Round About Way

1998 single by George Strait

"Round About Way"

Single by George Strait
from the album  Carrying Your Love with Me
B-side| "She'll Leave You with a Smile"
Released| January 5, 1998
Recorded| September 28, 1996[1]
Genre| Honky-tonk[2]
Length|

* 3:05 (album version)
* 2:50 (single edit)

Label| MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)| Steve Dean, Wil Nance
Producer(s)| Tony Brown, George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
| "Today My World Slipped Away"
(1997)  | "Round About Way"
(1998)  | "I Just Want to Dance with You"
(1998)

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"Round About Way" is a song written by Steve Dean and Wil Nance, and recorded by the American country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 1998 as the fourth and final single from his CD Carrying Your Love With Me. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

The song's B-side, "She'll Leave You with a Smile", is a different song from the single "She'll Leave You with a Smile", included on Strait's album The Road Less Traveled.[3]

## Critical reception[edit]

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine, reviewed the song favorably, saying that "fiddle and steel guitar dominate this uptempo romp." He goes on to say that Strait's performance is "packed with personality."[2]

## Chart positions[edit]

"Round About Way" re-entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks as an official single at number 45 for the week of January 10, 1998.

Chart (1998)  | Peak
position

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1

### Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1998)  | Position

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 38
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 44

## References[edit]

1. ^ Latest Greatest Sraitest Hits (CD). George Strait. MCA Nashville. 2000.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. ^ a b Billboard, May 3, 1997
3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 406–408. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3479." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 9, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
5. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
7. ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

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George Strait 1990s singles

Livin' It Up|

* "Love Without End, Amen"
* "Drinking Champagne"
* "I've Come to Expect It from You"

Chill of an Early Fall|

* "If I Know Me"
* "You Know Me Better Than That"
* "The Chill of an Early Fall"
* "Lovesick Blues"

Holding My Own|

* "Gone as a Girl Can Get"
* "So Much Like My Dad"

Pure Country|

* "I Cross My Heart"
* "Heartland"
* "When Did You Stop Loving Me"

Easy Come, Easy Go|

* "Easy Come, Easy Go"
* "I'd Like to Have That One Back"
* "Lovebug"
* "The Man in Love with You"

Lead On|

* "The Big One"
* "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"
* "Adalida"
* "Lead On"

Strait Out of the Box|

* "Check Yes or No"
* "I Know She Still Loves Me"

Blue Clear Sky|

* "Blue Clear Sky"
* "Carried Away"
* "I Can Still Make Cheyenne"
* "King of the Mountain"

Carrying Your Love with Me|

* "One Night at a Time"
* "Carrying Your Love with Me"
* "Today My World Slipped Away"
* "Round About Way"

One Step at a Time|

* "I Just Want to Dance with You"
* "True"
* "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"

Always Never the Same|

* "Meanwhile"
* "Write This Down"
* "What Do You Say to That"

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