George Strait - River of Love

For the third single off of "Troubadour," George Strait will present the light-hearted, fluffy "River Of Love."  While the song is fun, is this the kind of song we want to hear from the just crowned ACM "Artist of the Decade?"

I guess it would figure that ol' King George would release a single that reminds one of all of those beach-y Kenny Chesney songs just as Chesney releases a song that reminds me of a classic Strait song.  Certainly this development will have many fans wondering exactly what MCA Nashville was thinking with "River Of Love" but it is an undoubtedly fun song.  Written by Shawn Camp, Billy Burnette and Dennis Morgan (Who sing harmony vocals on the track), the song finds Strait singing about a guy using a line to a girl about going out on a boat with him. after that line, there's nothing really interesting about the song, other than the spirited steel guitar solo and band performance.  It's all about feel and groove. It certainlt doesn't have the feel of a #1 Strait hit but then again, it's a George Strait single which means it should at least go Top 10.  I would've preferred the label to have released something like "House With No Doors" or "Make Her Fall In Love" instead. 

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