Ocean Front Property

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Ocean Front Property
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Studio album by George Strait
Released January 12, 1987 (1987-01-12)
Recorded 1986-1987
Genre Country
Length 29:55
Label MCA
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George Strait chronology
Merry Christmas Strait to You!
(1986)Merry Christmas Strait to You!1986
Ocean Front Property
(1987)
Greatest Hits Volume Two
(1987)Greatest Hits Volume Two1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune (favorable)[2]

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.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
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. D. Shafer, Tommy Collins 4:13
9. "You Can't Buy Your Way out of the Blues"   S. D. Shafer, Tommy Collins 2:49
10. "I'm All Behind You Now"   Dillon 3:13
Total length:
29:55[1]

Personnel

All tracks except "Hot Burning Flames" and "You Can't Buy Your Way out of the Blues"

The Ace in the Hole Band

on "Hot Burning Flames" and "You Can't Buy Your Way out of the Blues"

  • David Anthony - acoustic guitar
  • Mike Daily - steel guitar
  • Gene Elders - fiddle
  • Phillip Fajardo - drums
  • Terry Hale - bass guitar
  • Ronnie Huckaby - piano, synclavier
  • Bennie McArthur - electric guitar
  • Rick McRae - electric guitar
  • George Strait - lead vocals
  • Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals

Production

  • Engineers: Steve Tillisch, Willie Pevear, Chuck Ainlay
  • Second Engineers: Tim Kish, Marty Williams
  • Project Coordinator: Jessie Noble
  • Art Direction: Simon Levy
  • Design: Mickey Braitheaite
  • Photography: Jerry Smith

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 117

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dillon, Charlotte. Ocean Front Property at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
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Preceded by Top Country Albums number-one album
February 14 - March 21, 1987
Succeeded by
Heartland
by The Judds
Preceded by Top Country Albums number-one album
April 25, 1987
Succeeded by
Trio
by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris