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Lead On

Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. Released in 1994 on MCA Records, the album was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies. It includes the singles "The Big One", "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody", "Lead On", and "Adalida", which respectively reached No. 1, No. 1, No. 7 and No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995. The album's title track was co-written by Teddy Gentry, who at the time was a member of the band Alabama. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by Mel Street.

This article is about the album. For the song, see Lead On (song).

Lead On

November 8, 1994

April 1994

Emerald Studios, Sound Stage Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).

30:38

Tony Brown
George Strait

– lead vocals

George Strait

organ, synthesizers

Steve Nathan

– acoustic piano, keyboards

Matt Rollings

Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars, electric guitars

– acoustic guitars, electric guitars

Brent Mason

steel guitar

Buddy Emmons

– steel guitar

Paul Franklin

fiddle, mandolin

Stuart Duncan

– bass guitar

Glenn Worf

– drums

Eddie Bayers

Bergen White – string arrangements

Liana Manis – backing vocals

– backing vocals

Curtis Young