One Step at a Time (album)

One Step at a Time
Studio album by
George Strait
ReleasedApril 21, 1998
RecordedSeptember 1997
StudioEmerald Sound Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
GenreNeotraditional country
Length38:18
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerTony Brown
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Carrying Your Love with Me
(1997) 		One Step at a Time
(1998) 		Always Never the Same
(1999)
Singles from One Step at a Time
  1. "I Just Want to Dance with You"
    Released: April 13, 1998
  2. "True"
    Released: June 22, 1998
  3. "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"
    Released: September 8, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]

One Step at a Time is the eighteenth studio album by the American country music singer George Strait, released in 1998 on MCA Nashville Records. The album produced the singles "I Just Want to Dance with You", "True", and "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This", which respectively reached No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1998.

Musical style and composition

One Step at a Time has been described as a neotraditional country album, with elements of pop.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Just Want to Dance with You"Roger Cook, John Prine3:30
2."One Step at a Time"Earl Clark, Luke Reed4:06
3."True"Marv Green, Jeff Stevens3:34
4."Remember the Alamo"Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick4:31
5."Maria"Robert Earl Keen4:39
6."We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"Jim Lauderdale2:31
7."Why Not Now"Steve Bogard, Stevens3:21
8."That's the Breaks"Dean Dillon, Royce Porter3:39
9."Neon Row"Jimmy Jay, Donny Kees4:41
10."You Haven't Left Me Yet"Dana Hunt Black, Kent Robbins3:46

Personnel

Production

  • Tony Brown – producer
  • George Strait – producer
  • Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing
  • Mark Ralston – second engineer
  • Russ Martin – additional engineer
  • Don Cobb – digital editing
  • Carlos Grier – digital editing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Katie Gillon – art direction
  • Jerry Joyner – design
  • Mark Tucker – photography
  • Erv Woolsey – management

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for One Step at a Time
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ One Step at a Time at AllMusic
  2. ^ Chicago Tribune Review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly Review
  4. ^ "One Step at a Time - George Strait". Apple Music.
  5. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – George Strait – One Step at a Time". Music Canada. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – George Strait – One Step at a Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
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