Chill of an Early Fall

Chill of an Early Fall
Studio album by George Strait
Released	March 19, 1991
Recorded	1990 at Emerald Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	31:03
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen George Strait
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George Strait chronology
Livin' It Up (1990) Chill of an Early Fall (1991) Ten Strait Hits (1991)

Chill of an Early Fall is a 1991 album by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. The album produced the singles "If I Know Me" and "You Know Me Better Than That", both of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1991. Also released from this album were the title track (#3 on the country charts) and a cover of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" (#24), Strait's first single since "Down and Out" in 1981 to miss Top Ten, and is also Strait's lowest peaking single to date.

"Her Only Bad Habit Is Me" was recorded by Ty England on his 1995 self-titled debut.

Track listing

1. "The Chill of an Early Fall" (Green Daniel, Gretchen Peters) - 3:29
2. "I've Convinced Everybody but Me" (Buddy Cannon, L. David Lewis, Kim Williams) - 3:19
3. "If I Know Me" (Pam Belford, Dean Dillon) - 2:42
4. "You Know Me Better Than That" (Anna Lisa Graham, Tony Haselden) - 3:01
5. "Anything You Can Spare" (Harlan Howard) - 2:18
6. "Home in San Antone" (Floyd Jenkins) - 2:24
7. "Lovesick Blues" (Cliff Friend, Irving Mills) - 2:55
8. "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) - 4:51
9. "Her Only Bad Habit Is Me" (Don Cook, Howard) - 3:17
10. "Is It Already Time" (Aaron Barker) - 2:47

Personnel

• Joe Chemay – bass guitar
• Floyd Domino – piano
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
• Johnny Gimble – fiddle
• Jim Horn – saxophone
• Larrie Londin – drums
• Liana Manis – background vocals
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• George Strait – acoustic guitar
• Curtis Young –background vocals

The Ace in the Hole Band

On "Home in San Antone", "Lovesick Blues" and "Milk Cow Blues"

• David Anthony – acoustic guitar
• Mike Daily – steel guitar
• Gene Elders – fiddle
• Phil Fisher – drums
• Terry Hale – bass guitar
• Ronnie Huckaby – piano
• Benny McArthur – electric guitar
• Rick McRae – electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	45