Lead On is the fifteenth studio album by American
country music artist
George Strait. Released in 1994 on MCA Records, the album was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies. It includes the singles "The Big One", "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody", "
Lead On", and "Adalida", which respectively reached No. 1, No. 1, No. 7 and No. 3 on the
Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995. The album's title track was co-written by Teddy Gentry, who at the time was a member of the band
Alabama. "I Met a Friend of Yours Today" was originally recorded by
Mel Street.