Here for a Good Time is the title of the 39th studio album by American 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...

 artist 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...

. It was released on September 6, 2011 via MCA Nashville. Strait co-produced the album with his long-time producer Tony Brown

Tony Brown (record producer)

Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...

. The title track and lead-off single, "Here for a Good Time

Here for a Good Time (song)

"Here for a Good Time" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It is the 92nd single of his career, and the first for an album for MCA Nashville, also titled Here for a Good Time...

", co-written with son Bubba and songwriter 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...

, was released in June 2011. The album sold 91,414 copies in its first week.

Content

Strait co-wrote seven of the album’s 11 tracks with his son, Bubba Strait, and songwriter Dean Dillon. "Here for a Good Time," the lead off single, debuted at number 29 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 charts, making the second-highest debut of his career.

Here for a Good Time was recorded at Shrimpboat Sound Studio in Key West, Florida

Key West, Florida

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, the same studio where Strait recorded his last three albums.

A Showman's Life was previously recorded by Gary Allan

Gary Allan

Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,...

 on his 2003 album See If I Care

See If I Care

-Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-Personnel:*Richard Bennett – electric guitar*Lisa Cochran – background vocals*Chad Cromwell – drums*Eric Darken – percussion*Dan Dugmore – steel guitar*Stuart Duncan – fiddle*Mike Henderson – electric guitar...

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Track listing

Album

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard Top Country Albums	1
US Billboard 200	3
Canadian Albums Chart	12

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
2011	"Here for a Good Time Here for a Good Time (song) "Here for a Good Time" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It is the 92nd single of his career, and the first for an album for MCA Nashville, also titled Here for a Good Time... "	2	46	66
	"Love's Gonna Make It Alright"A	29

• ^ACurrent single.