Down and Out (George Strait song)

"Down and Out" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Frank Dycus, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 1981 as the second single from his album Strait Country. It peaked at number 16 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and reached number 14 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Kip Kirby of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the "unmistakable Texas honkytonk flavor of this record puts it in the "Unwound" mold with heavy fiddle and string guitar and ripples of piano." Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade, comparing the fiddle section to his previous single "Unwound" and says that it is "easy to imagine this filling the honky-tonk floors just as quickly." He states that even though Strait sings it well, the lyric is weak and generic.

Chart positions

"Down and Out" debuted at number 78 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles for the week of September 12, 1981.

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	16
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	14

References

^ Billboard, September 5, 1981
George Strait: Billboard Singles. - Allmusic.
Down and Out review by Kevin John Coyne
"George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

v t e George Strait singles
Albums Singles Ace in the Hole Band The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
1980s	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" "Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out" "You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman" "The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me" "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" "Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue" "Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"
1990s	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You" "If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues" "Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad" "I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me" "Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You" "The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On" "Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me" "Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain" "One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way" "I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" "Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"
2000s	"The Best Day" "Go On" "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" "If You Can Do Anything Else" "Run" "Living and Living Well" "She'll Leave You with a Smile" "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" "Cowboys Like Us" "Desperately" "I Hate Everything" "You'll Be There" "She Let Herself Go" "The Seashores of Old Mexico" "Give It Away" "It Just Comes Natural" "Wrapped" "How 'bout Them Cowgirls" "I Saw God Today" "Troubadour" "River of Love" "Living for the Night" "Twang"
2010s	"I Gotta Get to You" "The Breath You Take" "Here for a Good Time" "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" "Drinkin' Man" "Give It All We Got Tonight" "I Believe" "I Got a Car" "Let It Go" "Cold Beer Conversation" "Every Little Honky Tonk Bar"
Other songs	"Murder on Music Row" (w/ Alan Jackson) "Hey, Good Lookin'" (w/ Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith) "Shiftwork" (w/ Kenny Chesney) "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"

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