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| Here for a Good Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 6, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Shrimpboat Sound (Key West, Florida); Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country[1] | |||
| Length | 41:13 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown George Strait | |||
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| Singles from Here for a Good Time | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (74/100)[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| American Songwriter | [1] |
| The Boston Globe | (positive)[4] |
| Country Weekly | (favorable)[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| The New York Times | (positive)[8] |
| PopMatters |   [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
| Taste of Country | [11] |
| USA Today | [12] |
Here for a Good Time is the twenty-seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on September 6, 2011, via MCA Nashville. Strait co-produced the album with his long-time producer Tony Brown.[13] The title track and lead-off single, "Here for a Good Time", co-written with son Bubba and songwriter Dean Dillon, was released in June 2011. The album sold 91,414 copies in its first week. On November 30, 2011, the album received a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Album.
- ^ a b Hight, Jewly (September 7, 2011). "George Strait: Here For a Good Time". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Here for a Good Time". Metacritic. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Here for a Good Time - George Strait". Allmusic. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ Rodman, Sarah (September 5, 2011). "George Strait, 'Here for a Good Time'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Phillips, Jessica (October 5, 2011). "Here for a Good Time by George Strait". Country Weekly. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Wood, Mikael (September 9, 2011). "Albums: Sept. 9, 2011 (George Strait, Here for a Good Time)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Lewis, Randy (September 5, 2011). "Album review: George Strait's 'Here for a Good Time'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (September 5, 2011). "New Music (George Strait: 'Here for a Good Time')". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Heaton, Dave (October 28, 2011). "George Strait: Here for a Good Time". PopMatters. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Keefe, Jonathan (September 5, 2011). "George Strait: Here for a Good Time". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (September 6, 2011). "George Strait, 'Here for a Good Time' - Album Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (September 6, 2011). "George Strait, Here for a Good Time". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "George Strait is here for a Good Time - New CD is here Sept. 6th". georgestrait.com. August 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved August 4, 2011.