Track Listing

1. Fool Hearted Memory
2. Honky Tonk Crazy
3. Only Thing I Have Left
4. Steal of the Night
5. I Can't See Texas from Here
6. Marina del Ray
7. Lover in Disguise
8. Heartbroke
9. Amarillo by Morning
10. Fire I Can't Put Out

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52092 in Music
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Customer Reviews

THE BEST OF GEORGE STRAIT
THIS CD IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL GEORGE STRAIT CD'S THAT HAVE COME OUT IT CONTAINS SOME OF THE BEST GEORGE STRAIT SONGS EVER MADE SUCH AS AMARILLO BY MORNING, A FIRE I CANT PUT OUT, AND I HAVE A FEW FAVORITE SONGS THAT NEVER MADE IT BIG SUCH AS LOVER IN DISGUISE, HONKY TONK CRAZY, AND THE ONLY THING I HAVE LEFT. THIS IS A CD WHICH YOU WILL LOVE AND EVERY SONG GETS YOU MOVING AND YOU W0NT FALL ASLEEP WITH THIS CD BECAUSE YOU WILL JUST WANT TO DANCE WHEN YOU HEAR IT I LOVE EVERY SONG ON THIS CD I LOVED THIS AS A RECORD IN 1982 AND STILL LOVE IT TODAY.

AS GOOD THEN AS HE IS NOW!
One thing about George Strait in retrospective is that it's difficult to hear much change in his early music and his current offerings. It's almost like he hit the road running and has never slowed down.

Some have accused him of having too many songs. Funny. Mozart had the same problem in his day and I suspect, from a Country Western standpoint, that we will be listening to George Strait music for decades after he is gone.

While STRAIT FROM THE HEART is one of George Strait's earliest albums it is as listenable today as it was when it climbed the charts with such classic hits as FOOL HEARTED MEMORY, MARINA DEL RAY and AMARILLO BY MORNING.

Whether you're new to Strait's music or an old fan like me, STRAIT FROM THE HEART will become a favorite.

Douglas McAllister

George Strait's Best Complete Album
Other than legends such as Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, most country artists have always been more about putting out hit singles rather than cohesive albums that are consistently good from beginning to end. George Strait is no exception to the rule. This disc, however, features the strongest material of Strait's stellar career, and there is little, if any, filler on it at all

Though the album is loaded with early hits such as "Amarillo By Morning," "Fool-Hearted Memory," "Marina del Rey," and "A Fire I Can't Put Out," there are at least three other songs on it that could easily have been Top Ten records: "I Can't See Texas From Here," "Heartbroke," and my personal all-time favorite Strait track, "Honky-Tonk Crazy." "Steal Of The Night" and "Lover In Disguise" don't have the same kind of power next to the other tracks, but they are good nonetheless.

This is a young, hungry George Strait at his best: raw, pure honky-tonk from a gifted performer. An essential recording for any Strait fan.