Chill of an Early Fall
Chill of an Early Fall is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. The album produced the singles "If I Know Me" and "You Know Me Better Than That", both of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1991. Also released from this album were the title track (#3 on the country charts) and a cover of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" (#24), Strait's first single since "Down and Out" in 1981 to miss Top Ten.
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| Released | March 19, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | September 1990 | |||
| Studio | Emerald Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN). | |||
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| Length | 31:03 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen George Strait | |||
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| Singles from Chill of an Early Fall | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A+[1] |
| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
| Q | [5] |
"Her Only Bad Habit Is Me" was recorded by Ty England on his 1995 self-titled debut.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Chill of an Early Fall" | Green Daniel, Gretchen Peters | 3:29 |
| 2. | "I've Convinced Everybody but Me" | Buddy Cannon, L. David Lewis, Kim Williams | 3:19 |
| 3. | "If I Know Me" | Pam Belford, Dean Dillon | 2:42 |
| 4. | "You Know Me Better Than That" | Anna Lisa Graham, Tony Haselden | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Anything You Can Spare" | Harlan Howard | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Home in San Antone" | Floyd Jenkins | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Lovesick Blues" | Cliff Friend, Irving Mills | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Milk Cow Blues" | Kokomo Arnold | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Her Only Bad Habit Is Me" | Don Cook, Howard | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Is It Already Time" | Aaron Barker | 2:47 |
Personnel
- George Strait – lead vocals
- Floyd Domino – acoustic piano
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars
- Brent Rowan – electric guitars
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Joe Chemay – bass
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Liana Manis – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Ace in the Hole Band On "Home in San Antone", "Lovesick Blues" and "Milk Cow Blues".
- George Strait – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano
- David Anthony – acoustic guitar
- Benny McArthur – electric guitars
- Rick McRae – electric guitars
- Mike Daily – steel guitar
- Terry Hale – bass
- Phil Fisher – drums
- Gene Elders – fiddle
Production
- Jimmy Bowen – producer
- George Strait – producer
- Bob Bullock – recording
- Tim Kish – recording, mixing
- Chuck Ainlay – mixing
- David Boyer – second engineer
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Jim Kemp – art direction
- Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
- Mike Rutherford – photography
- Erv Woolsey – management
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- Nash, Alanna (April 12, 1991). "Chill of an Early Fall". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- Lewis, Randy (June 9, 1991). "George Strait "Chill of an Early Fall" MCA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- Humphrey, Mark A.. Chill of an Early Fall at AllMusic
- Hurst, Jack (April 11, 1991). "George StraitChill of an Early Fall (MCA)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- Album reviews at CD Universe
- "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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