Released November 6, 2001 Label MCA Nashville Release date 6 November 2001 Producers Tony Brown, George Strait | Length 33:47 Artist George Strait Genre Country music | |
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Recorded Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN, 2001 The Road Less Traveled
(2001) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Best of George Strait
(2002) Nominations Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year Similar George Strait albums, Country music albums | ||
George strait the road less traveled
The Road Less Traveled is the twenty-first studio album by country artist George Strait released by MCA Nashville in 2001. Certified platinum for sales of one million copies, the album produced the hits "Run", "She'll Leave You with a Smile" and "Living and Living Well", the latter two of which were number 1 hits on the Billboard country charts. "Stars on the Water" and "The Real Thing" also charted at numbers 50 and 60 from unsolicited airplay.
Contents
Cover content
Four of this album's songs are covers: "Stars on the Water" was originally cut by Rodney Crowell on his 1981 album Rodney Crowell; "The Real Thing" by Chip Taylor (as "(I Want) The Real Thing") on his 1973 album Chip Taylor's Last Chance; "Good Time Charley's" by Del Reeves on his 1969 album Down at Good Time Charlie's; and "My Life's Been Grand" by Merle Haggard on his 1986 album Out Among the Stars.
George strait the road less traveled
Track listing
- "She'll Leave You with a Smile" (Odie Blackmon, Jay Knowles) - 2:58
- "Run" (Tony Lane, Anthony Smith) - 4:05
- "Stars on the Water" (Rodney Crowell) - 3:43
- "Living and Living Well" (Tony Martin, Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro) - 3:38
- "The Real Thing" (Chip Taylor) - 3:33
- "Don't Tell Me You're Not in Love" (Tony Colton, Kim Williams, Bobby Wood) - 3:32
- "The Road Less Traveled" (Buddy Brock, Dean Dillon) - 3:54
- "The Middle of Nowhere" (Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill) - 3:14
- "Good Time Charley's" (Jerry Chesnut) - 2:31
- "My Life's Been Grand" (Merle Haggard, Terry Gordon) - 2:38
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
Musicians
Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine under the conduction and arrangement of Steve Dorff.
Production
Design
Songs
1She'll Leave You With a Smile2:59
2Run4:05
3Stars on the Water3:44