Livin' It Up (album)

This article is about the George Strait album. For other albums, see Living It Up (disambiguation).

Livin' it Up is the tenth studio album by American country music singer George Strait, released in 1990 on MCA Records. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The tracks "Drinking Champagne", "Love Without End, Amen", and "I've Come to Expect It From You" were all released as singles; "Drinking Champagne" was a #4 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts, while the other two singles were both Number One hits. "She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)" was written and originally recorded by Conway Twitty, and was later recorded on Gary Allan's 1998 album It Would Be You.

Livin' it Up
Studio album by George Strait
Released	May 15, 1990
Recorded	February 1990
Studio	Emerald Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN).
Genre	Country
Length	30:39
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen, George Strait
George Strait chronology
Beyond the Blue Neon (1989) Livin' it Up (1990) Chill of an Early Fall (1991)
Singles from Livin' it Up
"Love Without End, Amen" Released: April 6, 1990 "Drinking Champagne" Released: July 20, 1990 "I've Come to Expect It from You" Released: October 22, 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Chicago Tribune	[1]

"Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy" was first recorded by Strait and The Ace in the Hole Band in the 1970s and was the B-side to "(That Don't Change) The Way I Feel About You", the latter of which is included on Strait Out of the Box.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Someone Had to Teach You"	Harlan Howard	2:49
2.	"Heaven Must Be Wondering Where You Are"	David Chamberlain, L. David Lewis	3:13
3.	"I've Come to Expect It from You"	Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon	3:45
4.	"Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy"	Clay Blaker	4:25
5.	"When You're a Man on Your Own"	Carl Perkins	2:12
6.	"Drinking Champagne"	Bill Mack	3:35
7.	"We're Supposed to Do that Now and Then"	David Anthony, Dillon, Joe Royer	2:33
8.	"She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)"	Conway Twitty	2:30
9.	"Love Without End, Amen"	Aaron Barker	3:07
10.	"Stranger in My Arms"	Curtis Wayne	2:54

Personnel

• George Strait – lead vocals
• Floyd Domino – pianos
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars
• Reggie Young – electric guitars
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Joe Chemay – bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Johnny Gimble – fiddle
• Jim Horn – saxophone
• Curtis Young – backing vocals
• Liana Young – backing vocals

Ace in the Hole Band

On "Someone Had to Teach You" and "She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)"

• Ronnie Huckaby – acoustic piano
• David Anthony – acoustic guitars
• Benny MacArthur – electric guitars
• Rick McRae – electric guitars
• Mike Daily – steel guitar
• Terry Hale – bass
• Phil Fisher – drums
• Gene Elders – fiddle

Production

• Jimmy Bowen – producer
• George Strait – producer
• Tom Perry – recording, mixing
• Bob Bullock – overdub recording, mixing
• Tim Kish – overdub recording
• Russ Martin – overdub recording, second engineer
• Julian King – second engineer
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Masterfonics (Nashville, TN) – editing and mastering location
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Jim Kemp – art direction
• Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
• Mike Rutherford – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position US Billboard 200[2] 35 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 22 Chart (1991) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Hurst, Jack (June 7, 1990). "George Strait Livin' It Up (MCA)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
2. "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
3. "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
6. "American album certifications – George Strait – Livin' It Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 2, 2021.