Always Never the Same is the nineteenth studio album released on March 2, 1999 by American country music singer George Strait. The album produced the singles "Meanwhile", "Write This Down", and "What Do You Say to That", which respectively reached #4, #1, and #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The title track, "One of You" and "I Look at You" also charted in the lower regions of that chart from unsolicited airplay. Track listing Personnel As listed in liner notes. Musicians Eddie Bayers – drums Stuart Duncan – fiddle Paul Franklin – steel guitar Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Liana Manis – background vocals Brent Mason – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Steve Nathan – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar on "Meanwhile" & "What Do You Say to That" George Strait – lead vocals Glenn Worf – bass guitar Curtis Young – background vocals Strings by The Nashville String Machine conducted and arranged by Bergen White. Production Chuck Ainlay – Engineer Don Cobb – digital editing Tony Green – 2nd Engineer Carlos Grier – digital editing Russ Martin – Overdubs Justin Niebank – Overdubs Jessie Noble – project coordinator Denny Purcell – Masters Mark Ralston – 2nd Engineer Tim Waters – 2nd Engineer Design Virginia Team - art direction Chris Ferrara - design Mark Tucker - photography Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1999 albums George Strait albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)