Here for a Good Time

For the song, see Here for a Good Time (song).
Here for a Good Time
Studio album by
George Strait
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2011 (2011-09-06)
StudioShrimpboat Sound (Key West, Florida); Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
GenreNeotraditional country[1]
Length41:13
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerTony Brown
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Twang
(2009) 		Here for a Good Time
(2011) 		Icon
(2011)
Singles from Here for a Good Time
  1. "Here for a Good Time"
    Released: June 13, 2011
  2. "Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
    Released: November 7, 2011
  3. "Drinkin' Man"
    Released: April 30, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(74/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
American Songwriter[1]
The Boston Globe(positive)[4]
Country Weekly(favorable)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[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.

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  2. ^ "Critic Reviews for Here for a Good Time". Metacritic. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Here for a Good Time - George Strait". Allmusic. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Rodman, Sarah (September 5, 2011). "George Strait, 'Here for a Good Time'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  5. ^ Phillips, Jessica (October 5, 2011). "Here for a Good Time by George Strait". Country Weekly. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Lewis, Randy (September 5, 2011). "Album review: George Strait's 'Here for a Good Time'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  8. ^ Ratliff, Ben (September 5, 2011). "New Music (George Strait: 'Here for a Good Time')". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  9. ^ Heaton, Dave (October 28, 2011). "George Strait: Here for a Good Time". PopMatters. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  10. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (September 5, 2011). "George Strait: Here for a Good Time". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  11. ^ Dukes, Billy (September 6, 2011). "George Strait, 'Here for a Good Time' - Album Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "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.