Lead On

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Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B

Lead On is the fifteenth studio album released by American country music artist George Strait. Released in 1994 on MCA Records, the album was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies. It includes the singles "The Big One", "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody", "Lead On", and "Adalida", which respectively reached #1, #1, #7 and #3 on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995. The album's title track was co-written by Teddy Gentry, who at the time was a member of the band Alabama.

Track listing

1. "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) – 3:20
2. "Adalida" (Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman) – 3:36
3. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" (Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield) – 3:15
4. "Nobody Has to Get Hurt" (Jim Lauderdale, Terry McBride) – 2:30
5. "Down Louisiana Way" (Aaron Barker, Donny Kees, Sanger D. Shafer) – 4:17
6. "Lead On" (Dean Dillon, Teddy Gentry) – 3:26
7. "What Am I Waiting For" (Lauderdale) – 2:37
8. "The Big One" (Gerry House, Devon O'Day) – 2:07
9. "I'll Always Be Loving You" (Barker, Kees, Shafer) – 2:31
10. "No One but You" (Max D. Barnes) – 2:56

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Liana Manis – background vocals
• Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Steve Nathan – organ, synthesizer
• Matt Rollings – piano, keyboards
• George Strait – lead vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Curtis Young – background vocals
• D. Bergen White – string arrangements

Chart positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	26
Canadian RPM Country Albums	3