Unwound (song)

"Unwound"
Single by George Strait
from the album Strait Country
B-side"She's Playing Hell Trying to Get Me to Heaven"
ReleasedApril 23, 1981
RecordedFebruary 2, 1981
Genre
Length2:24
LabelMCA (51104)
Songwriter(s)Dean Dillon
Frank Dycus
Producer(s)Blake Mevis
George Strait singles chronology
"Unwound"
(1981) 		"Down and Out"
(1981)

"Unwound" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Frank Dycus, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in April 1981 as his major label debut single and served as the lead single from his debut album Strait Country. It peaked at No. 6 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and is Strait's first top-ten hit.[5]

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