Chill of an Early Fall is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. The album produced the singles "If I Know Me" and "You Know Me Better Than That", both of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1991. Also released from this album were the title track (#3 on the country charts) and a cover of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" (#24), Strait's first single since "Down and Out" in 1981 to miss Top Ten.
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| Released | March 19, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | September 1990 | |||
| Studio | Emerald Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN). | |||
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| Length | 31:03 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen George Strait | |||
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| Singles from Chill of an Early Fall | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A+[1] |
| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
| Q | [5] |
"Her Only Bad Habit Is Me" was recorded by Ty England on his 1995 self-titled debut.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Chill of an Early Fall" | Green Daniel, Gretchen Peters | 3:29 |
| 2. | "I've Convinced Everybody but Me" | Buddy Cannon, L. David Lewis, Kim Williams | 3:19 |
| 3. | "If I Know Me" | Pam Belford, Dean Dillon | 2:42 |
| 4. | "You Know Me Better Than That" | Anna Lisa Graham, Tony Haselden | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Anything You Can Spare" | Harlan Howard | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Home in San Antone" | Floyd Jenkins | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Lovesick Blues" | Cliff Friend, Irving Mills | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Milk Cow Blues" | Kokomo Arnold | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Her Only Bad Habit Is Me" | Don Cook, Howard | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Is It Already Time" | Aaron Barker | 2:47 |
Personnel
edit- George Strait – lead vocals
- Floyd Domino – acoustic piano
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars
- Brent Rowan – electric guitars
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Joe Chemay – bass
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Liana Manis – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Ace in the Hole Band On "Home in San Antone", "Lovesick Blues" and "Milk Cow Blues".
- George Strait – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano
- David Anthony – acoustic guitar
- Benny McArthur – electric guitars
- Rick McRae – electric guitars
- Mike Daily – steel guitar
- Terry Hale – bass
- Phil Fisher – drums
- Gene Elders – fiddle
Production
edit- Jimmy Bowen – producer
- George Strait – producer
- Bob Bullock – recording
- Tim Kish – recording, mixing
- Chuck Ainlay – mixing
- David Boyer – second engineer
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Jim Kemp – art direction
- Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
- Mike Rutherford – photography
- Erv Woolsey – management
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Nash, Alanna (April 12, 1991). "Chill of an Early Fall". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Randy (June 9, 1991). "George Strait "Chill of an Early Fall" MCA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ Humphrey, Mark A.. Chill of an Early Fall at AllMusic
- ^ Hurst, Jack (April 11, 1991). "George StraitChill of an Early Fall (MCA)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.