Here for a Good Time

Here for a Good Time is the twenty-seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on September 6, 2011 via MCA Nashville. Strait co-produced the album with his long-time producer Tony Brown.[13] The title track and lead-off single, "Here for a Good Time", co-written with son Bubba and songwriter Dean Dillon, was released in June 2011. The album sold 91,414 copies in its first week. On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Album.

For the song, see Here for a Good Time (song).
Here for a Good Time
Studio album by
George Strait
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2011 (2011-09-06)
GenreCountry
Length41:13
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerTony Brown
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Twang
(2009)		 Here for a Good Time
(2011)		 Icon
(2011)
Singles from Here for a Good Time
  1. "Here for a Good Time"
    Released: June 13, 2011
  2. "Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
    Released: November 7, 2011
  3. "Drinkin' Man"
    Released: April 30, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(74/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
The Boston Globe(positive)[4]
Country Weekly(favorable)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
The New York Times(positive)[8]
PopMatters[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Taste of Country[11]
USA Today[12]

Content

Strait co-wrote seven of the album’s eleven tracks with his son, Bubba Strait, and songwriter Dean Dillon.[14] "Here for a Good Time," the lead off single, debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, making the second-highest debut of his career.[15]

Here for a Good Time was recorded at Shrimpboat Sound Studio in Key West, Florida, the same studio where Strait recorded his last three albums.[16]

"Lone Star Blues" was originally recorded by Delbert McClinton on his 2002 album, Room to Breathe. "A Showman's Life" was originally recorded by the songwriter, Jesse Winchester, on his 1978 album, A Touch on the Rainy Side and by Gary Allan on his 2003 album, See If I Care.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love's Gonna Make It Alright"Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton3:50
2."Drinkin' Man"Dean Dillon, Bubba Strait, George Strait4:27
3."Shame On Me"B. Strait, G. Strait2:39
4."Poison"Chuck Cannon, Allen Shamblin3:39
5."Here for a Good Time"Dillon, B. Strait, G. Strait3:01
6."House Across the Bay"Dillon, B. Strait, G. Strait3:36
7."Lone Star Blues"Gary Nicholson, Delbert McClinton4:18
8."A Showman’s Life" (featuring Faith Hill)Jesse Winchester4:43
9."Three Nails and a Cross"Bobby Boyd, Dillon, B. Strait, G. Strait3:43
10."Blue Marlin Blues"Dillon, B. Strait, G. Strait3:24
11."I’ll Always Remember You"Dillon, B. Strait, G. Strait3:54
Total length:41:13

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Here for a Good Time debuted at No.3 on the Billboard 200 chart and No.1 on the Country Albums chart with 91,000 copies.[17] As of December 21, 2011, the album had sold 298k copies.

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[18] 12
UK Country Albums Chart[19] 5
U.S. Billboard 200[20] 3
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[20] 1

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2011 "Here for a Good Time" 2 46 66
"Love's Gonna Make It Alright" 3 61 —
2012 "Drinkin' Man" 37 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

End of year charts
Chart (2012) Year-end
2012
US Billboard Top Country Albums 39[21]

References
  1. "Critic Reviews for Here for a Good Time". Metacritic. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Here for a Good Time - George Strait". Allmusic. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  3. Hight, Jewly (September 7, 2011). "George Strait: Here For a Good Time". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  4. Rodman, Sarah (September 5, 2011). "George Strait, 'Here for a Good Time'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  5. Phillips, Jessica (October 5, 2011). "Here for a Good Time by George Strait". Country Weekly. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  6. Wood, Mikael (September 9, 2011). "Albums: Sept. 9, 2011 (George Strait, Here for a Good Time)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  7. Lewis, Randy (September 5, 2011). "Album review: George Strait's 'Here for a Good Time'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  8. Ratliff, Ben (September 5, 2011). "New Music (George Strait: 'Here for a Good Time')". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  9. Heaton, Dave (October 28, 2011). "George Strait: Here for a Good Time". PopMatters. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  10. Keefe, Jonathan (September 5, 2011). "George Strait: Here for a Good Time". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  11. Dukes, Billy (September 6, 2011). "George Strait, 'Here for a Good Time' - Album Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  12. Mansfield, Brian (September 6, 2011). "George Strait, Here for a Good Time". USA Today. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  13. "George Strait is here for a Good Time - New CD is here Sept. 6th". georgestrait.com. 2011-08-03. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  14. Sarah Wyland (2011-08-04). "George Strait to Release New Album September 6". Great American County. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  15. Wyland, Sarah (2011-06-14). "George Strait Releases New Single". Great American Country. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  16. "Strait gets ready for a good time". Country Standard Time. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  17. Caulfield, Keith (May 22, 2013). "Vampire Weekend Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  18. "Chart listing for Here for a Good Time". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  19. "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  20. "George Strait Lands Top Debut on Billboard 200, Beatles' 1 Re-enters Top 5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  21. "Best of 2012 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
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