Right Or Wrong (George Strait Album)
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''Right or Wrong'' is the third studio album by American country music 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 ...
, released on October 6, 1983 by MCA Records. ''Right or Wrong'' topped
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's (North America) Top Country albums chart, and peaked at #163 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The singles "You Look So Good in Love" (which was Strait's first song to have a music video), "Right or Wrong" and "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" all topped the Hot Country Singles chart. There were three cover songs on the album: 1) " Right or Wrong", a traditional song dating back to the 1920s which was previously most associated with the
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and Bob Wills versions; 2) the
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song "
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"; and 3) the Merle Haggard song, "Our Paths May Never Cross". The album was recorded and mixed digitally.


Track listing


Personnel

Music *
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 ...
– lead vocals * Hargus "Pig" Robbinskeyboards * Bobby Wood – keyboards * Weldon Myrick
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* Johnny Gimble
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* Gregg Galbraith – electric guitar *
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– electric guitar * George "Leo" Jackson –
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* Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar * Gregg Galbraith – acoustic guitar * Bob Mooreupright bass * Henry Strzeleckibass guitar * Leon Rhodes – bass guitar * Jerry Carrigan
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* Gene Chrisman – drums * Hurshel Wiginton – background vocals * Donna Sheridan – background vocals * Judy Rodman – background vocals * Louis Dean Nunley – background vocals * Doug Clements – background vocals Production * Ray Baker – producer * Les Ladd – engineer * Rick McCollister – engineer * Ron Reynolds – engineer * Milan Bogdan – digital editing * Simon Levy – CD art direction *
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Advertising – CD design * Katie Gillon – CD coordination * Sherri Halford – CD coordination * Rick Henson – cover photo


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