Wrapped_(George_Strait_song)

Wrapped (Bruce Robison song)

Wrapped (Bruce Robison song)

2007 single by George Strait


"Wrapped" is a song written by Bruce Robison. First recorded on his 1998 album Wrapped, then by Kelly Willis on her 1998 album What I Deserve, it was later covered by American country music artist George Strait on his 2006 album It Just Comes Natural. It was released on March 19, 2007 as the album's third single; Strait's version of the song reached number two on the Billboard country chart.

Quick Facts Single by George Strait, from the album It Just Comes Natural ...

Content

"Wrapped" is a mid-tempo where the narrator explains his inability to stop thinking about a lover who has left.

This is the second single of George Strait's career that was written and originally recorded by Bruce Robison. The first such single was Robison's "Desperately", also a cut from his album Wrapped, that Strait covered on his 2003 album Honkytonkville.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic cited the song as a standout track on It Just Comes Natural, saying that the song was "laid-back" and that Strait's backing band sounded "natural" on the track.[2]

Chart performance

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Year-end charts

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Other versions

The song has been covered by the following musicians.


References

  1. Holland, Roger (November 7, 2006). "George Strait: It Just Comes Natural". PopMatters. Retrieved November 9, 2020. Like Bruce Robison's "Wrapped", a thoroughly marvellous four minutes of uplifting country pop with quite the most straightforward message.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "It Just Comes Natural review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

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