Ocean Front Property is the seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on January 12, 1987, by MCA Records. It is certified 2× Multi-platinum by the RIAA. It is the first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. It was ranked #5 on CMT's list of 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music in 2006.
| Ocean Front Property | ||||
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| Released | January 12, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | September 1986 | |||
| Studio | Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country[1][2][3] | |||
| Length | 29:55 | |||
| Label | MCA MCAD-5913 | |||
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| Singles from Ocean Front Property | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | (favorable)[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All My Ex's Live in Texas" | Sanger D. Shafer, Lyndia J. Shafer | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Someone's Walkin' Around Upstairs" | David Anthony, Paul A. Maloy | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Am I Blue" | David Chamberlain | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Ocean Front Property" | Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Hot Burning Flames" | Cochran, Mack Vickery, Wayne Kemp | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Without You Here" | Dillon, Porter | 2:46 |
| 7. | "My Heart Won't Wander Very Far from You" | Annette Cotter, Buddy Carvalhe | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Second Chances" | S. Shafer, Tommy Collins | 4:13 |
| 9. | "You Can't Buy Your Way Out of the Blues" | Larry Cordle, Mike Anthony | 2:49 |
| 10. | "I'm All Behind You Now" | Dillon | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 29:55[1] | ||
Personnel
editTracks 1-4 & 6-10
- George Strait – lead vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Owen Hale – drums
- Curtis Young – harmony vocals
Ace in the Hole Band (Track 5)
- George Strait – vocals
- Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano
- David Anthony – acoustic guitar
- Benny McArthur – electric guitar
- Rick McRae – electric guitar
- Mike Daily – steel guitar
- Terry Hale – bass guitar
- Phillip Farjado – drums
- Gene Elders – fiddle
Production
edit- Jimmy Bowen – producer
- George Strait – producer
- Steve Tillisch – recording, mixing
- Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording
- Willie Pevear – overdub recording
- Tim Kish – second engineer
- Marty Williams – second engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Mickey Braithwaite – design
- Jerry Smith – photography
- Erv Woolsey – management
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 117 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[5] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Dillon, Charlotte. Ocean Front Property at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Hurst, Jack (March 22, 1987). "Ocean Front Property". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ ""If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'"". Apple Music. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – George Strait – Ocean Front Property". Music Canada. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – George Strait – Ocean Front Property". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2022.