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7 (George Strait album)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | #7 | |
| type | Studio | |
| artist | George Strait | |
| cover | number7strait.jpg | |
| released | ||
| recorded | January 1986 | |
| studio | The Castle (Franklin, TN) and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN). | |
| genre | Neotraditional country | |
| length | ||
| label | MCA | |
| MCAD-5750 | ||
| producer | {{plainlist | |
| prev_title | Something Special | |
| prev_year | 1985 | |
| next_title | Merry Christmas Strait to You! | |
| next_year | 1986 | |
| misc | {{Singles | |
| name | #7 | |
| type | Studio | |
| single1 | Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her | |
| single1date | April 21, 1986 | |
| single2 | It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You | |
| single2date | August 25, 1986 |
MCAD-5750
- Jimmy Bowen
- George Strait
#7 is the sixth studio album by American country music artist George Strait—his seventh album including his Greatest Hits—released on May 14, 1986, by MCA Records. It is certified platinum by the RIAA and it produced two singles: "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" (which had previously been recorded by Dean Dillon in 1980), and "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You", both of which reached Number One on the country charts in 1986. "Deep Water" is a cover of a 1948 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys song. "Cow Town" is a cover of a 1962 Webb Pierce song.
Track listing
Personnel
- George Strait – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – pianos
- Richard Bennett – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young – backing vocals
Production
- Jimmy Bowen – producer
- George Strait – producer
- Willie Pevear – recording
- Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording
- Bob Bullock – overdub recording
- Mark J. Coddington – second engineer
- Tim Kish – second engineer
- Keith Odle – second engineer
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- Ron Treat – mixing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Peter Nash – photography
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Camille Brown – design
- Erv Woolsey – management
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak |
|---|---|
| position |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1985) | Position | US Top Country Albums (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 |
Certifications
References
References
- [{{AllMusic
- [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=george+strait Robert Christgau Consumer Guide]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071203011818/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/georgestrait/albums/album/285682/review/6068324/number_7 Rolling Stone review]
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986".
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