On this day (April 4th) in 1987, George Strait landed at #1 on the Billboard country chart with the song “Ocean Front Property”.
“Ocean Front Property” was written by Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran and Royce Porter and was released in December 1986 as the lead-off single and title track from his album of the same name. It was a #1 hit in both the United States and Canada.