Always Never the Same (George Strait album)

Always Never the Same is the nineteenth studio album released on March 2, 1999 by American country music singer George Strait. The album produced the singles "Meanwhile", "Write This Down", and "What Do You Say to That", which respectively reached #4, #1, and #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The title track, "One of You" and "I Look at You" also charted in the lower regions of that chart from unsolicited airplay.

Always Never the Same
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
StudioOcean Way Studios
GenreCountry
Length32:00
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerTony Brown
George Strait
George Strait chronology
One Step at a Time
(1998)
Always Never the Same
(1999)
Merry Christmas Wherever You Are
(1999)
Singles from Always Never the Same
  1. "Meanwhile"
    Released: January 4, 1999
  2. "Write This Down"
    Released: March 18, 1999
  3. "What Do You Say to That"
    Released: July 26, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+ [2]
Q [3]

Track listing

  1. "Meanwhile" (Wayland Holyfield, J. Fred Knobloch) – 3:31
  2. "Write This Down" (Dana Hunt Black, Kent Robbins) – 3:39
  3. "That's the Truth" (Steve Leslie, Melba Montgomery) – 3:19
  4. "What Do You Say to That" (Jim Lauderdale, Montgomery) – 3:00
  5. "Peace of Mind" (Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon) – 3:13
  6. "That's Where I Wanna Take Our Love" (Hank Cochran, Dillon) – 3:14
  7. "Always Never the Same" (Marv Green, Terry McBride) – 2:58
  8. "One of You" (Kostas, Lauderdale) – 2:30
  9. "I Look at You" (Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens) – 3:28
  10. "4 Minus 3 Equals Zero" (Lonnie Williams) – 3:08

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[4]

Musicians

Strings by The Nashville String Machine conducted and arranged by Bergen White.

Production

  • Chuck Ainlay – Engineer
  • Don Cobb – digital editing
  • Tony Green – 2nd Engineer
  • Carlos Grier – digital editing
  • Russ Martin – Overdubs
  • Justin Niebank – Overdubs
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Denny Purcell – Masters
  • Mark Ralston – 2nd Engineer
  • Tim Waters – 2nd Engineer

Design

  • Virginia Team - art direction
  • Chris Ferrara - design
  • Mark Tucker - photography

Chart positions

Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 2
U.S. Billboard 200 6
Canadian RPM Country Albums 2
Canadian RPM Top Albums 73

References

  1. Always Never the Same at AllMusic
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Album reviews at CD Universe
  4. Always Never the Same (CD). George Strait. MCA Records. 1999. 70050.CS1 maint: others (link)
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