Greatest Hits (George Strait album)
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Greatest Hits is country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer George Strait
George Strait
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

's first compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

, released in 1985 by MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

. It includes all ten singles from Strait's first three albums. It reached #4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and is certified 4×Multi-Platinum
RIAA certification
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 by the RIAA.

Track listing

  1. "Unwound
    Unwound (song)
    "Unwound" is the title of a song written by Dean Dillon and Frank Dycus. It was recorded by American country music artist George Strait and was released in April 1981 as his debut single and the lead-off single to his 1981 debut album Strait Country...

    " (Dean Dillon
    Dean Dillon
    Dean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...

    , Frank Dycus) – 2:24
  2. "Down and Out
    Down and Out (song)
    "Down and Out" is the title of a song written by Dean Dillon and Frank Dycus. It was recorded by American country music artist George Strait, and was released in August 1981 as the second single from his 1981 album Strait Country...

    " (Dillon, Dycus) – 3:23
  3. "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)
    If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)
    "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger " is the title of a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1982 as the third and final single from his 1981 debut album Strait Country...

    " (Blake Mevis, David Wills
    David Wills (singer)
    David Wills is an American country music singer-songwriter. Wills released three studio albums and charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart between 1975 and 1988...

    ) – 2:55
  4. "Fool Hearted Memory
    Fool Hearted Memory
    "Fool Hearted Memory" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill and Blake Mevis, and was American country music singer George Strait's first #1 single . The single was from George Strait's 1982 Strait from the Heart album on MCA Records and was included in the soundtrack of the feature film "The...

    " (Mevis, Byron Hill
    Byron Hill
    Byron Hill , is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 650 Country and Pop artists.-Music career:...

    ) – 2:27
  5. "Marina del Rey
    Marina del Rey (song)
    "Marina del Rey" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1982 as the second single from his successful 1982 album Strait from the Heart, which went on to be certified platinum by the RIAA. . It peaked at #6 in the United States, and #2 in...

    " (Dillon, Dycus) – 3:00
  6. "Amarillo by Morning
    Amarillo by Morning (song)
    "Amarillo by Morning" is a country music song written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser, and recorded by Stafford in 1973. Several cover versions have since been made, including a major 1980s hit for George Strait.-Content:...

    " (Paul Fraser, Terry Stafford
    Terry Stafford
    Terry LaVerne Stafford was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1964 U.S. Top 10 hit, "Suspicion", and the 1973 country music hit, "Amarillo by Morning".-Biography:...

    ) – 2:52
  7. "A Fire I Can't Put Out
    A Fire I Can't Put Out
    "A Fire I Can't Put Out" is the title of a song written by Darryl Staedtler and recorded by American country singer George Strait. It was released in May 1983 as the fourth and final single from his 1982 album Strait from the Heart...

    " (Darrell Staedtler) – 2:55
  8. "You Look So Good in Love
    You Look So Good in Love
    "You Look So Good in Love" is the title of a song recorded by American country singer George Strait. It was released in September 1983 as the lead single from his album Right or Wrong.-Content:...

    " (Glen Ballard
    Glen Ballard
    Glen Ballard is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill , which won Grammy Award for "Best Rock Album", and "Album of the Year" amongst others, and is ranked by the Rolling Stone amongst The 500 Greatest Albums of...

    , Rory Michael Bourke
    Rory Michael Bourke
    Rory Michael Bourke is a country music songwriter born July 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio.Bourke moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked for a period in the promotional department of Mercury Records....

    , Kerry Chater) – 3:10
  9. "Right or Wrong
    Right or Wrong (song)
    "Right or Wrong" is a jazz ballad from 1921. Composed by Arthur Sizemore and Paul Biese, with words by Haven Gillespie, it is described by the original sheet music as "a beautiful fox-trot ballad."The lyrics tell of the loss of a paramour...

    " (Paul Biese, Haven Gillespie, Arthur Sizemore) – 1:58
  10. "Let's Fall to Pieces Together
    Let's Fall to Pieces Together
    "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" is the title of a song recorded by American country singer George Strait in 1984. It was released in May 1984 as the third and final single from the album, Right or Wrong...

    " (Dickey Lee
    Dickey Lee
    Royden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...

    , Tommy Rocco, Johnny Russell
    Johnny Russell
    John Bright "Johnny" Russell was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian best-known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965...

    ) – 2:58

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 157
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