony vocals
Ace in the Hole Band (Track 5)
- George Strait – vocals
- Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano
- David Anthony – acoustic guitars
- Benny McArthur – electric guitars
- Rick McRae – electric guitars
- Mike Daily – steel guitar
- Terry Hale – bass
- Phillip Farjado – drums
- Gene Elders – fiddle
Production
[edit]- Jimmy Bowen – producer
- George Strait – producer
- Steve Tillisch – recording, mixing
- Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording
- Willie Pevear – overdub recording
- Tim Kish – second engineer
- Marty Williams – second engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Mickey Braithwaite – design
- Jerry Smith – photography
- Erv Woolsey – management
Chart positions
[edit]Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 117 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[3] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dillon, Charlotte. Ocean Front Property at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Hurst, Jack (March 22, 1987). "Ocean Front Property". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – George Strait – Ocean Front Property". Music Canada. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – George Strait – Ocean Front Property". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2022.