Part 2 New Music Includes the Strait and Jamey Johnson-penned “Kicked Outta Country” and Foot-Stomper “You Gotta Go Through Hell” Written by Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon
Strait to Perform on The 50th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 2
George Strait recently announced the Nov. 18 release of Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 exclusively with Walmart. This impressive three-disc, 56-track collection features 36 hit singles including 26 No. 1s plus two brand new songs co-written by Strait along with 18 choice album cuts, all personally selected by the King of Country Music. Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 spans 20 years of Strait’s career from 1996 to 2016 and follows the highly successful, 8x Platinum-selling 1995 release, Strait Out of the Box.
“Going back through all the songs for this box set does bring back a lot of old memories,” says Strait. “A lot of them we considered for radio singles and for whatever reason, we just picked something else. It was not that hard to pick them after I looked through them because there are just so many that are my favorites.”
The two new songs, “Kicked Outta Country” (George Strait/Jamey Johnson) and “You Gotta Go Through Hell” (George Strait/Bubba Strait/Dean Dillon) are the first new recordings released from Strait since last year’s surprise Cold Beer Conversation album.
Strait fans have the opportunity to pre-order Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 along with select merchandise, including a silver-plated belt buckle identical to the one featured on the collection’s cover. The limited edition buckle arrives in an autographed craft wooden box suitable for display. All fan packages and pre-order information available HERE.
Strait, the most-nominated and most-award-winning CMA artist with 23 wins and 89 nominations, takes the stage at The 50th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday to perform during “country music’s biggest night.” The broadcast airs on ABC Nov. 2 at 8/7c live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 Track Listing
Disc 1 (1996-2000)
- Blue Clear Sky
- Carried Away
- Rockin’ In The Arms Of Your Memory
- I Can Still Make Cheyenne
- Round About Way
- Carrying Your Love With Me
- One Night At A Time
- Today My World Slipped Away
- The Nerve
- I Just Want To Dance With You
- True
- Maria
- We Really Shouldn’t Be Doing This
- Meanwhile
- Write This Down
- The Best Day
- Looking Out My Window Through The Pain
- Go On
Disc 2 (2001-2008)
- She’ll Leave You With A Smile
- Run
- Living and Living Well
- My Life’s Been Grand
- Cowboys Like Us
- Desperately
- Four Down and Twelve Across
- I Hate Everything
- Seashores of Old Mexico
- She Let Herself Go
- Give It Away
- Wrapped
- It Just Comes Natural
- Texas Cookin’
- How ’Bout Them Cowgirls
- Come On Joe
- Troubadour
- River Of Love
- I Saw God Today
Disc 3 (2009-2016)
- Living For The Night
- Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
- Arkansas Dave
- Love’s Gonna Make It Alright
- Drinkin’ Man
- Shame On Me
- Here For A Good Time
- House Across The Bay
- Blue Marlin Blues
- I’ll Always Remember You
- Give It All We Got Tonight
- I Just Can’t Go On Dying Like This
- That’s What Breaking Hearts Do
- The Night Is Young
- I Believe
- Goin’ Goin’ Gone
- Everything I See
- Kicked Outta Country*
- You Gotta Go Through Hell*
Strait is one of the most celebrated country music stars in history and Billboard recently named him No. 1 on the Greatest of All Time: Country Artists list. With 60 No. 1 singles and more than 70 million records sold, Strait has more No. 1 songs than any other artist and is third only to Elvis Presley and The Beatles with the most Gold and Platinum albums in history. He is the most-nominated artist in CMA Awards history and was the first country music artist honored with Billboard’s Legend Of Live Award.
Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 is now available for pre-order HERE