Always Never the Same (George Strait album)
# Always Never the Same (George Strait album)

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| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Q | |

Always Never the Same is the nineteenth studio album released on March 2, 1999, by American country music singer George Strait. The album produced the singles "Meanwhile", "Write This Down", and "What Do You Say to That", which respectively reached #4, #1, and #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The title track, "One of You" and "I Look at You" also charted in the lower regions of that chart from unsolicited airplay.

## Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

### Musicians

* George Strait – lead vocals
* Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
* Steve Gibson – electric guitars, acoustic guitar
* Brent Mason – electric guitars, acoustic guitar
* Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar (1, 4)
* Paul Franklin – steel guitar
* Glenn Worf – bass guitar
* Eddie Bayers – drums
* Stuart Duncan – fiddle
* Nashville String Machine – strings
* Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor
* Liana Manis – backing vocals
* Curtis Young – backing vocals

### Production

* Tony Brown – producer
* George Strait – producer
* Chuck Ainlay – recording
* Mark Ralston – second engineer
* Russ Martin – overdubs
* Justin Niebank – overdubs
* Tony Green – second overdub engineer
* Tim Waters – second overdub engineer
* Don Cobb – digital editing
* Carlos Grier – digital editing
* Denny Purcell – mastering
* Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN) – editing and mastering location
* Jessie Noble – project coordinator
* Erv Woolsey – management

### Design

* Virginia Team – art direction
* Chris Ferrara – design
* Kevin Cruff – photography
* Mark Tucker – photography
