Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (song)

"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
"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
Recorded	June 25, 1984
Genre	Country
Length	3:15 (album version); 3:05 (single edit);
Label	MCA 52458
Songwriter(s)	Sanger D. Shafer, Darlene Shafer
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen & George Strait
George Strait singles chronology

"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" is a song written by Sanger D. Shafer and Darlene Shafer, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1984 as the lead-off single and title track from his album of the same name. It reached number one 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 is enjoying a few beers and thinking about his former woman who is now with someone else in nearby Dallas. The guy wonders if she ever thinks of him and the good times they had together.

Cover versions

Country music singer Leann Rimes covered the song from the television special George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a '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
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
^ Coyne, Kevin John (16 October 2011). "Retro Single Review: George Strait, "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"". Countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.

[2] Coyne, Kevin John (16 October 2011). "Retro Single Review: George Strait, "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"". Countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Strait-3] "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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