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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Well into his third decade at the top, album # 37 for George Strait maintains the consistency and high quality that's marked the vast majority of his work from the start. Like Alan Jackson, he's has always been more comfortable in conventional country fiddle and steel guitar settings, and that's largely where he remains with Troubadour. Even the good-natured, Caribbean feel of "River of Love" is closer to vintage Strait than Jimmy Buffett. The more somber "House of Cash" is a duet with Patty Loveless. It tells the story of the tragic, 2007 fire that took the home of Johnny Cash, and reflects on what could not be obliterated by the flames. Strait reverts to classic, Lone Star State form with "Make Her Fall With Me Song," a honky tonk shuffle in the style of Ray Price or George Jones, while the gorgeous western swing-driven "That West Texas Town" is a duet with Dean Dillon. With Troubadour Strait avoids surprises, if only by virtue of his continuing skill working wonders within a time-honored style. --Rich Kienzle | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | April 01, 2008 | | Studio: | Mca Nashville | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 52 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | Troubadour | | 2. | It Was Me | | 3. | Brothers Of The Highway | | 4. | River Of Love | | 5. | House Of Cash (Duet with Patty Loveless) | | 6. | I Saw God Today | | 7. | Give Me More Time | | 8. | When You're In Love | | 9. | Make Her Fall In Love With Me Song | | 10. | West Texas Town (Duet with Dean Dillon) | | 11. | House With No Doors | | 12. | If Heartaches Were Horses | |
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 His Best Yet Aug 31, 2008
This album has many great songs from Strait and a few others. I highly recommend it if for no other reason than George is one of the best country music musicians of our day.
 Good ole George Strait songs Aug 31, 2008
I like most of these songs. I haven't had a chance to get familiar with all of them. I really like "I Saw God Today".
Strait All The Way!! Aug 31, 2008
There hasn't been an album that George Strait has put out that I did not love..This is a GREAT cd!! I Saw God Today & Trubador(album title) are my fav's but like I said Strait All The Way----I love all his music.
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George is The Greatest Aug 25, 2008
George is an Institution. One Great album after another.
An American treasure. Troubadour is one of his best.
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Worth Crowing About Aug 03, 2008
George Strait has filled up country radio for years. A tad more worthy than `Carrying Your Love with Me,' `Troubadour' gives fans plenty of reasons to buy his latest offering. Again featuring several fine songwriters and musicians, George gives us a quality album that covers most corners of country music.
The title track is notable enough for it's autobiographical sketch provided by songwriter Marty Holmes. "I feel like Jesse James," he shares, and "I still feel twenty-five most of the time." Most of his songs chase after women at honky-tonk bars, too. "It Was Me" goes down easily enough, but on the playful "When You're in Love," George is the true troubadour with a terrific radio worthy song. "Make Her Fall in Love with Me Song" already seems like a honky-tonk jukebox classic, and "River of Love" showcases a C.D. accompaniment that's never been finer overall with an intricate (mandolin or ukulele) shining through. (It's a bit Jimmy Buffet influenced, so I go for the latter.)
Leaning heavier, George sings the sincere, but less worthy "House of Cash," a tribute that needs no explanation. "West Texas Town" is a throwback to "All My Exes Live in Texas," except, if anything, it's more fun and better executed. "Brothers of the Highway" is intricate, and arguably his best offering.
More than foolin' around, George gets serious with "I Saw God Today," a proper reflection with the words:
"His fingerprints are everywhere./ I just slow down to stop and stare.
Open my eyes and, man, I swear,/ I saw God today."
The rest of the songs aren't bad, nothing so bad to mar. If you want to wait to hear these songs on the radio, that's okay, but commercial free, George Strait is worth your extra greenbacks.
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