Beyond the Blue Neon

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Beyond the Blue Neon
Studio album by George Strait
Released	February 6, 1989
Recorded	October 1988
Studio	Emerald Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN).
Genre	Neotraditional country[1][2] honky-tonk[1][2] Western swing[1] Texas country[2]
Length	28:20
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen George Strait
George Strait chronology
If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' (1988) Beyond the Blue Neon (1989) Livin' It Up (1990)
Singles from Beyond the Blue Neon
"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" Released: December 26, 1988 "What's Going On in Your World" Released: April 3, 1989 "Ace in the Hole" Released: July 17, 1989 "Overnight Success" Released: November 6, 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	(favorable) [2]

Beyond the Blue Neon is the ninth studio album by American country music artist George Strait and 12th overall. It was released by MCA Records on February 6, 1989. It is certified platinum by the RIAA, and it produced the singles "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye", "What's Going on in Your World", "Ace in the Hole", and "Overnight Success". While the first three singles all reached Number One on the Billboard country charts in 1989, "Overnight Success" was a #8 for Strait in 1990. "Hollywood Squares" also charted at #67 in 1990 based on unsolicited airplay.