Twang

Performer: George Strait
Engineer: Chuck Ainlay
Producer: George Strait; Tony Brown
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Randy Scruggs (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar, gut-string guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Nashville String Machine (strings); Mike Haynes (trumpet); Steve Nathan (piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer); John Jarvis (piano, Wurlitzer organ); Glenn Worf (upright bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Marty Slayton, Tom Flora (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Chuck Ainlay. Perhaps even more impressive than George Strait's astounding number of platinum albums and chart-topping singles is his uncompromising consistency; TWANG is yet another welcome set of same sort of finely crafted, traditionally-rooted country music that Strait spent decades refining. That said, there are a few surprises. One is that the veteran singer wrote several songs on TWANG with his son Bubba, including the steel guitar-laden hit single weeper "Living for the Night." Additionally, "El Rey" marks the first time that Strait recorded a complete song in Spanish. Tracked in Key West, Florida, the album reflects the area's relaxed attitude, with Strait's trademark warm vocals wrapping themselves around the top-notch material with an easy confidence and down-home spirit.

Entertainment Weekly (p.58) - "[An] album of immaculately recorded tracks....He continues to define (and refine) his genre, and he does it with such ease." -- Grade: B Billboard (p.28) - "TWANG is among the finest collections of songs he's released....The new set has a few surprises, including a track recorded entirely in Spanish."

George Strait led country's New Traditionalist movement in the early '80s with his updated approach to traditional Western swing and his smooth, romantic crooning. The reclusive superstar's chart success has never flagged since then; he routinely scores multi-platinum albums and singles that linger for weeks at No. 1. Relying on a dependable stable of Nashville's finest songwriters for material, Strait is truly a modern King of Country.

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