Ocean Front Property

Ocean Front Property
Studio album by George Strait
Released	January 12, 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Country
Length	32:05
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen George Strait
George Strait chronology
Merry Christmas Strait to You! (1986) Ocean Front Property (1987) Greatest Hits Volume Two (1987)

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Ocean Front Property is American country music singer George Strait's seventh studio album. It was released on MCA Records in 1987. It is certified 2× Multi-platinum by the RIAA. It is also Strait's first CD to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. It was ranked #5 on CMT's list of 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music in 2006.

Track listing

1. "All My Ex's Live in Texas" (Sanger D. Shafer, Lyndia J. Shafer) – 3:22
2. "Someone's Walkin' Around Upstairs" (David Anthony, Paul A. Maloy) – 2:51
3. "Am I Blue" (David Chamberlain) – 3:07
4. "Ocean Front Property" (Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter) – 3:08
5. "Hot Burning Flames" (Cochran, Mack Vickery, Wayne Kemp) – 2:21
6. "Without You Here" (Dillon, Porter) – 4:30
7. "My Heart Won't Wander Very Far From You" (Annette Cotter, Buddy Carvalhe) – 2:25
8. "Second Chances" (S. D. Shafer, Tommy Collins) – 4:15
9. "You Can't Buy Your Way out of the Blues" (Larry Cordle, Mike Anthony) – 2:52
10. "I'm All Behind You Now" (Dillon) – 3:15

Personnel

All tracks except "Hot Burning Flames" and "You Can't Buy Your Way out of the Blues"

• Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar
• Larry Byrom - electric guitar
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar, pedal Dobro
• Johnny Gimble - fiddle, mandolin
• Owen Hale - drums
• John Barlow Jarvis - piano
• Leland Sklar - bass guitar
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - electric guitar
• Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

The Ace in the Hole Band

on "Hot Burning Flames" and "You Can't Buy Your Way out of the Blues"

• David Anthony - acoustic guitar
• Mike Daily - steel guitar
• Gene Elders - fiddle
• Phillip Fajardo - drums
• Terry Hale - bass guitar
• Ronnie Huckaby - piano & Synclavier
• Bennie McArthur - electric guitar
• Rick McRae - electric guitar
• Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals

Production

• Engineers: Steve Tillisch, Willie Pevear, Chuck Ainlay
• Second Engineers: Tim Kish, Marty Williams
• Project Coordinator: Jessie Noble
• Art Direction: Simon Levy
• Design: Mickey Braitheaite
• Photography: Jerry Smith

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	117

References

Preceded by What Am I Gonna Do About You by Reba McEntire	Top Country Albums number-one album February 14 - March 21, 1987	Succeeded by Heartland by The Judds
Preceded by Wheels by Restless Heart	Top Country Albums number-one album April 25, 1987	Succeeded by Trio by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris