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George Strait decided he'd retire from the road once he turned 60, so he launched a farewell tour in 2013 that is scheduled to run into 2014. Hanging up his concert hat doesn't necessarily indicate that he's taking a break from recording, so there's no suggestion that Love Is Everything -- his 28th studio album, released in May of 2013, just as the farewell tour began -- will be his final recording. True enough, Love Is Everything does not have the gravity that's required of a final statement, as it glides by with the natural ease that has been Strait's signature since the start. This light touch combined with Strait's unapologetic slowing gait -- there aren't nearly as many breezy numbers as there were last time around on 2011's Here for a Good Time -- make for an appealingly mellow little record, one heavy on ballads ranging from such sweet pieces of sunburnt pop as "Sittin' on the Fence" to such old-fashioned romantic crooning such as "I Just Can't Go on Dying Like This," which would have felt equally comfortable in the hands of either George Jones or Frank Sinatra. Strait can still kick up a little dust -- "The Night Is Young" is a good Texas two-step, "I Thought I Heard My Heart Sing" nearly bounces along on the giddiness of its melody -- but he's not so concerned in exercising that swing muscle all that often. He'd rather lay back and sings songs of love won and lost, and even if that means Love Is Everything isn't necessarily ambitious, it is remarkably satisfying.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Tom Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Keith Gattis, ComposerLyricist - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Phil O'Donnell, ComposerLyricist - Tim James, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Mark Bright, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, MainArtist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Keith Gattis, ComposerLyricist - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Earp, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BERGEN WHITE, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Kenner, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russell L. Brown, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bubba Strait, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Silvey, ComposerLyricist - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Donny Kees, ComposerLyricist - Monty Holmes, ComposerLyricist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DEAN DILLON, ComposerLyricist - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bubba Strait, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Keith Gattis, ComposerLyricist - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Creager, ComposerLyricist - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BERGEN WHITE, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DEAN DILLON, ComposerLyricist - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bubba Strait, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat McLaughlin, ComposerLyricist - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Beathard, ComposerLyricist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Bogard, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Duncan, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Michael Rhodes, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Morgane Hayes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nathan, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Brown, Producer - Glenn Worf, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bayers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Wood, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE GIBSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MAC MCANALLY, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian David Willis, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thom Flora, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Strait, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Slayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Montana, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Cones, Asst. Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kam Luchterhand, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Schexnayder, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
George Strait decided he'd retire from the road once he turned 60, so he launched a farewell tour in 2013 that is scheduled to run into 2014. Hanging up his concert hat doesn't necessarily indicate that he's taking a break from recording, so there's no suggestion that Love Is Everything -- his 28th studio album, released in May of 2013, just as the farewell tour began -- will be his final recording. True enough, Love Is Everything does not have the gravity that's required of a final statement, as it glides by with the natural ease that has been Strait's signature since the start. This light touch combined with Strait's unapologetic slowing gait -- there aren't nearly as many breezy numbers as there were last time around on 2011's Here for a Good Time -- make for an appealingly mellow little record, one heavy on ballads ranging from such sweet pieces of sunburnt pop as "Sittin' on the Fence" to such old-fashioned romantic crooning such as "I Just Can't Go on Dying Like This," which would have felt equally comfortable in the hands of either George Jones or Frank Sinatra. Strait can still kick up a little dust -- "The Night Is Young" is a good Texas two-step, "I Thought I Heard My Heart Sing" nearly bounces along on the giddiness of its melody -- but he's not so concerned in exercising that swing muscle all that often. He'd rather lay back and sings songs of love won and lost, and even if that means Love Is Everything isn't necessarily ambitious, it is remarkably satisfying.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:51
- Main artists: George Strait
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2013 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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