George Strait Reveals More Details On Upcoming Album ‘Cowboys And Dreamers’

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Country Music Hall of Fame member George Strait has debuted the first track of his upcoming album Cowboys And Dreamers, “MIA Down in MIA.” The new album was announced during his sold-out performance at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium earlier this month.

Written by Adam Craig and Dean Dillon, and produced by Strait and Chuck Ainlay, the track features Strait’s Ace in the Hole Band along with fiddle player Gene Elders.

“I’m dedicating this record to my longtime manager and friend Erv Woolsey and my longtime fiddle player and friend Gene Elders, who we lost on the same day, March 20, 2024, as well as my longtime friend and road manager Tom Foote, who we lost on April 29, 2024,” explains Strait. “I will never forget all of the good times we had together. May they rest in peace with our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Following the success of Honky Tonk Time Machine, his 27th No. 1 Billboard Country album, Cowboys And Dreamers is set to feature 13 new tracks, including “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame,” a collaboration with Chris Stapleton that he debuted during the Lucas Oil Stadium performance, as well as Strait’s rendition of Waylon Jennings’ “Waymore’s Blues.”

Strait will continue his tour on Saturday, May 25 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, followed by dates in Charlotte, North Carolina, East Rutherford, New Jersey, College Station, Texas, Salt Lake City, Utah, Detroit, Michigan and Chicago. The tour will conclude with Strait’s 37th installment of his longtime show “Strait to Vegas” on Dec. 7 at Allegiant Stadium.

Cowboys And Dreamers Track Listing:
1. “Three Drinks Behind” (Benjamin Gaither, Jeff Silvey and Kim Williams)
2. “Cowboys And Dreamers” (Jessie Jo Dillon, Keith Gattis and Bubba Strait)
3. “To The Moon” (Marty Brown and Steve Clark)
4. “MIA Down in MIA” (Adam Craig and Dean Dillon)
5. “Wish I Could Say” (Keith Gattis)
6. “Calling From The Car” (Bobby Braddock)
7. “People Get Hurt Sometimes” (Jim Lauderdale, Kendell Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey)
8. “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame ft. Chris Stapleton” (Chris Stapleton, Jameson Clark and Timothy James)
9. “The Little Things” (George Strait, Monty Criswell and Bubba Strait)
10. “The Book” (George Strait, Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon and Bubba Strait)
11. “Rent” (Guy Clark and Keith Gattis)
12. “Waymore’s Blues”(Curtis Buck and Waylon Jennings)
13. “The Journey Of Your Life” (Ronnie Bowman and Troy Jones)

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