Ace in the Hole (George Strait song)

"Ace in the Hole" the title of a song written by Dennis Adkins, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. George's touring band is called "The Ace in the Hole Band." It was released in July 1989 as the third single from his album Beyond the Blue Neon. It became his 18th #1 single as well as his 11th in a row.

Content

The song is about life and how you have to keep a few tricks up your sleeve in order to get ahead. Every one is fighting to succeed and have a good life and in order to beat out the competition you have to have some good people around you.

Chart performance

"Ace in the Hole" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart^[1] and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	15
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	37

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6569." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 11, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "High Cotton" by Alabama	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single November 4, 1989	Succeeded by "Burnin' Old Memories" by Kathy Mattea
Preceded by "High Cotton" by Alabama	RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 11, 1989	Succeeded by "Say What's in Your Heart" by Restless Heart

George Strait 1980s singles

Strait Country	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"

Strait from the Heart	"Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out"

Right or Wrong	"You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"

Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman"

Something Special	"The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me"

#7	"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"

Ocean Front Property	"Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue"

If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'	"Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"

Beyond the Blue Neon	"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"

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