Lead On
| Lead On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 8, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | April 1994 | |||
| Studios | Emerald Studios, Sound Stage Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 30:38 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| George Strait chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Lead On | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. The album was released on November 8, 1994 by MCA Nashville and was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies. It includes the singles "The Big One", "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody", "Lead On", and "Adalida", which respectively reached No. 1, No. 1, No. 7 and No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995. The album's title track was co-written by Alabama bass guitarist Teddy Gentry. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by Mel Street.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" | Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Adalida" | Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman | 3:36 |
| 3. | "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" | Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Nobody Has to Get Hurt" | Jim Lauderdale, Terry McBride | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Down Louisiana Way" | Aaron Barker, Donny Kees, Sanger D. Shafer | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Lead On" | Dean Dillon, Teddy Gentry | 3:26 |
| 7. | "What Am I Waiting For" | Lauderdale | 2:37 |
| 8. | "The Big One" | Gerry House, Devon O'Day | 2:07 |
| 9. | "I'll Always Be Loving You" | Barker, Kees, Shafer | 2:31 |
| 10. | "No One but You" | Max D. Barnes | 2:56 |
Personnel
[edit]As listed in liner notes.[3]
- George Strait – lead vocals
- Steve Nathan – organ, synthesizers
- Matt Rollings – acoustic piano, keyboards
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Bergen White – string arrangements
- Liana Manis – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Tony Brown – producer
- George Strait – producer
- Steve Marcantonio – recording
- Marty Williams – overdub recording
- Derek Bason – second engineer
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- John Thomas II – second engineer
- John Guess – mixing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Chris Ferrara – design
- Jarrett Gaza – photography
- Erv Woolsey – management
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Allmusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review[link removed]
- ↑ Lead On (Media notes). George Strait. MCA Records. 1994. MCAD-11092.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ↑ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ↑ "American album certifications – George Strait – Lead On". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
