Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (song)

"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
Single by George Strait
from the album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
B-side	"Love Comes from the Other Side of Town"
Released	September 4, 1984
Format	7" single
Genre	Country
Length	2:57
Label	MCA 52458
Writer(s)	Sanger D. Shafer, Darlene Shafer
Producer	Jimmy Bowen & George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Let's Fall to Pieces Together" (1984) "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" (1984) "The Cowboy Rides Away" (1985)

"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1984 as the lead-off single to his 1984 album of the same name. It reached number on the country music charts in the United States^[1], and number 10 in Canada.

Content

The song is about a guy back in Fort Worth, Texas. He’s enjoying a few beers and thinking about his former woman who’s now with someone else across town. The guy wonders if she ever thinks of him and the good times they had together.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an B grade, saying that it "has a great opening line" and a "more confident vocal and a Texas-centric focus certainly would’ve made it stand out back in 1984."^[2]

Other versions

Moe Bandy recorded the song for his 1977 album I'm Sorry For You My Friend. Keith Whitley recorded the song also in 1984, and released it to radio as a non-album track. It received moderate airplay.

Chart positions

Chart (1984-1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336. 
2. ^ [1] Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind review by Kevin John Coyne

Preceded by "Why Not Me" by The Judds

Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 5, 1985

Succeeded by "The Best Year of My Life" by Eddie Rabbitt