Blue Clear Sky

Blue Clear Sky is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on April 23, 1996. The album was certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of three million copies, the album produced four singles. The title track, "Carried Away", "I Can Still Make Cheyenne", and "King of the Mountain".

Blue Clear Sky
Studio album by George Strait
Released	April 23, 1996
Recorded	1995–96
Studio	Emerald Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Neotraditional country[1]
Length	35:48 (U.S Version) 39:08 (U.K. Version)
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait chronology
Strait Out of the Box (1995) Blue Clear Sky (1996) Carrying Your Love with Me (1997)
Singles from Blue Clear Sky
"Blue Clear Sky" Released: March 25, 1996 "Carried Away" Released: June 3, 1996 "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" Released: August 26, 1996 "King of the Mountain" Released: December 16, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	link
Entertainment Weekly	A link
Q	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Clear Sky"	Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders	2:52
2.	"Carried Away"	Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens	3:19
3.	"Rockin' in the Arms of Your Memory"	Dean Dillon, Norro Wilson	4:16
4.	"She Knows When You're on My Mind"	Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery	3:15
5.	"I Ain't Never Seen No One Like You"	Bruce Bouton, Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer	3:13
6.	"I Can Still Make Cheyenne"	Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey	4:15
7.	"King of the Mountain"	Larry Boone, Paul Nelson	3:28
8.	"Do the Right Thing"	Jim Lauderdale, Gary Nicholson	3:07
9.	"I'd Just as Soon Go"	Barker, Dillon	3:14
10.	"Need I Say More"	Clay Blaker, Roger Brown	4:50
11.	"Check Yes or No" (Bonus Track On UK Version Only The UK released version of the album included "Check Yes or No" (Danny A Wells, Dana Hunt Black as a bonus track.)	Danny Wells, Dana Hunt Black	3:20

Personnel

• George Strait – lead vocals
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
• Biff Watson – Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, gut-string guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitars, gut-string guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Farrell Morris – vibraphone
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Liana Manis – backing vocals
• Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

• Tony Brown – producer
• George Strait – producer
• Steve Tillisch – recording
• Brian Hardin – second engineer
• Chuck Ainlay – mixing
• Graham Lewis – mix assistant
• Don Cobb – digital editing
• Carlos Grier – digital editing
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Virginia Team – art direction, additional photography
• Jerry Joyner – design
• Mark Tucker – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	49
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	3
US Billboard 200[2]	7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200[4]	40
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5]	7
Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard 200[6]	130
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7]	13