Icon (George Strait album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Icon

| type = compilation

| artist = George Strait

| cover = GeorgeStraitIcon.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 13, 2011

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 36:14

| label = MCA Nashville

| producer =

| prev_title = Here for a Good Time

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Icon 2

| next_year = 2011

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2269082|pure_url=yes}}|title=Icon review|last=Leggett|first=Steve|work=Allmusic|access-date=September 14, 2011}}

}}

Icon is a compilation album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on September 13, 2011.{{cite news|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=New George Strait Greatest Hits Album to Be Released|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/george-strait-icon-greatest-hits/|access-date=August 23, 2011|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=August 23, 2011}} The album is part of a series of similar Icon albums released by Universal Music Enterprises. As of December 2012, the album has sold 212,000 copies.{{cite news|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-for-december-27-2012-taylor-swift-1-cassadee-pope-debuts-christmas-album-sales |title=Country Album Chart News For December 27, 2012: Taylor Swift #1; Cassadee Pope Debuts; Christmas Album Sales |author=Matt Bjorke |publisher=Roughstock |date=December 27, 2012 |access-date=December 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231142235/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-for-december-27-2012-taylor-swift-1-cassadee-pope-debuts-christmas-album-sales |archive-date=December 31, 2012 }}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Amarillo by Morning

| writer1 = Paul Fraser, Terry Stafford

| length1 = 2:54

| title2 = Ocean Front Property

| writer2 = Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = All My Ex's Live in Texas

| writer3 = Sanger D. Shafer, Linda J. Shafer

| length3 = 3:20

| title4 = Love Without End, Amen

| writer4 = Aaron Barker

| length4 = 3:06

| title5 = I Cross My Heart

| writer5 = Steve Dorff, Eric Kaz

| length5 = 3:31

| title6 = Check Yes or No

| writer6 = Danny Wells, Dana Hunt Black

| length6 = 3:10

| title7 = I Just Want to Dance with You

| writer7 = Roger Cook, John Prine

| length7 = 3:20

| title8 = Living and Living Well

| writer8 = Tony Martin, Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro

| length8 = 3:38

| title9 = Give It Away

| writer9 = Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson

| length9 = 3:30

| title10 = I Saw God Today

| writer10 = Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby

| length10 = 3:24

| title11 = River of Love

| writer11 = Billy Burnette, Shawn Camp, Dennis Morgan

| length11 = 3:13

|total_length = 36:14

}}

Chart positions

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=Weekly charts=

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Chart (2011)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|80|artist=George Strait}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|62|artist=George Strait}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|14|artist=George Strait}}

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=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2012)

!Position

US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums?begin=31&order=position|title=Best of 2012 - Top Country Albums |work=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |access-date=January 9, 2012}}

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Chart (2013)

!Position

US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2013|work=Billboard|access-date=October 10, 2020}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Icon|artist=George Strait|award=Gold|certyear=2015|relyear=2011}}

{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

References