Strait's success began when his first single "Unwound" was a hit in 1981. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached #1 on the country charts. In the 2000s, Strait was named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and won his first Grammy award for the album Troubadour. Strait was named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 2013, and ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1990 and 2014. He has been nominated for more CMA and ACM awards and has more wins in both categories than any other artist.
By 2009, he broke Conway Twitty's previous record for the most #1 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart when his 44 #1 singles surpassed Twitty's 40. Counting all music charts, Strait has amassed a total of 60 #1 hits, breaking a record also previously set by Twitty, giving him more #1 songs than any other artist in any genre of music.
Strait is also known for his touring career when he designed a 360-degree configuration and introduced festival style tours. For example, the Strait Tours earned $99 million in three years. His concert at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in June 2014 drew 104,793 people, marking a new record for largest indoor concert in North America.
In more than 30 years of recording, all of which have been spent with MCA Records, George Strait has garnered 61 #1 songs on all country charts (including Mediabase 24/7, the former Radio & Records chart, and the now-defunct Gavin Report chart), and has more #1 hits than any other artist in a single genre. His 44 Billboard country #1 hits are a record, four more than Conway Twitty's total that includes several duets with Loretta Lynn. Additionally, Strait is also the first artist in the history of Billboard to have at least one single enter the top 10 of a Billboard chart for 30 consecutive years, starting in 1981 when his debut single "Unwound" peaked at number six on the Hot Country Singles chart. All of his top-10 singles have been on that chart. Strait has sold more than 68 million records in the United States alone, and his certifications from the RIAA include 13 multiplatinum, 33 platinum, and 38 gold albums.
George Strait Discography:
Strait Country (1981)
Strait from the Heart (1982)
Right or Wrong (1983)
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984)
Something Special (1985)
#7 (1986)
Ocean Front Property (1987)
If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' (1988)
Beyond the Blue Neon (1989)
Livin' It Up (1990)
Chill of an Early Fall (1991)
Holding My Own (1992)
Pure Country (1992)
Easy Come, Easy Go (1993)
Lead On (1994)
Blue Clear Sky (1996)
Carrying Your Love with Me (1997)
One Step at a Time (1998)
Always Never the Same (1999)
George Strait (2000)
The Road Less Traveled (2001)
Honkytonkville (2003)
Somewhere Down in Texas (2005)
It Just Comes Natural (2006)
Troubadour (2008)
Twang (2009)
Here for a Good Time (2011)
Love Is Everything (2013)
Cold Beer Conversation (2015)
Honky Tonk Time Machine (2019)
Heaven Must Be Wondering Where You Are
George Strait Lyrics
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Surely by now somebody's missin' you
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are
When I look into your eye's
It's so plain to see
Nothin' here on earth describes what you mean to me
Heaven must be wondering where you are
Lucky me to be the one to find
Someone like you this side of paradise
I know how lost I'd be without here sweetheart
Heaven must be wondering where you are
Some where up there beyond the blue
Surely by now somebody's missin' you
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
Heaven must be wondering where you are
In "Heaven Must Be Wondering Where You Are," George Strait suggests that a loved one who has passed on to the afterlife may still be missed by those residing on earth. The song describes a profound love, one that cannot be fully explained by words. The first stanza implies that the person for whom the song was written has moved on to an otherworldly realm, and that the people in that realm are looking for her/him, wondering where she/he went.
The second stanza speaks to the indescribable way that the subject of the song accesses the singer's emotions. Truly and wholly, the person makes him feel like he is in a separate universe, a place where nothing else exists besides their love. It's a love that is not restricted by the limitations of the earth, but goes beyond into the unfathomable heavens.
The final stanza is perhaps the most telling of the songwriter's intentions. George Strait is lucky to have found the person who turned his world upside down, someone whose absence would mean he would be completely and utterly lost. In the song, he acknowledges that out there in the vast beyond, even in that other realm, their love may still be felt, and their absence mourned.
Line by Line Meaning
Some where up there beyond the blue
There is a place beyond the sky that is far away
Surely by now somebody's missin' you
It is likely that someone is missing you by now
I found the angel they must be lookin' for
I have found the person that Heaven has been searching for
Heaven must be wondering where you are
The afterlife must be curious about your whereabouts
When I look into your eye's
When I observe the beauty in your eyes
It's so plain to see
It is evident and obvious
Nothin' here on earth describes what you mean to me
There are no words on this planet that can accurately describe your importance to me
Out of this world when I hold you in my arms
Holding you is an incomparable feeling that is out of this world
Lucky me to be the one to find
I am fortunate to be the person who discovered
Someone like you this side of paradise
A person like you is amazing, especially on this side of heaven
I know how lost I'd be without here sweetheart
Without you, my love, I would be completely lost
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Shannon Beeler
on The Fireman
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