Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

Does Fort Worth Ever
Cross Your Mind
Does Fort Worth Ever; Cross Your Mind
Studio album by George Strait
Released	September 26, 1984
Recorded	June 1984
Studio	Sound Stage Studio; Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Neotraditional country; Western swing; honky-tonk;
Length	25:55
Label	MCA; MCAD-31032
Producer	Jimmy Bowen; George Strait;
George Strait chronology
Singles from Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
	"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"; Released: September 4, 1984; "The Cowboy Rides Away"; Released: January 14, 1985; "The Fireman"; Released: May 6, 1985;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B+^[3]

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind is the fourth studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 26, 1984, by MCA Records. It is certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the U.S. The title track, "The Cowboy Rides Away", and "The Fireman" were all released as singles from this album. "Honky Tonk Saturday Night" was previously recorded by John Anderson on his 1982 album, Wild & Blue. American music critic Robert Christgau would refer the album as Strait’s best to date in his relative review.^[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"	Sanger D. Shafer, Darlene Shafer	3:15
2.	"Any Old Time"	Jeff Dayton, Katherine Elizabeth Nicoll	2:03
3.	"I Need Someone Like Me"	S. Shafer	2:46
4.	"You're Dancin' This Dance All Wrong"	John Porter McMeans, Ron Moore	3:57
5.	"Honky Tonk Saturday Night"	S. Shafer	2:29

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Should Have Watched That First Step"	Wayne Kemp	2:57
2.	"Love Comes from the Other Side of Town"	Fred J. Freiling	2:17
3.	"The Cowboy Rides Away"	Sonny Throckmorton, Casey Kelly	3:20
4.	"What Did You Expect Me to Do"	S. Shafer	2:38
5.	"The Fireman"	Mack Vickery, Kemp	2:34
Total length:			25:55^[1]

Personnel

George Strait – lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
John Hobbs – keyboards
Larry Byrom – electric guitars
Reggie Young – electric guitars
Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitars
Hank DeVito – steel guitar
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin
David Hungate – bass guitar
Eddie Bayers – drums
Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

Jimmy Bowen – producer
George Strait – producer
Dave Hassinger – first engineer
Steve Tillisch – first engineer
Ron Treat – first engineer
Mark Coddington – second engineer
Tim Kish – second engineer
Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Jim Shea – photography
Jeff Adamoff – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	139
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	3

Certifications

Certifications for *Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Jurek, Thom. Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind at AllMusic
^ Sexton, Paul (September 26, 2020). "'Does Forth Worth Ever Cross Your Mind': Recalling A George Strait Classic". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Strait". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – George Strait – Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

[allmusic-1] Jurek, Thom. Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind at AllMusic

[sexton-2] Sexton, Paul (September 26, 2020). "'Does Forth Worth Ever Cross Your Mind': Recalling A George Strait Classic". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[christgau-3] Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Strait". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.

[ac_Billboard200_George_Strait-4] "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_George_Strait-5] "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[United_StatesGeorge_StraitDoes_Fort_Worth_Ever_Cross_Your_MindalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – George Strait – Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

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George Strait
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Studio albums	Strait Country Strait from the Heart Right or Wrong Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind Something Special #7 Ocean Front Property If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' Beyond the Blue Neon Livin' It Up Chill of an Early Fall Holding My Own Pure Country Easy Come Easy Go Lead On Blue Clear Sky Carrying Your Love with Me One Step at a Time Always Never the Same George Strait The Road Less Traveled Honkytonkville Somewhere Down in Texas It Just Comes Natural Troubadour Twang Here for a Good Time Love Is Everything Cold Beer Conversation Honky Tonk Time Machine Cowboys and Dreamers
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume Two Ten Strait Hits Strait Out of the Box Latest Greatest Straitest Hits 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait 20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait 50 Number Ones 22 More Hits Icon Icon 2 Strait Out of the Box: Part 2
Christmas albums	Merry Christmas Strait to You! Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Fresh Cut Christmas Classic Christmas
Live albums	For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome Live at Texas Stadium The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium
Related articles	Singles discography Albums discography Ace in the Hole Band The Cowboy Rides Away Tour

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