If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' Explained

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" (originally recorded by Dean Dillon), all of which reached Number One.

Personnel

• George Strait – lead vocals
• Floyd Domino – pianos
• Pat Flynn – acoustic guitars
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
• Reggie Young – electric guitars
• Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
• David Hungate – bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Johnny Gimble – fiddle
• Curtis Young – backing vocals
• Liana Young – backing vocals

Production

• Jimmy Bowen – producer
• George Strait – producer
• Bob Bullock – recording, overdub recording
• Willie Peaver – overdub recording
• Tim Kish – overdub recording, second engineer
• Russ Martin – second engineer
• Marty Williams – second engineer
• John Guess – mixing
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Simon Levy – art direction
• Mickey Braithwaite – design
• Rick Henson – photography
• Erv Woolsey – management

Chart positions

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Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	87