"Ace in the Hole" is a song written by Dennis Adkins, and recorded by American

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artist

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for ...

. George's touring band is called "The Ace in the Hole Band." It was released in July 1989 as the third single from his album ''

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''. It became his 18th #1 single as well as his 11th in a row.

Content

This song visualizes life as a game where you have to keep a few tricks up your sleeve to get ahead. According to the lyrics, everyone needs to fight in order to succeed and have a good life, and in order to beat out the competition, you need some good people around you.

Chart performance

"Ace in the Hole" reached number 1 on the ''

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chart and on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart.

Year-end charts

References

1989 singles George Strait songs Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles 1989 songs {{1989-country-song-stub