Ocean Front Property

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

Personnel

Per liner notes.

Tracks 1–4 & 6–10

• George Strait – lead vocals
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar
• Larry Byrom – electric guitar
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
• Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar
• Owen Hale – drums
• Curtis Young – harmony vocals

Ace in the Hole Band (Track 5)

• George Strait – vocals
• Ronnie Huckaby – 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

Certifications

References