If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
| If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' | ||||
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| Studio album by George Strait | ||||
| Released | February 22, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 28:20 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' is the eighth studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on February 22, 1988 by MCA Records. It is certified platinum by the RIAA and it produced three singles for Strait on the Hot Country Songs charts: the title track (originally recorded by Faron Young), "Baby Blue", and "Famous Last Words of a Fool", all of which reached Number One.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" | Tommy Collins | 2:21 |
| 2. | "Under These Conditions" | Ronnie McDowell, Joe Meador, Troy Seals | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Baby Blue" | Aaron Barker | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Don't Mind If I Do" | Skip Ewing, Don Sampson | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Bigger Man Than Me" | Curtis Wayne | 2:51 |
| 6. | "Famous Last Words of a Fool" | Dean Dillon, Rex Huston | 3:37 |
| 7. | "It's Too Late Now" | David Chamberlain | 2:30 |
| 8. | "Is It That Time Again" | Buddy Cannon, Dillon, Vern Gosdin | 2:53 |
| 9. | "Let's Get Down to It" | L. David Lewis | 2:04 |
| 10. | "Back to Bein' Me" | Hank Cochran, Dillon | 2:35 |
Total length: |
28:20[1] | ||
Band
- Lead Vocals: George Strait
- Background Vocals: Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young & Liana "Mrs. Harmony" Young
- Drums: Eddie Bayers
- Bass: David Hungate
- Electric Guitar: Reggie Young, Billy Joe Walker Jr.
- Acoustic Guitar: Pat Flynn, George Strait, Billy Joe Walker Jr.
- Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
- Fiddle: Johnny Gimble
- Piano: Floyd Domino
- Dobro: Paul Franklin
Personnel
- Engineers: Bob Bullock, Willie Peaver, Tim Kish
- Mixer: John Guess
- Second Engineers: Marty Williams, Russ Martin, Tim Kish
- Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
- Project Coordinator: Jessie Noble
- Art Direction: Simon Levy
- Design: Mickey Braithwaite
- Photography: Rick Henson
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 87 |
References
- 1 2 If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' at AllMusic
- ↑ Lewis, Randy (1988-05-22). "Strait and Narrow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
| Preceded by Wild-Eyed Dream by Ricky Van Shelton |
Top Country Albums number-one album April 23 - May 7, 1988 |
Succeeded by Always & Forever by Randy Travis |
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