TWANG.......

[medonnabe]

Word has it .......it may be out Aug 11th.



Not near soon enough! But that means new music and new photos.

[casims74]

Looking forward to both!!

[casims74]

It appears this will be the album cover

www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B002FZL96M/sr=1-1/qid=1246975853/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music&qid=1246975853&sr=1-1

[icrossmyheart_x]

AHH! I CANT WAIT :]

gorgeous album cover. ;DD

[straitfan1]

hahahahahaha I love it! WOW~~~~~~Shocking to say the least! Look at that tongue stuck out and that leer on his face and a little teeny weeny guitar? hahaha he's the bomb!!! Nothing like his usual posed look...and he's written 3 songs on this CD, something he hasn't done since '82. AWESOME!!! He's got some tricks up his sleeve!!!! Love it and love you George!! You go boy~keep on surprising us:)

[Ranger]

Great album cover !

When I first saw it I thought it was a way to fool everyone
as an inside joke.


Looks like a GREAT list of writers and I am hoping for more
upbeat tempos on more songs and the fact that a Zydeco
name is being used it would bring us a Adelaida type song
with the rhythm of that old cajun sound with wash board
scratchin and fiddle flying.



Track Listing for TWANG:

1. Twang – Jim Lauderdale, Kendell Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey

2. Where Have I Been All My Life – Sherrie Austin, Will Nance and Steve Williams 3. I Gotta Get To You – Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Ritchey and Blaine Larsen
4. Easy As You Go – Steve Bogard and Rick Giles
5. Living For The Night – George Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon
6. Same Kind Of Crazy – Delbert McClinton and Gary Nicholson
7. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind – George Strait and Bubba Strait
8. Arkansas Dave – Bubba Strait
9. The Breath You Take – Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon and Casey Beathard
10. He’s Got That Something Special – George Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon
11. Hot Grease And Zydeco – Gordon Bradberry and Tony Ramey
12. Beautiful Day For Goodbye – Doug Johnson and Pat Bunch
13. El Rey – Jose Alfredo Jimenez

[casims74]

I think he's kind of excited that Bubba got involved in this album. It's sort of historic in a way, because it's like he's established a legacy for the next generation.

[straitloverbrit]

I cannot wait! And I'm very excited the date got moved closer.
Here's an article if anyone is interested, but it looks like everyone has beat me to it!
www.examiner.com/x-15710-Sacramento-Country-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d7-George-Straits-Twang-release-date-moved-to-August-11

[casims74]

Twang is available for Preorder at Amazon.

[str8fan12]

TWANG RELEASE DATE MOVED UP TO AUGUST 11, 2009.

I found this article on twitter...at least I think it was twitter.




George Strait's "Living for the Night," the first single from his upcoming album Twang, has hit the Top 15 on the charts in merely three weeks, making it one of the fastest rising singles of his career. The song, co-written by Strait, along with son Bubba Strait and legendary tunesmith Dean Dillon sits at No. 15 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart this week. With the single rising so quickly, MCA has decided to move up the street date of Twang up to August 11.

Strait will co-produce the thirteen-track disc with legendary producer Toby Brown. He recorded Twang at Shrimpboat Sound Studio in Key West, FL, which is the same studio where his last two award-winning albums (Troubadour and It Just Comes Natural) were recorded.

"Living for the Night" marks the first time Strait has penned a song since "I Can't See Texas from Here" from his 1982 debut, Strait Country. Twang will also include two additional co-writes -- "He's Got That Something Special" and "Out Of Sight, Out of Mind." Bubba Strait also wrote the track "Arkansas Dave."




Twang Track Listing:


1. "Twang" - Jim Lauderdale, Kendell Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey

2. "Where Have I Been All My Life" - Sherrié Austin, Will Nance and Steve Williams

3. "I Gotta Get To You" - Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Ritchey and Blaine Larsen

4. "Easy As You Go" - Steve Bogard and Rick Giles

5. "Living For The Night" - George Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon

6. "Same Kind Of Crazy" - Delbert McClinton and Gary Nicholson

7. "Out Of Sight Out Of Mind" - George Strait and Bubba Strait

8. "Arkansas Dave" - Bubba Strait

9. "The Breath You Take" - Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon and Casey Beathard

10. "He's Got That Something Special" - George Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon

11. "Hot Grease And Zydeco" - Gordon Bradberry and Tony Ramey

12. "Beautiful Day For Goodbye" - Doug Johnson and Pat Bunch

13. "El Rey" - Jose Alfredo Jimenez


I cannot wait to hear this album. The song titles alone are making my mouth water.

[str8fan12]

Oops, sorry Ranger... I didn't see that you also listed the song titles.
I was just so excited to see a list that I just immediately thought of posting here.

[Ranger]

These photos were sent to me from MeDonnaB and I was
just down at Gruene Hall a few weeks ago.


Thanks for sending them and sharing them Donna!


And thanks to Kim Musgrove for helping out also with pics.

[casims74]

The first two pictures show his Grait looks. The second two pictures show his Grait sense of humor.


You know I love it cause I am such a goof ball!!!

[medonnabe]

Thanks for posting them, Ranger. And helping out an ole lady!

*giggle* everytime I look at them.......they look brand new!

[medonnabe]

....another sleepless night!!!!!!

[medonnabe]

Here is a link to Hot Grease and Zydeco........

www.myspace.com/gulftownmusic

[str8fan12]

I thought this was a good article... but can I just say.... George Strait has ALWAYS been sexy... never mind brings back sexy.


George Strait Brings Sexy Back on Twang Cover
Posted: July 9th, 2009 at 4:33 pm | By: Alison Bonaguro

I haven’t heard George Strait’s new album yet, so you can save all your don’t-judge-a-book-by-its-cover lectures. The only thing I’m going to comment on today is the cover. And what a cover it is. The album art for Twang, due Aug. 11, is sexy, sexy, sexy. And did I mention sexy? Strait’s always been a wholesome kind of sexy. But this cover shows a whole new side to Strait: His bad-boy-country-cowboy-roughneck sexy side.

Let’s analyze the details:

1. He’s holding a mini-guitar, which feels naughty somehow because you’re just so used to seeing Strait with his arms wrapped around a big ol’ acoustic.

2. His tongue is out, not in a childish way, but in a way that makes him look very serious about what he’s doing. Like he’s concentrating.

3. His bedroom eyes look a little less twinkly and a lot more smoldering than usual. And he’s not smiling, which either means he was mad or he’s just got his game face on.

4. He’s sitting in a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible. Any man that digs rare cars is all right in my book.

5. The typeface has a worn out, distressed and homespun look. Like he’s kind of rough around the edges, so he wouldn’t dare have a font that’s all slick and polished.

6. He borrowed Gary LeVox’s shirt. Well, maybe that’s not entirely true. But after years of seeing Strait in a yellow button-down, this striped and embroidered thing he has going on is very on-trend. And it is not tucked in. He is way too cool for that now.

That’s just the stuff I can see in the picture. Who knows what the rest of the album holds? Musically, I know it has some songs Strait wrote with his son Bubba, like the first single, “Living for the Night.” I also know that seeing is believing, so there may be a different kind of George Strait on this album.

[Ranger]

Can't wait for this album.

As long as no duets with sugarland show up Im happy

[str8fan12]

Agreed! That would be the worst. Of course I would buy the CD anyway...