Lead On

Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. The album was released on November 8, 1994 by MCA Nashville and 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 No. 1, No. 1, No. 7 and No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995. The album's title track was co-written by Alabama bass guitarist Teddy Gentry. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by Mel Street.

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[2]

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

Production

• Tony Brown – producer
• George Strait – producer
• Steve Marcantonio – recording
• Marty Williams – overdub recording
• Derek Bason – second engineer
• Russ Martin – second engineer
• John Thomas II – second engineer
• John Guess – mixing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Virginia Team – art direction
• Chris Ferrara – design
• Jarrett Gaza – photography
• Erv Woolsey – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1. ^ [ Allmusic review]
2. ^ Lead On. MCA Records. 1994. MCAD-11092.
3. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.