Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind is the fourth studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 26, 1984, by MCA Records. It is certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the U.S. The title track, "The Cowboy Rides Away", and "The Fireman" were all released as singles from this album. "Honky Tonk Saturday Night" was previously recorded by John Anderson on his 1982 album, Wild & Blue. American music critic Robert Christgau would refer the album as Strait’s best to date in his relative review.
Track listing
Personnel George Strait – lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar John Hobbs – keyboards Larry Byrom – electric guitars Reggie Young – electric guitars Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitars Hank DeVito – steel guitar Weldon Myrick – steel guitar Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin David Hungate – bass guitar Eddie Bayers – drums Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production Jimmy Bowen – producer George Strait – producer Dave Hassinger – first engineer Steve Tillisch – first engineer Ron Treat – first engineer Mark Coddington – second engineer Tim Kish – second engineer Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Jim Shea – photography Jeff Adamoff – art direction
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1984–1985) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 3
Certifications
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