Lead On

Lead On is the fifteenth studio album released by American country music artist George Strait. Released in 1994 on MCA Records, the album 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 Teddy Gentry, who at the time was a member of the band Alabama. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by Mel Street.

Lead On
Studio album by George Strait
Released	November 8, 1994
Recorded	April 1994
Studio	Emerald Studios, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	30:38
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait chronology
Easy Come, Easy Go (1993) Lead On (1994) Strait Out of the Box (1995)
Singles from Lead On
"The Big One" Released: October 3, 1994 "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" Released: December 5, 1994 "Adalida" Released: March 20, 1995 "Lead On" Released: June 13, 1995

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

1. "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) – 3:20
2. "Adalida" (Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman) – 3:36
3. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" (Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield) – 3:15
4. "Nobody Has to Get Hurt" (Jim Lauderdale, Terry McBride) – 2:30
5. "Down Louisiana Way" (Aaron Barker, Donny Kees, Sanger D. Shafer) – 4:17
6. "Lead On" (Dean Dillon, Teddy Gentry) – 3:26
7. "What Am I Waiting For" (Lauderdale) – 2:37
8. "The Big One" (Gerry House, Devon O'Day) – 2:07
9. "I'll Always Be Loving You" (Barker, Kees, Shafer) – 2:31
10. "No One but You" (Max D. Barnes) – 2:56

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[3]

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Liana Manis – background vocals
• Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Steve Nathan – organ, synthesizer
• Matt Rollings – piano, keyboards
• George Strait – lead vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Curtis Young – background vocals
• D. Bergen White – string arrangements

Chart positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	26
Canadian RPM Country Albums	3

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Lead On (Media notes). George Strait. MCA Records. 1994. MCAD-11092.CS1 maint: others (link)