True (George Strait song) explained

True
Type:single
Artist:George Strait
Album:One Step at a Time
B-Side:Remember the Alamo
Released:June 22, 1998
Recorded:September 8, 1997[1]
Genre:Country
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:Tony Brown
George Strait
Prev Title:I Just Want to Dance with You
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This
Next Year:1998

"True" is a song written by Marv Green and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from his album One Step at a Time. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the production has an "open, airy feel that underscores the honest emotion in the lyric." He goes on to say that Strait's phrasing "adds appeal and turns a sweet, ordinary song into something special."[2]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 69 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated May 2, 1998, from unsolicited airplay, while "I Just Want to Dance With You" was still climbing that chart. A month later, it was released as a single, and re-entered the chart at number 64 on the week of June 13, 1998. It charted for a total of 25 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number two on the chart dated August 29, 1998.

"True" also went to number one on the American Radio & Records country music charts.[3]

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 23
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 11

Notes and References

  1. Latest Greatest Sraitest Hits . George Strait . 2000 . CD . MCA Nashville.
  2. Billboard, July 11, 1998
  3. Web site: R&R Country Top 50 . . August 28, 1998 . March 24, 2022.
  4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998. RPM. December 14, 1998. July 14, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315194458/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24. March 15, 2016.
  5. Best of 1998: Country Songs . . . 1998. July 14, 2013.