It Just Comes Natural

It Just Comes Natural

by George Strait
It Just Comes Natural

It Just Comes Natural

by George Strait

CD

$12.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
    Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by Friday, April 5
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date: 10/03/2006
Label: Mca Nashville
UPC: 0602498889602
Rank: 147145

Tracks

  1. Give It Away
  2. She Told Me So
  3. That's My Kind of Woman
  4. Wrapped
  5. It Just Comes Natural
  6. He Must Have Really Hurt You Bad
  7. A Heart Like Hers
  8. Why Can't I Leave Her Alone
  9. One Foot in Front of the Other
  10. I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore
  11. Texas Cookin'
  12. A Better Rain
  13. How 'Bout Them Cowgirls
  14. What Say
  15. Come on Joe

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Strait   Primary Artist
Jeff Taylor   Accordion
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Bergen White   Conductor
Mac McAnally   Guitar (Acoustic)
Steve Nathan   Organ,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
Steve Gibson   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Gut String Guitar
The Nashville String Machine   Strings
Matt Rollings   Piano,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond)
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric),Gut String Guitar
Glenn Worf   Bass,Bass (Upright)
Marty Slayton   Vocals (Background)
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle,Mandolin
Eddie Bayers   Drums
Tony Brown   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Tony Brown   Audio Production,Producer
George Strait   Audio Production,Producer
Ashe Underwood   Composer
Bobby Carmichael   Composer
Sid Farbstein   Photography
Tony Lane   Composer
Erv Woolsey   Management
Trent Tomlinson   Composer
Marvin Green   Composer
Chris Moore   Composer
David Cory Lee   Composer
Amy Garges   Production Assistant
Tim Johnson   Composer,Composer,Composer
Hank Williams   Mastering
Mark Kerr   Composer,Composer
Dan Wells   Composer
Danny Wells   Composer
Bergen White   String Arrangements
Bill Anderson   Composer
Kyle Lehning   Engineer
Crista Moore   Composer
Chuck Ainlay   Mixing,Engineer
Carl Gorodetzky   Contractor
Tony Romeo   Composer
Casey Beathard   Composer
Casey Wood   Assistant
Ed Hill   Composer
Lee Roy Parnell   Composer
James Stroud   A&R
Dean Dillon   Composer
Marla Cannon-Goodman   Composer
Mark Nesler   Composer
Scotty Emerick   Composer
Jim Collins   Composer
Todd Tidwell   Engineer
Mike Owen   A&R
Scott Kidd   Assistant
Brian David Willis   Digital Editing
Buddy Cannon   Composer
Guy Clark   Composer
Jamey Johnson   Composer
Leslie Satcher   Composer
Marv Green   Composer
Bruce Robison   Composer
Bobby Braddock   Composer
Tony Martin   Composer
Edward Monroe   Composer
Craig Allen   Design,Art Direction
Tammy Hyler   Composer
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews