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Ocean Front Property

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{{Infobox album

| name = Ocean Front Property

| type = Studio

| artist = George Strait

| cover = Ocean Front Property.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1987|01|12}}

| recorded = September 1986

| studio = Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)

| genre = Neotraditional country{{cite web |title="If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'" |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/if-you-aint-lovin-you-aint-livin/1443211350 |website=Apple Music |access-date=November 3, 2024}}

| length = {{Duration|m=29|s=55}}

| label = MCA
MCAD-5913

| producer = {{plainlist|

}}

| prev_title = Merry Christmas Strait to You!

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Greatest Hits Volume Two

| next_year = 1987

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Ocean Front Property

| type = Studio

| single1 = Ocean Front Property

| single1date = December 22, 1986

| single2 = All My Ex's Live in Texas

| single2date = April 10, 1987

| single3 = Am I Blue

| single3date = August 3, 1987

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r94270|tab=review|first=Charlotte|last=Dillon|access-date=January 27, 2012}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score = (favorable){{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/22/ocean-front-property/|title=Ocean Front Property|first=Jack|last=Hurst|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=March 22, 1987|access-date=May 12, 2013}}

}}

Ocean Front Property is the seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on January 12, 1987, by MCA Records. It is certified 2× Multi-platinum by the RIAA. It is the first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. It was ranked #5 on CMT's list of 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music in 2006.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 29:55

| title1 = All My Ex's Live in Texas

| writer1 = Sanger D. Shafer, Lyndia J. Shafer

| length1 = 3:17

| title2 = Someone's Walkin' Around Upstairs

| writer2 = David Anthony, Paul A. Maloy

| length2 = 2:47

| title3 = Am I Blue

| writer3 = David Chamberlain

| length3 = 3:04

| title4 = Ocean Front Property

| writer4 = Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter

| length4 = 3:06

| title5 = Hot Burning Flames

| writer5 = Cochran, Mack Vickery, Wayne Kemp

| length5 = 2:19

| title6 = Without You Here

| writer6 = Dillon, Porter

| length6 = 2:46

| title7 = My Heart Won't Wander Very Far from You

| writer7 = Annette Cotter, Buddy Carvalhe

| length7 = 2:21

| title8 = Second Chances

| writer8 = S. Shafer, Tommy Collins

| length8 = 4:13

| title9 = You Can't Buy Your Way Out of the Blues

| writer9 = Larry Cordle, Mike Anthony

| length9 = 2:49

| title10 = I'm All Behind You Now

| writer10 = Dillon

| length10 = 3:13

}}

Personnel

Tracks 1–4 & 6–10

Ace in the Hole Band (Track 5)

  • George Strait – vocals
  • Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano
  • David Anthony – acoustic guitar
  • Benny McArthur – electric guitar
  • Rick McRae – electric guitar
  • Mike Daily – steel guitar
  • Terry Hale – bass guitar
  • Phillip Farjado – drums
  • Gene Elders – fiddle

= Production =

  • Jimmy Bowen – producer
  • George Strait – producer
  • Steve Tillisch – recording, mixing
  • Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording
  • Willie Pevear – overdub recording
  • Tim Kish – second engineer
  • Marty Williams – second engineer
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Mickey Braithwaite – design
  • Jerry Smith – photography
  • Erv Woolsey – management

Chart positions

class="wikitable"

! Chart (1987)

! Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums

| align="center"| 1

U.S. Billboard 200

| align="center"| 117

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=George Strait|title=Ocean Front Property|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=1987|access-date=August 19, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=George Strait|title=Ocean Front Property|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=1996|access-date=August 19, 2022}}

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References

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{{George Strait}}

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Category:1987 albums

Category:George Strait albums

Category:MCA Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen