George Strait has recorded innumerable songs during his very long and illustrious career. But there is one that apparently stands out to him as his favorite to record above all the others. Per Whiskey Riff, Strait performed at Gruene Hall in Texas nine years ago to mark the release of his latest album at the time, Strait Out Of The Box: Part II. Per the outlet, "...[S]eeing someone of his caliber, a legend who can still sell out stadiums, play a small honky tonk like this is just beyond cool."
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Strait performed that night for almost two glorious hours, running through his hits and delighting the throng. He mentioned his partiality to one song, "Amarillo By Morning." Strait said, "My most favorite song I've ever recorded, and it was big in the dance halls, people always requested it. This one's called 'Amarillo By Morning.' I love singing it."
'Amarillo By Morning' Was A Big Hit For George Strait
It Did Very Well
Per the outlet, "'Amarillo by Morning' was released in 1982, becoming a hit from his Strait from the Heart record after it peaked at #4 on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs, and has obviously remained a timeless country standard ever since. Perhaps his most popular song of all time."
Given the sheer number and quality of George Strait's output, that is really saying something!
Fans Have Weighed In On This Song And How Much They Love It And George Strait
They Expressed Their Unvarnished Admiration On YouTube
"George is perfection and so is the gentleman planning his violin/fiddle! Beautiful!"
"George Strait= what you see is just what you get! A genuine nice man who has tremendous amount of talent!!!!"
"Love this song Cowboy"
"Once in a life time song , never get sick of hearing this song, love it."
"I played this song for my 97 year old father and his reaction on hearing George's beautiful smooth voice was priceless. From an Aussie down under. Your music will live on George."
Sometimes an artist and a particular song just get under people's skin. That is true of George Strait and "Amarillo By Morning." Pure country bliss.
George Strait has been a powerhouse from the start go with Strait Country, his first single "Unwound!" Was and still is a great song my best friend and I played over and over again, and again until we just wore out that cassette tape. "Amarillo by Morning" was everyone's favorite in our group of friends.
I fell in love and married a little lady that I met a few albums of Strait's later. Her Mom told me that I would have to play second fiddle to Strait. I told her that I was in good company!
38 years later we are still listening to him and his music.