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Strait Country
''Strait Country'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 4, 1981 by MCA Records. The album's traditional country music approach—a mix of Texas honky tonk and the Bakersfield sound—presented a sharp contrast to the dominating trends within country music at that time.〔 The album includes the singles "Unwound", "Down and Out", and "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)", reaching 6, 16, and 3 respectively on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at number 26 on the US ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. ''Strait Country'' has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
==Recording==
In January 1981, MCA Records offered Strait a single deal, agreeing to release one song as a single and provide the necessary promotion. If the single was successful in sales and radio play, then an album deal would be offered.〔Bego, pp. 37–38.〕 On February 2, 1981, Groundhog Day, Strait entered The Waxworks recording studio in Berry Hill, Tennessee with producer Blake Mevis to record "Unwound", a song written by an unknown songwriter named Dean Dillon and his writing partner Frank Dycus.〔Bego, p. 38.〕 Producer Mevis first heard the song through his music publisher, Tom Collins, who also sent it to Strait's new manager, Erv Woolsey, offering to finance a demo session if Strait would record the song. Woolsey listened to Dillon's rough demo of "Unwound" and knew immediately that the song could be a big hit and launch Strait's career. Woolsey and Strait agreed to record the song.〔 Three additional songs were recorded during that February recording session: "Blame It on Mexico", "Perfect Lie", and "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her".〔Bego, p. 41.〕
The "Unwound" single was released by MCA on April 23, 1981 and entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart the week of May 16. It soon made it into the top ten.〔Bego, p. 39.〕 Strait would later remember the experience of hearing his first record on the radio while working on his ranch in San Marcos.
Several days after "Unwound" made it onto the charts, MCA offered Strait a recording contract and gave the go-ahead to proceed with the album.〔Bego, p. 40.〕 In early June, Strait returned to Nashville with the Ace in the Hole Band to perform every night throughout the week of June 7 at the Reflections Ballroom at the Radison Hotel. That same week, Strait spent his days in Music City Music Hall recording studios in Nashville with Mevis and a group of session musicians recording the remaining songs for his first album.〔〔 This early decision to use session musicians on his recordings rather than his touring band set a pattern that he would continue to follow throughout his career.〔 One of the songs from the February session, "Blame It on Mexico", was rerecorded during the June sessions and included on the album.〔
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