For Justy and Deb
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer. The native Texan is known for his honky tonk country western sound. Strait is sometimes referred to as the "King of Country" and some critics call Strait a living legend. He is well known for his unique style of western swing music, barroom ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional country western music.
A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Strait has been nominated for more CMA awards than any other artist. He holds the record for most Number 1 songs on Billboard Country Music charts and second on all charts behind Conway Twitty.
Strait has had more albums certified gold or platinum in the United States than any other country artist and only Elvis Presley and The Beatles have more overall.
Strait's first single, "Unwound", quickly became a Top Ten hit. This was followed by "Down and Out" and then a whole series of #1 singles, beginning with "Fool Hearted Memory" in 1982. Strait was one of the best-selling country singers of the 1980s, and one of the few from that decade who survived the influx of rock-country singers such as Garth Brooks in the early 1990s.
His long-time producer Tony Brown, who has collaborated with Strait on more than 15 albums, attributes Strait's success to his understanding of what types of music work best for his voice and his fans, and his insistence on remaining true to his own style of music without trying to constantly reinvent himself.[3] His signature style consists primarily of hardcore honky-tonk and Western swing.[2]
In 1995, Strait released a four-disc boxed set career retrospective. "Strait out of the Box" became the 2nd best selling box set ever with shipments of 8 million in the United States.
On October 3, 2006, Strait marked his 30th year in the music industry with the release of a new album titled It Just Comes Natural. It contains 15 newly recorded songs using Strait's longtime friend and songwriter, Dean Dillon. The album received positive reviews from critics. People Magazine, in their four-star review, remarked that "If ever there was a natural in country music, it's Strait," while USAToday raved that "He continues to make such consistent quality look easy." The first single off the album, "Give It Away" reached #1 and the title track, "It Just Comes Natural (song)" became his 42nd Billboard #1. In 2007, "Wrapped" reached No. 1 on the Mediabase 24/7 country music charts, giving Strait his 55th overall number-one single.
A Better Rain Lyrics
Artist(Band):George Strait Review
what do you say when love comes down on you
Rainin' the blues on you
Like it's never gonna end on you
And all your dreams like leaves in the gutter go floatin' by
No, Baby, I don't know why all God's children cry
I'll miss your skin, wa golden as your wheatfield hair
And where you go I hope you find out there
Chorus:
A better rain
The kind that comes in off the coast and paints the sky
And lets you know that God's alive
A better rain
That'll wash me from your eyes so you can smile again
And be all right again
In a better rain
Someday is gonna find you in a sweeter place
Long after time has erased
All the words like razor blades
You'll remember you and me before the flood
Once upon a time in love, a beautiful us
I can see you on some stretch of sand
Spinnin' round in circles barefoot dancin' in
Chorus:
A better rain
That'll leave behind a rainbow in the sky
Lets you know that God's alive
A better
That'll wash me from your eyes so you can smile again
And be all right again
In a better rain
A better rain
That'll leave behind a rainbow in the sky
Lets you know that God's alive
In a better rain
A better rain
1. I Hate Everything
2. Fool Hearted Memory
3. Fire I Can't Put Out, A
4. You Look So Good In Love
5. Right Or Wrong
6. Let's Fall To PIeces Together
7. Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind?
8. Chair, The
9. Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her
10. It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You
11. Ocean Front Property
12. All My Ex's Live In Texas
13. Am I Blue
14. Famous Last Words Of A Fool
15. Baby Blue
16. If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
17. Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye
18. What's Going On In Your World
19. Ace In The Hole
20. Love Without End, Amen
21. I've Come To Expect It From You
22. If I Know Me
23. You Know Me Better Than That
24. Chill Of An Early Fall, The
25. So Much Like My Dad
26. I Cross My Heart
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