Ocean Front Property

Ocean Front Property
Studio album by
George Strait
ReleasedJanuary 12, 1987 (1987-01-12)
RecordedSeptember 1986
StudioSound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreNeotraditional country[1][2][3]
Length29:55
LabelMCA
MCAD-5913
Producer
George Strait chronology
Merry Christmas Strait to You!
(1986) 		Ocean Front Property
(1987) 		Greatest Hits Volume Two
(1987)
Singles from Ocean Front Property
  1. "Ocean Front Property"
    Released: December 22, 1986
  2. "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
    Released: April 10, 1987
  3. "Am I Blue"
    Released: August 3, 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[2]

Ocean Front Property is the seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on January 12, 1987, by MCA Records. It is certified 2× Multi-platinum by the RIAA. It is the first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. It was ranked #5 on CMT's list of 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music in 2006.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All My Ex's Live in Texas"Sanger D. Shafer, Lyndia J. Shafer3:17
2."Someone's Walkin' Around Upstairs"David Anthony, Paul A. Maloy2:47
3."Am I Blue"David Chamberlain3:04
4."Ocean Front Property"Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter3:06
5."Hot Burning Flames"Cochran, Mack Vickery, Wayne Kemp2:19
6."Without You Here"Dillon, Porter2:46
7."My Heart Won't Wander Very Far from You"Annette Cotter, Buddy Carvalhe2:21
8."Second Chances"S. Shafer, Tommy Collins4:13
9."You Can't Buy Your Way Out of the Blues"Larry Cordle, Mike Anthony2:49
10."I'm All Behind You Now"Dillon3:13
Total length:29:55[1]

Personnel

Tracks 1-4 & 6-10

Ace in the Hole Band (Track 5)

  • George Strait – vocals
  • Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano
  • David Anthony – acoustic guitar
  • Benny McArthur – electric guitar
  • Rick McRae – electric guitar
  • Mike Daily – steel guitar
  • Terry Hale – bass guitar
  • Phillip Farjado – drums
  • Gene Elders – fiddle

Production

  • Jimmy Bowen – producer
  • George Strait – producer
  • Steve Tillisch – recording, mixing
  • Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording
  • Willie Pevear – overdub recording
  • Tim Kish – second engineer
  • Marty Williams – second engineer
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Mickey Braithwaite – design
  • Jerry Smith – photography
  • Erv Woolsey – management

Chart positions

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 117

Certifications

Certifications for Ocean Front Property
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Dillon, Charlotte. Ocean Front Property at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Hurst, Jack (March 22, 1987). "Ocean Front Property". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ ""If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'"". Apple Music. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Canadian album certifications – George Strait – Ocean Front Property". Music Canada. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – George Strait – Ocean Front Property". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2022.