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.
Contents
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