Here for a Good Time explained

Here for a Good Time
Type:Studio
Artist:George Strait
Cover:HereforaGoodTime.jpg
Studio:Shrimpboat Sound (Key West, Florida); Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre:Neotraditional country
Length:41:13
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:Tony Brown
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Here for a Good Time is the twenty-seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on September 6, 2011 via MCA Nashville. Strait co-produced the album with his long-time producer Tony Brown.[1] The title track and lead-off single, "Here for a Good Time", co-written with son Bubba and songwriter Dean Dillon, was released in June 2011. The album sold 91,414 copies in its first week.On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Album.

Content

Strait co-wrote seven of the album’s eleven tracks with his son, Bubba Strait, and songwriter Dean Dillon.[2] "Here for a Good Time," the lead off single, debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, making the second-highest debut of his career.[3]

Here for a Good Time was recorded at Shrimpboat Sound Studio in Key West, Florida, the same studio where Strait recorded his last three albums.[4]

"Lone Star Blues" was originally recorded by Delbert McClinton on his 2002 album, Room to Breathe. "A Showman's Life" was originally recorded by the songwriter, Jesse Winchester, on his 1978 album, A Touch on the Rainy Side and by Gary Allan on his 2003 album, See If I Care.

Personnel

Production

Chart positions

Here for a Good Time debuted at No.3 on the Billboard 200 chart and No.1 on the Country Albums chart with 91,000 copies.[5] As of December 21, 2011, the album had sold 298k copies.

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Billboard 200[6] 129
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 29
Chart (2012)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 39

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US CountryUSCAN
2011"Here for a Good Time"24666
"Love's Gonna Make It Alright"361—
2012"Drinkin' Man"37——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Strait is here for a Good Time - New CD is here Sept. 6th. georgestrait.com. August 3, 2011. August 4, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927190726/http://www.georgestrait.com/2005Site/news_Detail.asp?pkArticle=386. 2011-09-27.
  2. Web site: George Strait to Release New Album September 6. Sarah Wyland. Great American County. August 4, 2011. August 4, 2011.
  3. Web site: George Strait Releases New Single. Wyland. Sarah. June 14, 2011. Great American Country. August 4, 2011.
  4. Web site: Strait gets ready for a good time. Country Standard Time. August 3, 2011. August 4, 2011.
  5. Web site: Caulfield . Keith . Vampire Weekend Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . May 22, 2013 . May 22, 2013.
  6. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011. Billboard. May 19, 2021.
  7. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011. Billboard. May 19, 2021.
  8. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012. Billboard. May 19, 2021.

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