Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

1984 studio album by George Strait

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind is the fourth studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 26, 1984, by MCA Records. It is certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the U.S. The title track, "The Cowboy Rides Away", and "The Fireman" were all released as singles from this album. "Honky Tonk Saturday Night" was previously recorded by John Anderson on his 1982 album, Wild & Blue. American music critic Robert Christgau would refer the album as Strait’s best to date in his relative review.^[3]

Track listing

Personnel

• George Strait – lead vocals, harmony vocals
• John Hobbs – keyboards
• Larry Byrom – electric guitars
• Reggie Young – electric guitars
• Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitars
• Hank DeVito – steel guitar
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
• Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin
• David Hungate – bass guitar
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

• Jimmy Bowen – producer
• George Strait – producer
• Dave Hassinger – first engineer
• Steve Tillisch – first engineer
• Ron Treat – first engineer
• Mark Coddington – second engineer
• Tim Kish – second engineer
• Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Jim Shea – photography
• Jeff Adamoff – art direction

Charts

References

1. Jurek, Thom. Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind at AllMusic
2. Sexton, Paul (September 26, 2020). "'Does Forth Worth Ever Cross Your Mind': Recalling A George Strait Classic". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
3. Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Strait". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
4. "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
5. "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.