George Strait's 34th Album It Just Comes Natural In Stores Today

NASHVILLE, TN. (George Strait Fans Website) - They don't call him the King of Country for nothing. With more than 62 million albums sold and an unprecedented 53 number ones, the title of his 34th release should come as no surprise. It Just Comes Natural, features 15 new songs from George Strait and hits stores October 3.

Since his debut in 1981, this Texas troubadour has indeed been doing what comes naturally, putting together a string of hits that has earned him legions of fans and the respect of even the toughest critics. And while no one could blame him for packing it in after armfuls of awards, more number one songs than another other single artist in history, Strait continues to deliver the goods in record-breaking fashion. "Give It Away," the first release and No 1 single from his forthcoming album, is Strait's fastest-moving single in five years.

Beyond the accolades, Strait is revered most for his traditional brand of music that serves as a soundtrack for the cowboy lifestyle and the weekend heartbeat of America's dance halls and honky-tonks. From sophisticated Western swing and clever barroom anthems to sawdust two-steppers and smoky neon ballads, Natural is all that and more. It's vintage Strait, from Bobby Braddock's timeless, tongue-in-cheek "She Told Me So" to the sensual ballad "That's My Kind of Woman," co-written by perennial Strait favorite Dean Dillon.

The deceptively simple title track penned by Marv Green and Jim Collins is a perfect fit for Strait's smooth, unaffected style, as is the easygoing Lee Roy Parnell/Cris Moore toe-tapper, "One Foot in Front of the Other."

A trio of cowboy tunes help round out the album: "I Ain't Her Cowboy Anymore" is a cowboy's lament of regret tinged with attitude, and "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls" sings the praises of the Southwest's finest. And the whimsical "Texas Cookin'," written by the legendary Guy Clark, is culinary gold mined from the mid-70s Austin folk scene.

So saddle up and settle in for 15 gems from the master. Twenty-five years and a slew of multiplatinum albums later, he just keeps getting better, with music that touches the cowboy, the dreamer, the honky-tonker, and the Texan in all of us.