Honkytonkville

Honkytonkville is the twenty-second studio album by American country music singer George Strait, released in June 10, 2003 by MCA Nashville. One of only a few albums of his career not to produce a Number One single, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA. It produced the singles "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa", "Cowboys Like Us" and "Desperately", at #11, #2 and #6 respectively on the country charts. "Honk If You Honky Tonk" also charted at #45 based on unsolicited airplay.

"She Used to Say That to Me" was originally recorded by Rick Trevino on his 1995 album, Looking for the Light. "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" was originally recorded by Merle Haggard on his 1986 album Out Among The Stars. "Desperately" was originally recorded by Bruce Robison on his 1998 album Wrapped.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[4]

Musicians

George Strait – lead vocals
Steve Nathan – keyboards
Matt Rollings – keyboards
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
Chris Leuzinger – electric guitars
Brent Mason – electric guitars, nylon string guitar
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass
Eddie Bayers – drums
The Nashville String Machine – strings
Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor
Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
Wes Hightower – background vocals
Marty Slayton – background vocals

Production

Clay Bradley – A&R direction
Mike Owens – A&R direction
Tony Brown – producer
George Strait – producer, additional recording
Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing
John Guess – additional recording
Lisa Richter – recording assistant
Jeff Sochor – recording assistant
Patrick Murphy – additional recording assistant, mix assistant
Todd Tidwell – additional recording assistant
Jesse Benfield – mix assistant
Jim Cooley – mix assistant
Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Amy Russell – production coordinator
Craig Allen – design
Jim Kemp – art direction
Tony Baker – photography
Robin Geary – hair, make-up
Erv Woolsey – management

Chart performance

Singles

References

^ a b "What Are the Top 10 Essential George Strait Albums?". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r645377
^ a b Chicago Tribune ^{[bare URL]}
^ Honkytonkville (CD). George Strait. MCA Records. 2003. 0000114.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 269.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.