Wrapped (Bruce Robison song)

"Wrapped" is a song written by Bruce Robison. First recorded on his 1998 album Wrapped, then by Kelly Willis on her 1998 album What I Deserve, it was later covered by American country music artist George Strait on his 2006 album It Just Comes Natural. It was released on March 19, 2007 as the album's third single; Strait's version of the song reached number two on the Billboard country chart.

"Wrapped"
Single by George Strait
from the album It Just Comes Natural
ReleasedMarch 19, 2007
GenreCountry, country pop[1]
Length4:09
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Bruce Robison
Producer(s)George Strait, Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"It Just Comes Natural"
(2006)		 "Wrapped"
(2007)		 "How 'bout Them Cowgirls"
(2007)

Content

"Wrapped" is a mid-tempo where the narrator explains his inability to stop thinking about a lover who has left.

This is the second single of George Strait's career that was written and originally recorded by Bruce Robison. The first such single was Robison's "Desperately", also a cut from his album Wrapped, that Strait covered on his 2003 album Honkytonkville.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic cited the song as a standout track on It Just Comes Natural, saying that the song was "laid-back" and that Strait's backing band sounded "natural" on the track.[2]

Chart performance
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 71
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 63

Year-end charts
Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 21

Other versions

The song has been covered by the following musicians.

References
  1. Holland, Roger (November 7, 2006). "George Strait: It Just Comes Natural". PopMatters. Retrieved November 9, 2020. Like Bruce Robison's "Wrapped", a thoroughly marvellous four minutes of uplifting country pop with quite the most straightforward message.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "It Just Comes Natural review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  3. "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "George Strait Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  6. "George Strait Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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