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It's just too easy to say that It Just Comes Natural, the title of George Strait's 29th album, applies to the man himself, but that doesn't mean that it isn't true. Few singers have ever sounded as natural as George Strait. Throughout his long career, it has never seemed like he's had to work hard at his music -- not in its performance, not in the songs he chooses to sing, nor in the records he makes. Over the course of 25 years he's not released one bad album and 2006's It Just Comes Natural keeps country music's longest winning streak rolling. It holds no surprises apart from its sheer strength: at 15 songs, it's a little longer than some of his recent records, yet it feels lean, largely because there isn't a bad song here. As usual, he has an expert ear for material -- whether it's reviving Guy Clark's classic "Texas Cookin'," finding Trent Tomlinson's slow heartbroken blues "Why Can't I Leave Her Alone," or recording the absolutely terrific, slyly funny breakup song "Give It Away," which kicks off the album and gave Strait his annual number one country hit -- and while he may not stretch himself too much, it's hard to think of another singer who knows his strengths so well, it never seems like he's trying. It doesn't seem like he finds songs; it seems like the songs come to him. He and his band have a similarly assured performance, mining the heartbreak in ballads like "I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore" while kicking into gear on uptempo numbers like "One Foot in Front of the Other." But what might be most impressive about Strait and his band is how they come across as compelling even when they seem relaxed and off-the-cuff as they do many times on It Just Comes Natural, including on the lazy, Tex-Mex-tinged "Come on Joe," the laid-back "Wrapped," or the title track itself, where they do indeed sound natural. After all this time and all these good records, it's hard to see another good George Strait album as an event, but in a way it is: few other artists have been as good for as long as he has, and that's something to celebrate, particularly when the records are as good as this one is.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bill Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BUDDY CANNON, ComposerLyricist - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamey Johnson, ComposerLyricist - George Strait, Producer, MainArtist - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Braddock, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tammy Hyler, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Unknown, Other - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DEAN DILLON, ComposerLyricist - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Bruce Robison, ComposerLyricist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Marv Green, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Collins, ComposerLyricist - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Unknown, Other - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tim Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Nesler, ComposerLyricist - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Martin, ComposerLyricist - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Wells, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ashe Underwood, ComposerLyricist - Mark Kerr, ComposerLyricist - Trent Tomlinson, ComposerLyricist - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Unknown, Other - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Chris Moore, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Lee Roy Parnell, ComposerLyricist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Emerick, ComposerLyricist - The Nashville String Machine, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DEAN DILLON, ComposerLyricist - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marla Cannon-Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R - Brain Willis, Unknown, Other
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Guy Clark, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Lane, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - The Nashville String Machine, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - David Cory Lee, ComposerLyricist - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Hill, ComposerLyricist - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Beathard, ComposerLyricist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leslie Satcher, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Carmichael, ComposerLyricist - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Romeo, ComposerLyricist - The Nashville String Machine, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - BERGEN WHITE, Unknown, Other - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Unknown, Other - Tony Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES STROUD, A&R - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Gorodetzky, Unknown, Other - STEVE GIBSON, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Tidwell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kidd, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Unknown, Other - Jim Cooley, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Strait, Producer, Executive Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Owens, A&R
℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
It's just too easy to say that It Just Comes Natural, the title of George Strait's 29th album, applies to the man himself, but that doesn't mean that it isn't true. Few singers have ever sounded as natural as George Strait. Throughout his long career, it has never seemed like he's had to work hard at his music -- not in its performance, not in the songs he chooses to sing, nor in the records he makes. Over the course of 25 years he's not released one bad album and 2006's It Just Comes Natural keeps country music's longest winning streak rolling. It holds no surprises apart from its sheer strength: at 15 songs, it's a little longer than some of his recent records, yet it feels lean, largely because there isn't a bad song here. As usual, he has an expert ear for material -- whether it's reviving Guy Clark's classic "Texas Cookin'," finding Trent Tomlinson's slow heartbroken blues "Why Can't I Leave Her Alone," or recording the absolutely terrific, slyly funny breakup song "Give It Away," which kicks off the album and gave Strait his annual number one country hit -- and while he may not stretch himself too much, it's hard to think of another singer who knows his strengths so well, it never seems like he's trying. It doesn't seem like he finds songs; it seems like the songs come to him. He and his band have a similarly assured performance, mining the heartbreak in ballads like "I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore" while kicking into gear on uptempo numbers like "One Foot in Front of the Other." But what might be most impressive about Strait and his band is how they come across as compelling even when they seem relaxed and off-the-cuff as they do many times on It Just Comes Natural, including on the lazy, Tex-Mex-tinged "Come on Joe," the laid-back "Wrapped," or the title track itself, where they do indeed sound natural. After all this time and all these good records, it's hard to see another good George Strait album as an event, but in a way it is: few other artists have been as good for as long as he has, and that's something to celebrate, particularly when the records are as good as this one is.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:55
- Main artists: George Strait
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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