Lead On
Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. The album was released on November 8, 1994 by Universal [Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville] and was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies. It includes the singles "The Big One", "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody", "Lead On", and "Adalida", which respectively reached No. 1, No. 1, No. 7 and No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995. The album's title track was co-written by Alabama bass guitarist Teddy Gentry. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by Mel Street.
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.- George Strait – lead vocals
- Steve Nathan – organ, synthesizers
- Matt Rollings – acoustic piano, keyboards
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Bergen White – string arrangements
- Liana Manis – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- George Strait – producer
- Steve Marcantonio – recording
- Marty Williams – overdub recording
- Derek Bason – second engineer
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- John Thomas II – second engineer
- John Guess – mixing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Chris Ferrara – design
- Jarrett Gaza – photography
- Erv Woolsey – management