Love's Gonna Make It Alright

Summary

"Love's Gonna Make It Alright" is a song written by Al Anderson and Chris Stapleton and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in November 2011 as the second single from his album Here for a Good Time.

"Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
Single by George Strait
from the album Here for a Good Time
ReleasedNovember 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)
Genre
Length3:50
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tony Brown
George Strait[3]
George Strait singles chronology
"Here for a Good Time"
(2011)
"Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
(2011)
"Drinkin' Man"
(2012)

Critical reception edit

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated the song four stars out of five, saying that "the easy, mid-tempo swinger is another in a long line of hits that gives one no reason to turn down the radio. Strait is a master at modifying his traditional approach just enough to make it still sound plenty modern."[1]

Ben Foster of The 1-to-10 County Music Review rated the song seven out of ten and states, "where the single goes right is in creating the perfect mood and backdrop for its straightforward story. Smooth fiddling and steel picking give the song a vintage flavor that sounds strongly reminiscent of Strait’s beloved nineties hits such as 'Write This Down' and 'Check Yes or No'."[4]

Chart performance edit

"Love's Gonna Make It Alright" debuted at number 57 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[5] It also debuted at number 99 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of February 4, 2012.

Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 61
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 3

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2012) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 42

References edit

  1. ^ a b Dukes, Billy (November 2011). "George Strait — "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" - Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Here for a Good Time - George Strait". Allmusic. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Here for a Good Time (CD booklet). George Strait. MCA Records Nashville. 2011. B0015924-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Foster, Ben (October 28, 2011). "George Strait – "Love's Gonna Make It Alright"". The 1-to-10 County Music Review. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "Weekly Chart Report (10/04/11)". MusicRow Publications. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  6. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.