Honkytonkville

Honkytonkville
Studio album by George Strait
Released	June 10, 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Studio	Ocean Way Nashville, Nashville South Texas Studios Starstruck Studios, Nashville Sound Stage Studios , Nashville
Genre	Honky-tonk [1] [2] [3]
Length	41:21
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait chronology
For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome (2003) Honkytonkville (2003) 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait (2003)
Singles from Honkytonkville
"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" Released: April 7, 2003 "Cowboys Like Us" Released: August 11, 2003 "Desperately" Released: January 5, 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	(average) [3]
Country Weekly	(positive) link
Entertainment Weekly	A link
People	(favorable) link
PopMatters	(average) link

Honkytonkville is the twenty-second studio album by American country music singer George Strait, released on June 10, 2003 by MCA Nashville. One of only a few albums of his career not to produce a Number One single, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA. It produced the singles "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa", "Cowboys Like Us" and "Desperately", at #11, #2 and #6 respectively on the country charts. "Honk If You Honky Tonk" also charted at #45 based on unsolicited airplay.

"She Used to Say That to Me" was originally recorded by Rick Trevino on his 1995 album, Looking for the Light. "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" was originally recorded by Merle Haggard on his 1986 album Out Among The Stars . "Desperately" was originally recorded by Bruce Robison on his 1998 album Wrapped.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She Used to Say That to Me"	Jim Lauderdale, John Scott Sherrill	2:57
2.	"Honkytonkville"	Buddy Brock, Dean Dillon, Kim Williams	2:48
3.	"Look Who's Back from Town"	Dale Dodson, Billy Lawson	4:04
4.	"Cowboys Like Us"	Bob DiPiero, Anthony Smith	3:39
5.	"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"	Red Lane	3:16
6.	"As Far as It Goes"	Tony Colton, Russell Smith	3:39
7.	"I Found Jesus on the Jailhouse Floor"	Earl Clark, Greg Hudik	3:36
8.	"Desperately"	Bruce Robison, Monte Warden	4:07
9.	"Honk If You Honky Tonk"	Dillon, Ken Mellons, John Northrup	2:14
10.	"Heaven Is Missing an Angel"	Jerome Earnest, Doug Powell	4:24
11.	"Four Down and Twelve Across"	Dillon, Tom Douglas	2:51
12.	"My Infinite Love"	Annette Grossberg, Byron Hill, Billy Yates	3:45

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. ^[4]

Musicians

• George Strait – lead vocals
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Matt Rollings – keyboards
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitars
• Brent Mason – electric guitars, nylon string guitar
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• Marty Slayton – background vocals

Production

• Clay Bradley – A&R direction
• Mike Owens – A&R direction
• Tony Brown – producer
• George Strait – producer, additional recording
• Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing
• John Guess – additional recording
• Lisa Richter – recording assistant
• Jeff Sochor – recording assistant
• Patrick Murphy – additional recording assistant, mix assistant
• Todd Tidwell – additional recording assistant
• Jesse Benfield – mix assistant
• Jim Cooley – mix assistant
• Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Amy Russell – production coordinator
• Craig Allen – design
• Jim Kemp – art direction
• Tony Baker – photography
• Robin Geary – hair, make-up
• Erv Woolsey – management

Chart performance

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Honkytonkville Chart (2003) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 95 US Billboard 200 [6] 5 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Honkytonkville Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200 [8] 147 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 18 Chart (2004) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [10] 43

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Honkytonkville

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	US
2003	"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"	11	69
	"Cowboys Like Us"	2	38
2004	"Desperately"	6	44

Certifications

Certifications for Honkytonkville

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "What Are the Top 10 Essential George Strait Albums?". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r645377
3. Chicago Tribune ^{[ bare URL ]}
4. Honkytonkville (CD). George Strait. MCA Records. 2003. 0000114.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 269.
6. "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
7. "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
11. "American album certifications – George Strait – Honkytonkville". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 8, 2025.