George Jones - 50 Years Of Hits

Artist:

Jones, George

UPC:

015707022026

See Also:

BACK TO BACK HITS: Willie Nelson and George Jones

Description:

Personnel: George Jones (vocals, guitar); Melba Montgomery (vocals); Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Randy Travis, Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings.
Liner Note Author: George Jones.
Even the title of the three-disc George Jones collection 50 YEARS OF HITS should be enough to tell you that the man being anthologized is one of the all-time giants of country music. A towering influence on all that followed him, not only in country but in rock and pop as well, Jones started out in the 1950s as a Hank Williams-influenced honky-tonk man who wasn`t afraid of a little rockabilly either (the Hank influence is clearly audible on such early tracks as "Just One More"). By the `60s, he`d refined his approach, taking a bit from the jazz-inflected style of Lefty Frizzell and becoming a striking balladeer. "She Thinks I Still Care" and "Color of the Blues" stand as templates for how to sing a country ballad.
For most performers, that would have been enough, but Jones never stopped turning out heart-stopping performances. This is underscored by the presence of the mid-period mind-blower "He Stopped Loving Her Today," which reaches a superhuman level of pathos, and latter-day tracks such as the unstintingly bleak "The Cold Hard Truth," as well as the high-spirited, good-humored "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)." In case future generations want to know what country music was all about back in the 20th century, there should be a copy of 50 YEARS OF HITS placed in a time capsule.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Why Baby Why
2. Just One More
3. Tall Tall Trees
4. Color of the Blues
5. White Lightning
6. Window Up Above
7. Tender Years
8. She Thinks I Still Care
9. You Comb Her Hair
10. Race Is On, The
11. We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
12. Still Doin` Time
13. Walk Through This World With Me
14. She`s Mine
15. I`ll Share My World With You
16. Good Year for the Roses, A
17. Take Me

DISC 2:

1. Picture of Me, A (Without You)
2. Once You`ve Had the Best
3. Grand Tour, The
4. These Days I Barely Get By
5. Her Name Is...
6. Near You
7. Bartender`s Blues
8. Night Life
9. He Stopped Loving Her Today
10. Yesterday`s Wine
11. Same Ole Me
12. I Always Get Lucky With You
13. She`s My Rock
14. Who`s Gonna Fill Their Shoes
15. One I Loved Back Then, The (The Corvette Song)
16. Right Left Hand, The
17. Radio Lover

DISC 3:

1. I`m a One Woman Man
2. Few Ole Country Boys, A
3. You Couldn`t Get the Picture
4. Finally Friday
5. I Don`t Need Your Rockin` Chair
6. High-Tech Redneck
7. One
8. I Must Have Done Something Bad
9. When Did You Stop Loving Me
10. Wild Irish Rose
11. Choices
12. Cold Hard Truth, The
13. Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)
14. 50,000 Names
15. I Got Everything
16. Amazing Grace

Album Information

Release Date:

11/09/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rockabilly

Label:

Bandit Records

Producer:

Pappy Daily; Billy Sherrill; Norro Wilson; Buddy Cannon; Kyle Lehning; Emory Gordy, Jr.; Keith Stegall; Brian Ahern; Pappy Daily; Billy Sherrill; Norro Wilson; Buddy Cannon; Kyle Lehning; Evelyn Shriver (Compilation); Evelyn Shriver (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

220/23

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

3

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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