# Ocean Front Property > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ocean_Front_Property > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ocean_Front_Property.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Front_Property > Source revision: 1321018102 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1987 studio album by George Strait Ocean Front Property Studio album by George Strait Released January 12, 1987 (1987-01-12) Recorded September 1986 Studio Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) Genre Neotraditional country[1][2][3] Length 29:55 Label MCA MCAD-5913 Producer Jimmy Bowen George Strait George Strait chronology Merry Christmas Strait to You! (1986) Ocean Front Property (1987) Greatest Hits Volume Two (1987) Singles from Ocean Front Property "Ocean Front Property" Released: December 22, 1986 "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Released: April 10, 1987 "Am I Blue" Released: August 3, 1987 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Chicago Tribune (favorable)[2] ***Ocean Front Property*** is the seventh studio album by American [country music](/source/Country_music) artist [George Strait](/source/George_Strait), released on January 12, 1987, by [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records). It is certified 2× Multi-[platinum](/source/RIAA_certification) by the [RIAA](/source/RIAA). It is the first album to debut at #1 on the [Billboard](/source/Billboard_magazine) Top Country Albums Chart. It was ranked #5 on [CMT](/source/Country_Music_Television)'s list of *40 Greatest Albums in Country Music* in 2006. ## Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "All My Ex's Live in Texas" Sanger D. Shafer, Lyndia J. Shafer 3:17 2. "Someone's Walkin' Around Upstairs" David Anthony, Paul A. Maloy 2:47 3. "Am I Blue" David Chamberlain 3:04 4. "Ocean Front Property" Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter 3:06 5. "Hot Burning Flames" Cochran, Mack Vickery, Wayne Kemp 2:19 6. "Without You Here" Dillon, Porter 4:30 7. "My Heart Won't Wander Very Far from You" Annette Cotter, Buddy Carvalhe 2:21 8. "Second Chances" S. Shafer, Tommy Collins 4:13 9. "You Can't Buy Your Way Out of the Blues" Larry Cordle, Mike Anthony 2:49 10. "I'm All Behind You Now" Dillon 3:13 Total length: 29:55[1] ## Personnel Per liner notes.[4] **Tracks 1–4 & 6–10** - [George Strait](/source/George_Strait) – lead vocals - [John Barlow Jarvis](/source/John_Barlow_Jarvis) – piano - [Richard Bennett](/source/Richard_Bennett_(guitarist)) – acoustic guitar - [Larry Byrom](/source/Larry_Byrom) – electric guitar - [Billy Joe Walker Jr.](/source/Billy_Joe_Walker_Jr.) – electric guitar - [Reggie Young](/source/Reggie_Young) – electric guitar - [Paul Franklin](/source/Paul_Franklin_(musician)) – [pedal steel guitar](/source/Pedal_steel_guitar) - [Johnny Gimble](/source/Johnny_Gimble) – fiddle, [mandolin](/source/Mandolin) - [Leland Sklar](/source/Leland_Sklar) – bass guitar - [Owen Hale](/source/Owen_Hale) – drums - Curtis Young – harmony vocals **[Ace in the Hole Band](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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 Chart (1987) Peak position U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 117 ## Certifications Certifications for Ocean Front Property Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 50,000^ United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_1-2) Dillon, Charlotte. [Ocean Front Property](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r94270/review) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved January 27, 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ct_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ct_2-1) Hurst, Jack (March 22, 1987). ["Ocean Front Property"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/22/ocean-front-property/). *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*. Retrieved May 12, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-applemusicIYAL_3-0)** [""If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'""](https://music.apple.com/us/album/if-you-aint-lovin-you-aint-livin/1443211350). *Apple Music*. Retrieved November 3, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Ocean Front Property* (Media notes). George Strait. MCA Records. 1987. MCA-5913.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes))) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-CanadaGeorge_StraitOcean_Front_PropertyalbumCertRef_5-0)** ["Canadian album certifications – George Strait – Ocean Front Property"](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Ocean+Front+Property%20George+Strait). [Music Canada](/source/Music_Canada). Retrieved August 19, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesGeorge_StraitOcean_Front_PropertyalbumCertRef_6-0)** ["American album certifications – George Strait – Ocean Front Property"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=George+Strait&ti=Ocean+Front+Property&format=Album&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America). Retrieved August 19, 2022. v t e George Strait Ace in the Hole Band Mike Daily - Gene Elders - Terry Hale - Wes Hightower - Ron Huckaby Bobby Jarzombek - Joe Manuel - Benny McArthur - Rick McRae - Marty Slayton - John Michael Whitby Studio albums Strait Country Strait from the Heart Right or Wrong Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind Something Special #7 Ocean Front Property If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' Beyond the Blue Neon Livin' It Up Chill of an Early Fall Holding My Own Pure Country Easy Come Easy Go Lead On Blue Clear Sky Carrying Your Love with Me One Step at a Time Always Never the Same George Strait The Road Less Traveled Honkytonkville Somewhere Down in Texas It Just Comes Natural Troubadour Twang Here for a Good Time Love Is Everything Cold Beer Conversation Honky Tonk Time Machine Cowboys and Dreamers Compilation albums Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume Two Ten Strait Hits Strait Out of the Box Latest Greatest Straitest Hits 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait 20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait 50 Number Ones 22 More Hits Icon Icon 2 Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 Christmas albums Merry Christmas Strait to You! Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Fresh Cut Christmas Classic Christmas Live albums For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome Live at Texas Stadium The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium Related articles Singles discography Albums discography Ace in the Hole Band The Cowboy Rides Away Tour Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ocean Front Property](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Front_Property) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Front_Property?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.