Blue Clear Sky

Blue Clear Sky
Blue Clear Sky
Studio album by George Strait
Released	April 23, 1996
Recorded	1995-96
Studio	Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	35:48 (U.S Version); 39:08 (U.K. Version)
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown; George Strait
George Strait chronology
Singles from Blue Clear Sky
	"Blue Clear Sky"; Released: March 25, 1996; "Carried Away"; Released: June 3, 1996; "I Can Still Make Cheyenne"; Released: August 26, 1996; "King of the Mountain"; Released: December 16, 1996;

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Blue Clear Sky is the sixteenth studio album released on April 23, 1996 by American country music artist George Strait. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of three million copies, the album produced four singles. The title track, "Carried Away", "I Can Still Make Cheyenne", and "King of the Mountain".

Track listing[]

"Blue Clear Sky" (Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders) – 2:52
"Carried Away" (Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens) – 3:19
"Rockin' in the Arms of Your Memory" (Dean Dillon, Norro Wilson) – 4:16
"She Knows When You're on My Mind" (Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery) – 3:15
"I Ain't Never Seen No One Like You" (Bruce Bouton, Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer) – 3:13
"I Can Still Make Cheyenne" (Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey) – 4:15
"King of the Mountain" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson) – 3:28
"Do the Right Thing" (Jim Lauderdale, Gary Nicholson) – 3:07
"I'd Just as Soon Go" (Barker, Dillon) – 3:14
"Need I Say More" (Clay Blaker, Roger Brown) – 4:50
"Check Yes Or No" (Danny Wells, Dana Hunt Black)* Bonus Track On UK Version Only - 3:20

Note

The UK released version of the album included "Check Yes or No" (Danny A Wells, Dana Hunt Oglesby) as a bonus track.

Personnel[]

Eddie Bayers – drums
Stuart Duncan – fiddle
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar
Liana Manis – background vocals
Brent Mason – electric guitar, gut string guitar
Farrell Morris – vibraphone
Matt Rollings – piano, Wurlitzer
George Strait – lead vocals
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer
Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Curtis Young – background vocals

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	49
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	3
US Billboard 200^[1]	7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	40
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	7
Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	130
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	13

References[]

^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_George_Strait-1] "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_George_Strait-2] "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[3] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[4] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[5] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

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