''If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin is the eighth studio album by American

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artist

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, released on February 22, 1988, by

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. It is certified

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by the RIAA and it produced three singles for Strait on the

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charts: the title track (originally recorded by Faron Young), "Baby Blue", and "Famous Last Words of a Fool" (originally recorded by

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), all of which reached Number One.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals * Floyd Domino – pianos * Pat Flynn – acoustic guitars * Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitars, electric guitars *

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– electric guitars * Paul Franklin – dobro,

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– bass * Eddie Bayers – drums * Johnny Gimble – fiddle *

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– backing vocals * Liana Young – backing vocals Production * Jimmy Bowen – producer * George Strait – producer * Bob Bullock – recording, overdub recording * Willie Peaver – overdub recording * Tim Kish – overdub recording, second engineer * Russ Martin – second engineer * Marty Williams – second engineer * John Guess – mixing * Milan Bogdan – digital editing * Glenn Meadows – mastering * Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location * Jessie Noble – project coordinator * Simon Levy – art direction * Mickey Braithwaite – design * Rick Henson – photography * Erv Woolsey – management

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums George Strait albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen