THE NEW GEORGE STRAIT CD -- A SNEAK PEEK!! LISTEN HERE TO ALL THE TRACKS!
GEORGE STRAIT "TWANG"
Hear an EXCLUSIVE KLLL Preview of all 13 Tracks!
LISTEN TO THEM ALL BELOW---BEFORE YOU BUY IT!
1. Twang - (written by Jim Lauderdale, Kendell Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey)
2. Where Have I Been All My Life - (Sherrie Austin, Will Nance and Steve Williams)
3. I Gotta Get To You - (Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Ritchey and Blaine Larsen)
4. Easy As You Go - (Steve Bogard and Rick Giles)
5. Living For The Night - (George Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon)
6. Same Kind Of Crazy - (Delbert McClinton and Gary Nicholson)
7. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind - (George Strait and Bubba Strait)
8. Arkansas Dave - (Bubba Strait)
9. The Breath You Take - (Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon and Casey Beathard)
10. He’s Got That Something Special - (George Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon)
11. Hot Grease And Zydeco - (Gordon Bradberry and Tony Ramey)
12. Beautiful Day For Goodbye - (Doug Johnson and Pat Bunch)
13. El Rey - (Jose Alfredo Jimenez)
The 13th track off the new cd..."El Rey"
"El Rey" by José Alfredo Jiménez, English translation of lyrics "The King"
Composer: José Alfredo Jiménez
Style: Ranchera
Country: Mexico
Yo sé bien que estoy afuera
Pero el día que yo me muera
Sé que tendrás que llorar
(Llorar y llorar, x2)
I am fully aware that I am out
But the day that I die
I know that you will have to cry
(Cry and cry, x2)
Dirás que no me quisiste
Pero vas a estar muy triste
Y así te vas a quedar
You will say that you did not love me
But you will be very sad
And that is how you will stay
Chorus:
------------------------------------- Con dinero y sin dinero
Hago siempre lo que quiero
Y mi palabra es la ley
With money and without money
I always do what I want
And my word is law
No tengo trono ni reina
Ni nadie que me comprenda
Pero sigo siendo el rey
I have no throne nor queen
Nor anyone who understands me
But I continue being king
-------------------------------------
Una piedra en el camino
Me enseño que mi destino
Era rodar y rodar
(Rodar y rodar, x2)
A stone on the road
Taught me that my destiny
Was to roll and roll [*rodar = to roll; to roam]
(To roll and roll, x2)
Después me dijo un arriero
Que no hay que llegar primero
Pero hay que saber llegar
Afterwards an arriero told me
That one need not make it first [*llegar = to make it, to arrive]
But one must know how to make it
[Chorus]
Translation Notes:
No tengo trono ni reina Ni nadie que me comprenda
I have no throne nor queen Nor anyone who understands me
2009 has already been a year of accolades for Strait. His platinum-selling Troubadour was named “Best Country Album” at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in February. In April, Strait was the fifth artist ever to receive the Academy of Country Music’s Artist of the Decade honor. Most recently, he headlined the kick-off event at the new Dallas Cowboys’ stadium, selling out the venue is less than an hour. The concert was hailed by the Dallas Morning News as “an extravaganza” that “showcased Strait at the pinnacle of his musical game.”
With a career spanning more than 25 years, Strait has 57 #1 singles to his credit, which is the record for more Number One hits than any artist in history including Elvis. His 33 different platinum or multi-platinum albums have earned him the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and third in all genres behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley. Strait was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006, making him one of a few artists to receive such an honor while still actively recording and producing music.
July 31, 2009 — A lot of father-son relationships are filled with animosity, but that’s not the case in the George Strait household. In fact, George and his son, Bubba, are co-writers on the current hit "Living For The Night," one of three songs they had a hand in writing on George’s forthcoming album Twang.
That’s particularly unusual because George has, for the bulk of his career, left the writing to others. His 1995 compilation Strait Out Of The Box featured three obscure songs he wrote and recorded in the 1970s: "I Just Can’t Go On Dying Like This," "(That Don’t Change) The Way I Feel About You" and "I Don’t Want To Talk It Over Anymore." The only other time he penned a song for one of his projects was "I Can’t See Texas From Here," and that appeared on his Strait From The Heart album in 1982, meaning it’s been 27 years since he recorded a new song he wrote for one of his albums.
But when George ended that lull, he ended it big-time. He and Bubba actually wrote two more of the songs on Twang: "He's Got That Something Special" and "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind."
"Bubba had actually been writin’ a bit," George told Buzz Brainard on on the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville, "and he kind of inspired me to get back into it, and so we started messin’ around [with ideas]. Actually, Norma [George’s wife] had the idea for ‘Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind’ and told Bubba, and he started writin’ it. And then I kinda helped him out. Then we decided to continue on from there, and we were at the ranch writin’ songs and decided it’d be pretty cool if Dean [Dillon] came down, so I called Dean, and a few days later he flew in and we spent about four or five days there writin’ together."
Dean is no slouch when it comes to that line of work. He’s written 14 of George’s hits, including "Unwound," "Ocean Front Property," "Marina Del Rey" and "She Let Herself Go." Meanwhile, Bubba got yet another song onto Twang; it’s titled "Arkansas Dave."
The Twang album is released Aug. 11.
Fans don't have to wait quite as long
for George Strait's 38th album. The country
icon has moved up the release date for his upcoming CD, 'Twang,' to August 11.
The reason for the earlier date is because
of the album's already impressive success.
Its first single, 'Living for the Night,' hit the
Top 15 on the country charts after just three weeks.
The song was written by George, his son Bubba Strait and
songwriting legend Dean Dillon.
"It makes a papa proud to have my son contributing to the
creation of this record," says George. "We had a great time
writing with each other and then Dean adding his magic made
it even more special. I hope the people that buy this record
have as much fun listening to it as I had making it."
'Living' is the first song George has penned since 'I Can't See
Texas From Here' from his 1982 debut album, 'Strait Country.'
It seems the 57-year-old entertainer is getting back into
songwriting, as he also co-wrote two more songs on 'Twang' --
'He's Got That Something Special' and 'Out Of Sight Out Of
Mind.'
Bubba Strait also has songwriting credits on 'Arkansas Dave.'
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