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A Songwriter's Tribute to George Strait, Vol. 1 | 
| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Compadre Records
Category: Music
List Price: $6.98
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 442508
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 616892605720
EAN: 0616892605720
ASIN: B0002YLDE6
Release Date: October 5, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - Whitey Shafer | | • | Carryin' Your Love With Me - Jeff Stevens with Steve Bogard | | • | Carried Away - Steve Bogard with Jeff Stevens | | • | Blame It On Mexico - Darrell Staedtler | | • | I Cross My Heart - Eric Kaz | | • | Chill Of An Early Fall - Gretchen Peters | | • | The Fireman - Mack Vickery | | • | Where The Sidewalk Ends - Jim Lauderdale | | • | Fool Hearted Memory - Byron Hill | | • | Cowboy Rides Away - Sonny Throckmorton | | • | Check Yes Or No - Diana Hunt Black | | • | All My Ex's Live In Texas - Whitey Shafer |
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| Customer Reviews:
 aweful!! June 30, 2006
Denise L. Thiel
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an insult to geroge strait why would anyone buy this when you can get the real thing with the guy that has a great voice.
Not by people who can't sing. They ruined every song that they did!!
 +1/4 -- Great songs from not as great singers October 28, 2004
hyperbolium (Earth, USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The standard division of labor in pop music was fashioned for a reason: many great singers are not great songwriters, and many of the best songwriters simply aren't star-quality singers. While there are plenty of exceptions (e.g., Dolly Parton and The Beatles, to name just two), George Strait and the talented writers who've contributed to his unparalleled chart success aren't generally among them.
Strait has been one of country music's most consistently successful vocalists - a hugely talented singer with golden ears for great songs from others' pens, and the personality and connections to make his own music in an industry that's twisted and turned around him. In contrast, many of the songwriters who've provided Strait's material remain invisible to the record-buying public. A few of those featured here, like Gretchen Peters (who adds a delicate touch to her own "Chill of an Early Fall") and Byron Hill ("Hearted Memory"), got a shot or two at a recording career, but more often than not, their songs outperform their performances. It may not be fair, but if everyone were as good a performer as George Strait, George Strait wouldn't be the 1-in-a-million star that he is.
What we get here is a collection of songwriters with good-but-not-great vocal ability singing songs that were indelibly stamped into the public consciousness by one of country music's greatest vocalists. Though these versions were nicely produced for this collection, they can't help but pale in comparison to the hits, and rarely rise above the quality of songwriter demos. Picks of the litter include Whitey Shafer's craggily rustic renditions of "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" and "All My Ex's Live in Texas," Dana Hunt Black's folky "Check Yes or No," and Jeff Stevens surprisingly compelling "Carrying Your Love With Me." The bulk of the album's performances simply don't match up to the quality of the songs, however.
Fans wanting to gain an appreciation of how George Strait picks and shapes his songs will enjoy this look into the raw materials, but those just looking for great country music would be better off with one of Strait's own hit collections.
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