22 More Hits

George Strait - 22 More Hits

22 More Hits
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Artist: George Strait
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-11-13
Music Label: MCA Nashville
Soundtracks:
  1. How 'Bout Them Cowgirls'
  2. Amarillo By Morning
  3. The Fireman
  4. Gone As A Girl Can Get
  5. When Did You Stop Loving Me
  6. Marina Del Rey
  7. Desperately
  8. The Cowboy Rides Away
  9. Lovebug
  10. Cowboys Like Us
  11. She Let Herself Go
  12. You'll Be There
  13. Don't Make Me Come Over There And Love You
  14. What Do You Say To That
  15. Drinking Champagne
  16. You're Something Special To Me
  17. Meanwhile
  18. Adalida
  19. If You Can Do Anything Else
  20. Unwound
  21. If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger (There's One Coming Home)
  22. Overnight Success

Free Music Notes for 22 More Hits

Free Music Review: a wonderful collection
Hit: 5 Stars

This 22 song CD is a companion set with a 2004 CD called "50 Number Ones". This latest offering, "22 More Hits", features 21 hit singles for George Strait that didn't hit #1 but were radio hits and fan favorites. The collection does contain a #1 hit, though: "She Let Herself Go". I would have held off putting that single on here and instead replaced it with one of the Top-20 hits he released. There are several of his Top-20 hits missing, including "Down and Out", "King of the Mountain", and the more recent efforts: "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" and "Seashores of Old Mexico". I would've held off putting "She Let Herself Go" on here in favor of one or more of those Top-20 hits i mentioned to keep the flow of non-number one singles. I would've saved "She Let Herself Go" for a future release containing the three hits from the IT JUST COMES NATURAL cd and the current TROUBADOUR cd.

Whatever the case, 20 songs on this collection showcase all of George Strait's Top-10 hits during the years of 1981 through 2007...the fact that so many of his songs hit #1 it's easy to mistake several of the songs on here as #1 hits even if they really didn't go all the way. Two of Strait's songs, "The Fireman" and "The Cowboy Rides Away", were among the songs that fans were puzzled by since neither song was on the 50 Number Ones collection from 2004...two of his most popular songs in concert...so, according to George Strait, this "22 More Hits" collection was put together to spotlight many of the hit songs that didn't reach #1 with a heavy emphasis on the material recorded the last 5-6 years.

This is a perfect companion set to 2004's "50 Number Ones"...both CD's feature similar cover art. The CD kicks off with his current Top-10 hit, the #3 smash "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls". The reason behind this, obviously, is to promote his current single at the same time promote his previous hit songs. "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls" is also on the album IT JUST COMES NATURAL, released in 2006. As mentioned earlier, quite a few of these hits are from the last 5-6 years with just enough '80s and '90s hit singles from Strait to entice sales...this is the track listing and the chart position each hit song achieved:

1. How 'Bout Them Cowgirls; 2007 #3
2. Amarillo By Morning; 1983 #4
3. The Fireman; 1985 #5
4. Gone as a Girl Can Get; 1992 #5
5. When Did You Stop Loving Me; 1993 #6
6. Marina Del Rey; 1983 #6
7. Desperately; 2004 #6
8. The Cowboy Rides Away; 1985 #5
9. Lovebug; 1994 #8
10. Cowboys Like Us; 2003 #2
11. She Let Herself Go; 2005 #1
12. You'll Be There; 2005 #4
13. Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You; 2001 #17
14. What Do You Say To That; 1999 #4
15. Drinking Champagne; 1990 #4
16. You're Something Special To Me; 1986 #4
17. Meanwhile; 1999 #4
18. Adalida; 1995 #3
19. If You Can Do Anything Else; 2001 #5
20. Unwound; 1981 #6
21. If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger; 1982 #3
22. Overnight Success; 1990 #8

This "22 More Hits" and the earlier "50 Number Ones" from 2004 are both essential for the casual fan who does not own the individual albums from which the hits originally appeared on. "22 More Hits" spotlights every Top-10 single that didn't hit #1 for Strait with the inclusion of the #1 hit, "She Let Herself Go", and the Top-20 hit, "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You", making the collection have it's total of 22 songs. "She Let Herself Go" was released as a single and hit #1 after the release of the 50 Number Ones collection as to why it's included on this collection of non-number one hits.

22 More Hits Poster

George Strait has amassed so many charting singles that his record company has nearly run out of compilation titles. Now, fresh from Strait's 2007 CMA Album of the Year Award (for It Just Comes Natural), here comes 22 More Hits, a collection of singles that stopped short of number one but which built his career. "The Fireman," "When Did You Stop Loving Me," and "Lovebug" are fine reminders of his bar-stool-hugging days, when Strait spoke the honky-tonk gospel in a flat Texas drawl. That, of course, was before he waved goodbye to George Jones and Buck Owens (let alone western-swing master Bob Wills) and shaved off most of his rough edges for overwhelmingly smooth, mid-tempo fare like "How `Bout Them Cowgirls." An appreciative nod to females everywhere, if not all the girls he's loved before, it's a perfect example of how Strait, the consummate country crooner, can elevate average material to glory. But it's also an indication of just how perilously close he could come to being the Julio Iglesias of Nashville if he doesn't watch it. Spin a song like "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" and you'll remember when Strait could be downright--gasp--dangerous! --Alanna Nash
The unprecedented success that George Strait has earned throughout his illustrious 26-year-career could not be captured in the multi-platinum release of his number one hits alone. The King of Country Music has bestowed the perfect companion piece to his multi-platinum 50 NUMBER ONES with 22 MORE HITS. Scheduled for release November 13, 22 MORE HITS contains exactly that - 22 fan favorites and well known Strait hit singles that despite not quite reaching number one at country radio made a timeless impression on country music fans across the country.

George Strait has made a career of giving his fans what they want. The songs that Strait compiled for 22 MORE HITS are all timeless hits like "Unwound" (George's first single and first top 10 hit), "If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger," "Amarillo By Morning," "The Fireman," "Cowboys Like Us," "You'll Be There," "Marina Del Ray," and many more. The album also includes the brand new single "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls." Providing a collection of these timeless classics is a true gift to the fans of George Strait.

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