One Step at a Time is the eighteenth studio album by the American country music singer George Strait, released in 1998 on MCA Nashville Records. The album produced the singles "I Just Want to Dance with You", "True", and "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This", which respectively reached No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1998.
Musical style and composition One Step at a Time has been described as a neotraditional country album, with elements of pop.
Track listing
Personnel George Strait – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizers, accordion Steve Gibson – electric guitars, acoustic guitar Brent Mason – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, gut-string guitar Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, high-third guitar Paul Franklin – steel guitar, pedabro Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass Eddie Bayers – drums Stuart Duncan – fiddle Liana Manis – backing vocals Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production Tony Brown – producer George Strait – producer Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing Mark Ralston – second engineer Russ Martin – additional engineer Don Cobb – digital editing Carlos Grier – digital editing Denny Purcell – mastering Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location Jessie Noble – project coordinator Katie Gillon – art direction Jerry Joyner – design Mark Tucker – photography Erv Woolsey – management
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Canadian Albums (RPM) 23 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 3
Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position US Billboard 200 70 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 12 Chart (1999) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 43
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