Lead On

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Lead On
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 1994
RecordedApril 1994
StudioEmerald Studios, Sound Stage Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
Genre
Length30:38
Label MCA
Producer Tony Brown
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Easy Come Easy Go
(1993)
Lead On
(1994)
Strait Out of the Box
(1995)
Singles from Lead On
  1. "The Big One"
    Released: October 3, 1994
  2. "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"
    Released: December 5, 1994
  3. "Adalida"
    Released: March 20, 1995
  4. "Lead On"
    Released: June 13, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [2]

Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. The album was released on November 8, 1994 by MCA Nashville and was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies. It includes the singles "The Big One", "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody", "Lead On", and "Adalida", which respectively reached No. 1, No. 1, No. 7 and No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995. The album's title track was co-written by Alabama bass guitarist Teddy Gentry. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by Mel Street.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae 3:20
2."Adalida"Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman3:36
3."I Met a Friend of Yours Today" Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield 3:15
4."Nobody Has to Get Hurt" Jim Lauderdale, Terry McBride 2:30
5."Down Louisiana Way" Aaron Barker, Donny Kees, Sanger D. Shafer 4:17
6."Lead On" Dean Dillon, Teddy Gentry3:26
7."What Am I Waiting For"Lauderdale2:37
8."The Big One" Gerry House, Devon O'Day2:07
9."I'll Always Be Loving You"Barker, Kees, Shafer2:31
10."No One but You" Max D. Barnes 2:56

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [3]

Production

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 3 Allmusic review
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Lead On (Media notes). George Strait. MCA Records. 1994. MCAD-11092.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.