Wrapped (Bruce Robison song)

"Wrapped" is a song written by Bruce Robison. First recorded on his 1998 album Wrapped, then by Kelly Willis on her 1998 album What I Deserve, it was later covered by American country music artist George Strait on his 2006 album It Just Comes Natural. It was released on March 19, 2007 as the album's third single; Strait's version of the song reached number two on the Billboard country chart.

"Wrapped"
Single by George Strait
from the album It Just Comes Natural
ReleasedMarch 19, 2007
GenreCountry, country pop[1]
Length4:09
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Bruce Robison
Producer(s)George Strait, Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"It Just Comes Natural"
(2006)		 "Wrapped"
(2007)		 "How 'bout Them Cowgirls"
(2007)

Content

"Wrapped" is a mid-tempo where the narrator explains his inability to stop thinking about a lover who has left.

This is the second single of George Strait's career that was written and originally recorded by Bruce Robison. The first such single was Robison's "Desperately", also a cut from his album Wrapped, that Strait covered on his 2003 album Honkytonkville.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic cited the song as a standout track on It Just Comes Natural, saying that the song was "laid-back" and that Strait's backing band sounded "natural" on the track.[2]

Chart performance
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 71
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 63

Year-end charts
Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 21

Other versions

The song has been covered by the following musicians.

References
  1. Holland, Roger (November 7, 2006). "George Strait: It Just Comes Natural". PopMatters. Retrieved November 9, 2020. Like Bruce Robison's "Wrapped", a thoroughly marvellous four minutes of uplifting country pop with quite the most straightforward message.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "It Just Comes Natural review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  3. "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "George Strait Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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