Mustang Heart

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Mustang Heart
MustangHeart.jpg
Studio album by George Fox
Released 1993 (1993)
Genre Country
Label Warner Music Canada
Producer Bob Gaudio
George Fox chronology
Spice of Life
(1991)
Mustang Heart
(1993)
Time of My Life
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Mustang Heart is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist George Fox. It was released by Warner Music Canada in 1993. The album peaked at number 7 on the RPM Country Albums chart and was certified gold by the CRIA.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

George Fox is a country/western music singer/songwriter raised in Cochrane, Alberta, the son of cattle ranchers Bert and Gert Fox.

Warner Music Canada Canadian music label

Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Mustang Heart"
  2. "Daughter of the Rockies"
  3. "Great Big Green Eyes"
  4. "Breakfast Alone"
  5. "Wear and Tear on My Heart"
  6. "Better Love Next Time"
  7. "Honest Man"
  8. "No Hasta la Vista Tonight"
  9. "Good Memories"
  10. "Clearly Canadian"

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums [2] 7

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References

  1. Parisien, Roch. "Mustang Heart review". Allmusic . Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  2. "RPM Country Albums for June 19, 1993". RPM . Retrieved 10 March 2011.