Livin' It Up (album)

Livin' it Up
Studio album by George Strait
Released	May 15, 1990
Recorded	1989-90 at Emerald Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	30:39
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen George Strait
George Strait chronology
Beyond the Blue Neon (1989)Beyond the Blue Neon1989 Livin' It Up (1990) Chill of an Early Fall (1991)Chill of an Early Fall1991

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Chicago Tribune

Livin' it Up is the tenth studio album by American country singer George Strait, released in 1990 on MCA Records. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The Tracks "Drinking Champagne", "Love Without End, Amen", and "I've Come to Expect It From You" were all released as singles; "Drinking Champagne" was a #4 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts, while the other two singles were both Number One hits. "She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)" was written and originally recorded by Conway Twitty, and was later recorded on Gary Allan's 1998 album It Would Be You.

"Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy" was first recorded by Strait and The Ace in the Hole Band in the 1970s and was the B-side to "(That Don't Change) The Way I Feel About You", the latter of which is included on Strait Out of the Box.

Track listing

1. "Someone Had to Teach You" (Harlan Howard) - 2:49
2. "Heaven Must Be Wondering Where You Are" (David Chamberlain, L. David Lewis) - 3:13
3. "I've Come to Expect It from You" (Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon) - 3:45
4. "Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy" (Clay Blaker) - 4:25
5. "When You're a Man on Your Own" (Carl Perkins) - 2:12
6. "Drinking Champagne" (Bill Mack) - 3:35
7. "We're Supposed to Do that Now and Then" (David Anthony, Dillon, Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer) - 2:33
8. "She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)" (Conway Twitty) - 2:30
9. "Love Without End, Amen" (Aaron Barker) - 3:07
10. "Stranger in My Arms" (Curtis Wayne) - 2:54

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Joe Chemay - bass guitar
• Floyd Domino - piano
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar
• Johnny Gimble - fiddle
• Jim Horn - saxophone
• George Strait - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Curtis Young - background vocals
• Liana Young - background vocals
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

The Ace in the Hole Band

On "Someone Had to Teach You" and "She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)"

• David Anthony - acoustic guitar
• Mike Daily - steel guitar
• Gene Elders - fiddle
• Phil Fisher - drums
• Terry Hale - bass
• Ronnie Huckaby - piano
• Benny MacArthur - electric guitar
• Rick McRae - electric guitar

Production

• Produced by Jimmy Bowen and George Strait
• Recorded and mixed by Tom Perry with Bob Bullock
• Overdubs recorded by Russ Martin, Tim Kish and Bob Bullock at Sound Stage
• Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics
• digital editing by Milan Bogdan
• Project coordinator: Jessie noble

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	35

References

Preceded by Killin' Time by Clint Black

Top Country Albums number-one album July 14 - August 4, 1990

Succeeded by Killin' Time by Clint Black