Cold Beer Conversation
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| Cold Beer Conversation | ||||
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| Studio album by George Strait | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | Shrimpboat Sound (Key West, Florida); Sound Stage Studios and Big Gassed Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Harter Sound (San Antonio, Texas). | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 46:09 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Chuck Ainlay George Strait[1] |
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| Singles from Cold Beer Conversation | ||||
Cold Beer Conversation is the twenty-ninth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on September 25, 2015 via MCA Nashville.[2] The album's first single, "Let It Go", was released to radio on April 20, 2015.
Contents
Commercial performance
Cold Beer Conversation debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 4 and Top Country Albums at No. 1, selling 86,000 units, 83,000 of which are pure album sales.[3] It reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart in its second week, with another 30,000 units sold, making it Strait's 26th No. 1 on this chart.[4] The album has sold 231,500 copies in the US as of April 2016.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "It Was Love" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Cold Beer Conversation" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Let It Go" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Goin' Goin' Gone" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Something Going Down" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Take Me to Texas" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "It Takes All Kinds" | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Stop and Drink" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Everything I See" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Rock Paper Scissors" | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Wish You Well" | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Cheaper Than a Shrink" | 3:33 |
| 13. | "Even When I Can't Feel It" | 3:34 |
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Total length:
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46:17 | |
Personnel
From Cold Beer Conversation liner notes.[6]
Musicians
- George Strait – lead vocals
- Mike Rojas – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers, accordion
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitars
- Stuart Duncan – acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar, ukulele, backing vocals
- Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass
- Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
- Buddy Cannon – backing vocals
- Perry Coleman – backing vocals
- Thom Flora – backing vocals
- Wes Hightower – backing vocals
- Jamey Johnson – backing vocals
- Marty Slayton – backing vocals
Production
- George Strait – producer
- Chuck Ainlay – producer, recording, mixing
- Brandon Schexnayder – recording, assistant engineer
- T. W. Cargile – additional engineer
- Keith Harter – additional engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Brittany Hamlin – production coordinator
- Craig Allen – design
- Karen Naff – art direction
- Wayne Brezinka – original cover artwork, interior collage artwork
- Erv Woolsey – management
Chart positions
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | ||
| 2015 | "Let It Go" | 29 | 46 | 118 | — |
| "Cold Beer Conversation" | 36 | 33 | — | 43 | |
| 2016 | "Goin' Goin' Gone" | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
References
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- ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for George Strait. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard 200 for George Strait. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for George Strait. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
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