Always Never the Same (George Strait album)

Always Never the Same is the nineteenth studio album released in 1999 by American country music singer George Strait. The album produced the singles "Meanwhile", "Write This Down", and "What Do You Say to That", which respectively reached #4, #1, and #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The title track, "One of You" and "I Look at You" also charted in the lower regions of that chart from unsolicited airplay.

Always Never the Same
Studio album by George Strait
Released	March 2, 1999
Recorded	1998-1999
Studio	Ocean Way Studios
Genre	Country
Length	32:00
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait chronology
One Step at a Time (1998) Always Never the Same (1999) Merry Christmas Wherever You Are (1999)
Singles from Always Never the Same
"Meanwhile" Released: January 4, 1999 "Write This Down" Released: March 18, 1999 "What Do You Say to That" Released: July 26, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [2]
Q	[3]

Track listing

1. "Meanwhile" (Wayland Holyfield, J. Fred Knobloch) – 3:31
2. "Write This Down" (Dana Hunt Black, Kent Robbins) – 3:39
3. "That's the Truth" (Steve Leslie, Melba Montgomery) – 3:19
4. "What Do You Say to That" (Jim Lauderdale, Montgomery) – 3:00
5. "Peace of Mind" (Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon) – 3:13
6. "That's Where I Wanna Take Our Love" (Hank Cochran, Dillon) – 3:14
7. "Always Never the Same" (Marv Green, Terry McBride) – 2:58
8. "One of You" (Kostas, Lauderdale) – 2:30
9. "I Look at You" (Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens) – 3:28
10. "4 Minus 3 Equals Zero" (Lonnie Williams) – 3:08

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[4]

Musicians

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Liana Manis – background vocals
• Brent Mason – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Steve Nathan – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
• Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar on "Meanwhile" & "What Do You Say to That"
• George Strait – lead vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Strings by The Nashville String Machine conducted and arranged by Bergen White.

Production

• Chuck Ainlay – Engineer
• Don Cobb – digital editing
• Tony Green – 2nd Engineer
• Carlos Grier – digital editing
• Russ Martin – Overdubs
• Justin Niebank – Overdubs
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Denny Purcell – Masters
• Mark Ralston – 2nd Engineer
• Tim Waters – 2nd Engineer

Design

• Virginia Team - art direction
• Chris Ferrara - design
• Mark Tucker - photography

Chart positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	6
Canadian RPM Country Albums	2
Canadian RPM Top Albums	73

References

1. Always Never the Same at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Album reviews at CD Universe
4. Always Never the Same (CD). George Strait. MCA Records. 1999. 70050.CS1 maint: others (link)