For the Last Time: Live From the Astrodome
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For the Last Time: Live From the Astrodome is a live album released by George Strait
in 2003. The title refers to the fact that this concert was the final event that took place at the Houston Astrodome.
George's performance of "She'll Leave You with a Smile" was used as a promotional clip to promote the album.
George Strait
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
in 2003. The title refers to the fact that this concert was the final event that took place at the Houston Astrodome.
George's performance of "She'll Leave You with a Smile" was used as a promotional clip to promote the album.
Track listing
- "Deep in the Heart of TexasDeep in the Heart of Texas"Deep in the Heart of Texas" is an American popular song elaborating on the merits of the state of Texas.The 1941 song features lyrics by June Hershey and music by Don Swander. The song was recorded by Perry Como with Ted Weems and His Orchestra on December 9 of that year for Decca Records in Los...
" (June Hershey, Don Swander) – 1:35 - "Write This DownWrite This Down"Write This Down" is the title of a song written by Dana Hunt and Kent Robbins, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1999 as the second single from his album Always Never the Same. It was Strait's 36th Number One single on the Hot Country Singles &...
" (Dana Hunt Oglesby, Kent RobbinsKent RobbinsKent Robbins was an American country music songwriter. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists...
) – 3:32 - "I Can Still Make CheyenneI Can Still Make Cheyenne"I Can Still Make Cheyenne" is the title of a song written by Aaron Barker and Erv Woolsey and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from Strait's 1996 album Blue Clear Sky. The song also appears on 50 Number Ones...
" (Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey) – 4:59 - "HeartlandHeartland (George Strait song)"Heartland" is the title of a song written by Steve Dorff and John Bettis, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from his soundtrack CD Pure Country...
" (Steve Dorff, John Bettis) – 4:52 - "Love Without End, AmenLove Without End, Amen"Love Without End, Amen" is the title of a song written by Aaron Barker and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in April 1990 as the lead-off single from his album, Livin' It Up, the song spent five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &...
" (Barker) – 3:05 - "Check Yes or NoCheck Yes or No"Check Yes or No" is the title of a song written by Danny Wells and Dana Hunt, and recorded by American country singer George Strait. It was released in September 1995 as the lead single from his 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box. It peaked at number-one on both the U.S...
" (Danny A. Wells, Oglesby) – 2:53 - "The FiremanThe Fireman (song)"The Fireman" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in May 1985 as the third and final single from his 1984 album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind. It reached #5 on the country music chart in the United States, and #10 in Canada.-Content:The...
" (Mack VickeryMack VickeryMack Vickery was a musician, songwriter, and inductee in the Hillbilly Hall of Fame whose songs have been recorded by artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, George Strait, and George Jones....
, Wayne Kemp) – 2:50 - "RunRun (George Strait song)Run is a song recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was the lead single released in October 2001 from George Strait's 2001 album The Road Less Traveled. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in December 2001, where it was blocked by Toby Keith's song, I...
" (Anthony SmithAnthony Smith (songwriter)Ralph Anthony Smith is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a musician, Smith recorded his first album, If That Ain't Country, on Mercury Nashville Records in 2003. The album produced three Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
, Tony Lane) – 4:11 - "Murder on Music RowMurder on Music Row"Murder on Music Row" is a song made popular as a 2000 duet between country music artists George Strait and Alan Jackson. Although not released officially as a single, it gained attention for its criticism of mainstream country music trends at the time, and received enough unsolicited airplay to...
" (Larry CordleLarry CordleLarry Cordle was born in eastern Kentucky and is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Cordle is most famous for his song "Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the CMA Award for Song of the Year in 2000.-Career:Cordle has written...
, Larry Shell) – 4:22 - "The ChairThe Chair (song)"The Chair" is a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was the lead-off single to his 1985 album Something Special. It peaked at #1 on the country music chart in both the United States and Canada in 1985....
" (Hank CochranHank CochranGarland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others...
, Dean DillonDean DillonDean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...
) – 3:03 - "She'll Leave You with a SmileShe'll Leave You with a Smile"She'll Leave You with a Smile" is the title of a song written by Odie Blackmon and Jay Knowles, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 2002 as the last single from his 2001 album The Road Less Traveled. It was his 38th Number One hit on the...
" (Odie Blackmon, Jay Knowles) – 2:55 - "Amarillo by MorningAmarillo by Morning (song)"Amarillo by Morning" is a country music song written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser, and recorded by Stafford in 1973. Several cover versions have since been made, including a major 1980s hit for George Strait.-Content:...
" (Terry Stafford, Paul Fraser) – 3:03 - "Living and Living WellLiving and Living Well"Living and Living Well" is a song written by Tony Martin, Mark Nesler and Tom Shapiro, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. released in February 2002 as the second single from his 2001 album, The Road Less Traveled. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot...
" (Tony Martin, Mark NeslerMark NeslerMark Nesler is an American country music artist. Signed to Elektra Records as a recording artist in 1998, Nesler charted three singles on the U.S. Billboard country charts...
, Tom ShapiroTom ShapiroTom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
) – 3:35 - "Take Me Back to TulsaTake Me Back to Tulsa"Take Me Back To Tulsa" is a Western swing standard song. Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan added words to one of Bob Wills old fiddle tunes in 1940. The song takes its name from the chorus:The song is a series of unrelated, mostly nonsense, rhyming couplets, i.e.:Modern covers of the song, in order to...
" (Tommy DuncanTommy DuncanThomas Elmer Duncan , better known as Tommy Duncan, was a pioneering American Western swing vocalist and songwriter who gained fame in the 1930s as a founding member of The Texas Playboys...
, Bob WillsBob WillsJames Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with...
) – 3:18 - "Blue Clear SkyBlue Clear Sky (song)"Blue Clear Sky" is the title of a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in April 1996 as the first single from Strait's album of the same name...
" (Mark D. Sanders, John Jarrard, Bob DiPieroBob DiPieroBob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
) – 2:42 - "The Cowboy Rides Away" (Casey Kelly, Sonny Throckmorton) – 3:58
Personnel
- Mike Daily – steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Gene Elders – fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- Terry Hale – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Wes Hightower – background vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Rondal Huckaby – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Mike Kennedy – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Joe Manuel – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Benny McArthur – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, fiddle - Rick McRae – lead guitar
- Marty Slayton – background vocals
- Jeff Sterms – keyboards
- George Strait - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |