Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 411Mania | (8.5/10) |
| About.com | |
| Allmusic | |
| The Austin Chronicle | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Music Box | |
| Paste | (favorable) |
| PopMatters | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant | |
| The 9513 | |
Rhapsody (online music service) ranked the album #4 on its "Country's Best Albums of the Decade" list. "With a career that includes an awe-inspiring 50-plus No. 1 hits, plenty of George Strait's releases could have a spot on this list, but Troubadour feels like the best fit. From the Caribbean lilt of "River of Love" to the reverential "I Saw God Today" to the honky-tonkin' trucking song "Brothers of the Highway" to the carefree Western swing of "West Texas Town", Strait runs the gamut of sounds and emotions, and aces them all. One of the few artists who can achieve commercial success without courting it, Strait remains true to the honky-tonk-inspired sound he started out with decades ago."
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