Fool Hearted Memory
"Fool Hearted Memory" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album Strait from the Heart | ||||
B-side | "The Steal of the Night" | |||
Released | May 27, 1982 | |||
Recorded | September 9, 1981 | |||
Studio | Music City Music Hall (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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Label | MCA 12236 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Byron Hill Blake Mevis | |||
Producer(s) | Blake Mevis | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Fool Hearted Memory" is a song written by Byron Hill and Blake Mevis, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. The song was Strait's first number 1 single (Billboard Magazine, 1982).[1] It was released in May 1982 as the first single from Strait's Strait from the Heart album, and was included in the soundtrack of the feature film The Soldier on Embassy Films. The song won an ASCAP Award for being among the most performed country songs of 1982.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that Strait "finds his literal voice" on this song. He states that it is "stronger and more confident than it had been on his first album. While the song calls for a certain amount of restraint and sadness, Strait is able to fully capture those emotions without sounding at all timid." He goes on to say that you cannot listen to the song without "reveling in the delightfully country fiddle riff that dominates the track."[2]
Charts
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References
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- "Unwound"
- "Down and Out"
- "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"
- "Fool Hearted Memory"
- "Marina del Rey"
- "Amarillo by Morning"
- "A Fire I Can't Put Out"
- "You Look So Good in Love"
- "Right or Wrong"
- "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
- "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
- "The Cowboy Rides Away"
- "The Fireman"
- "The Chair"
- "You're Something Special to Me"
- "Ocean Front Property"
- "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
- "Am I Blue"
- "Famous Last Words of a Fool"
- "Baby Blue"
- "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
- "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye"
- "What's Going On in Your World"
- "Ace in the Hole"
- "Overnight Success"
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