If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' is the eighth studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on February 22, 1988, by MCA Records. It is certified platinum by the RIAA and it produced three singles for Strait on the Hot Country Songs charts: the title track (originally recorded by Faron Young), "Baby Blue", and "Famous Last Words of a Fool" (originally recorded by Dean Dillon), all of which reached Number One.
Track listing
Personnel George Strait – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Floyd Domino – pianos Pat Flynn – acoustic guitars Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitars, electric guitars Reggie Young – electric guitars Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar David Hungate – bass Eddie Bayers – drums Johnny Gimble – fiddle Curtis Young – backing vocals Liana Young – backing vocals
Production Jimmy Bowen – producer George Strait – producer Bob Bullock – recording, overdub recording Willie Peaver – overdub recording Tim Kish – overdub recording, second engineer Russ Martin – second engineer Marty Williams – second engineer John Guess – mixing Milan Bogdan – digital editing Glenn Meadows – mastering Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location Jessie Noble – project coordinator Simon Levy – art direction Mickey Braithwaite – design Rick Henson – photography Erv Woolsey – management
Chart positions Chart (1988) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 87
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