9. Still Doin' Time
10. I Always Get Lucky With You
11. She's My Rock
12. Wine Colored Roses
13. The Right Left Hand
14. Radio Lover
15. The King Is Gone (So Are You)
16. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
I recommend this particular CD highly. It's the best of the best.
Greatest living country artist.......2006-11-07
I saw Geroge Jones live recently and I was blown away. This guy is 75 years old and still sings like he was in his twentys! He fractured his wrist and had a cold but he still performed, something most artist wouldnt do. If you want to see real country, check out any of his records and you wont be disappointed. Greatest living country artist alive. No one will ever be able to fill his shoes.
A Fine Introduction.......2006-08-18
Though I've long known George Jones's name and reputation, I am fairly unfamiliar with his music. I enjoyed this CD as a good introduction to that man's resonant voice and honest song-stylings. The disc is also very good value for money. The only downside I can suggest is that most of the songs will probably be unfamiliar to listeners looking for "standards"--but that's my problem, not Mr. Jones's.
Yabba Dabba Doo The King is Gone and So are You.......2004-10-23
I Don't really know George Jones's music all that well, but ever since I was in Reno, and heard yabba dabba doo the king is gone, I have had this song stuck in my head, I love it. The king is gone is truely a red neck song, YeeeHaaaw, this song is awesome
Oh that voice!.......2003-06-13
George Jones embodies what country music is all about. There is something deeply effecting about his voice. His rich voice is also very comforting... in a strange sort of way. When you listen to George croon a song it's like slipping a warm, old blanket over your shoulders.
I guess his voice is comforting, in that you can tell George has felt pain just like we all have at one time or another.
This album is excellent. The 16 Biggest Hits series gives country music conisuers a good overview of some of the best artists of all time. George Jones is just that, One of the best!
The back of the album says that some people call George Jones, "The Rolls Royce" of country music. I would have to agree. In my opinion, "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is probably one of the best country songs ever. It's so sad and mournful it's almost melodramtic! The words of the song are haunting and memorable. Georges striking vocals wring the pain right out of the song. Once you hear it you never forget it.
There is much more great music on this album, too much to get into in this review.
Buy it... Listen to it... Live it along with George!
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- Ultra Listenable
- Riminising With George
- Outstanding!
- Merry Christmas Dad
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ASIN: B00064AEPG
Release Date: 2004-11-09 |
Tracks:
- Why Baby Why
- Just One More
- Tall, Tall Trees
- Color Of The Blues
- White Lightning
- Window Up Above
- Tender Years
- She Thinks I Still Care
- You Comb Her Hair
- The Race Is On
- We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds
- Still Doin' Time
- Walk Through This World With Me
- She's Mine
- I'll Share My World With You
- A Good Year For The Roses
- Take Me
Tracks:
- A Picture Of Me Without You
- Once You've Had The Best
- The Grand Tour
- These Days I Barely Get By
- Her Name Is
- Near You
- Bartender's Blues
- Night Life
- He Stopped Loving Her Today
- Yesterday's Wine
- Same Ole Me
- I Always Get Lucky With You
- She's My Rock
- Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
- The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)
- The Right Left Hand
- Radio Lover
Tracks:
- I'm A One Woman Man
- A Few Ole Country Boys
- You Couldn't Get The Picture
- Finally Friday
- I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair
- High-Tech Redneck
- One
- I Must Have Done Something Bad
- When Did You Stop Loving Me
- Wild Irish Rose
- Choices
- The Cold Hard Truth
- Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)
- 50,000 Names
- I Got Everything
- Amazing Grace
Customer Reviews:
Ultra Listenable.......2007-05-20
Along with "Hits I Missed and One I didn't", every time I listen to this 3 disc set in my vehicle it seems like the first time I've heard Jones' voice, hooking, mesmerizing...
For me George ranks right there with Tina Turner, "The Best", Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Rolling Stones "40 Licks", Dylan and Cash "Girl from the North Country", Clapton's "Layla", Big Head Todd "Bittersweet", Dylan and the Dead "Slow Train Comin", Kris Kristofferson "Me and Bobbie McGee" and "Sunday Mornin", Fleetwood Mac, Gordon Lightfoot's "Edmund Fitzgerald", Beach Boys, CSNY,CCR,Buffalo Springfield, Roy Orbison, The Band, Hapa's "He'Eia", Eagles, Motown, Jefferson Airplane.. all the music I listen to driving and running that just turns to dust it's so worn out. And also George is right there with, Winston Churchill, whose liver, Richard Burton said, "The world would admire".
Can't disagree with Wynona that the best country song ever and the best country singer at that moment singing it is "He can't stop loving her today".For me, better than "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is the phenominal "Choices", his story...everybody's story in a way.
How many other guys riding around out there on their John Deere riding lawnmowers to go get a bottle of Jack are turning out as clean and good as this?
Riminising With George.......2007-05-17
When I purchased this CD I thought I was buying it for my husband, Lyle. Little did I know, how much I would enjoy the CD. Some of the older songs were not familar to me,but Lyle remembered them all(he's nine years wiser than me). We've introduced it to family members and have yet to find anyone who doesn't enjoy it as much as we do. I'm glad Mr. Jones was able to release this CD while he could still comment on his life and career instead of someone doing it after he's gone. That personal touch means alot.
Outstanding!.......2007-04-04
If you love George Jones like many of us do, you must buy this set! It is probably the BEST of ALL his recordings. The quality is pure, crisp, studio sound with his best vocals. I have many recordings of George Jones, but this set is simply the best versions of his repitoire!
Merry Christmas Dad.......2007-01-12
I got this for my dad at Christmas. He couldn't have been happier. He loves George Jones. It made his day
Great Time Piece.......2007-01-09
I bought this cd as a goft for my father and he loved it. Brought back memories of better days.
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- Tom Jones in his prime!
- tom jones gold
- Wow, I forgot how good Tom Jones was at his peak
- Tom Jones Gold
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ASIN: B0006Z2LB0
Release Date: 2005-01-11 |
Tracks:
- It's Not Unusual
- Once Upon A Time
- With These Hands
- What's New Pussycat?
- Thunderball
- Promise Her Anything
- To Make A Big Man Cry
- Stop Breaking My Heart
- Once There Was A Time
- Not Responsible
- This And That
- Green, Green Grass Of Home
- Detroit City
- Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings
- Sixteen Tons
- (It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again
- I'm Coming Home
- I Wake Up Crying
- Delilah
- Help yourself
- A Minute Of Your Time
- Looking Out My Window
Tracks:
- Love Me Tonight
- I Can't Turn You Loose
- Without Love
- Let there be love
- Daughter Of Darkness
- I (Who Have Nothing)
- Can't stop loving you
- She's A Lady
- Do what you gotta do
- Puppet Man
- You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)
- Till
- The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
- The Witch Queen of New Orleans
- Letter to Lucille
- Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
- Pledging My Love
- I Got Your Number
- Memories Don't Leave Like People Do
Customer Reviews:
Tom Jones in his prime!.......2007-05-12
This cd is a very comprehensive compilation of Tom Jones in his prime----5 stars for sure.
What`s really amazing is the man can still belt out his music even today---with authority!
tom jones gold.......2007-03-23
i bought this two disc cd "tom jones gold" including most of his best songs "it's not unusal", "detroit city", "delilah", "help yourself", "love me tonight", "i can't turn you loose" (tom proving himself a capable soul singer), "she's a lady" and his dynamic vocals on "i got your number". tom jones ranks as one of the most powerful greatest singers ever. he sings with such vocal range. from up tempo pop tunes to ballads and r & b. he is also one of the greatest live performers with his shaking and dancing. this cd "gold" is truly a great compilation on tom's greatest songs from 1965-1975.
Wow, I forgot how good Tom Jones was at his peak.......2007-01-10
I had not heard this much of Tom Jones together. Doing so impresses greatly, what energy and what power.
Tom Jones Gold.......2006-07-05
He has a wonderful haunting thrilling voice. I find listening to him exciting, and fun.
60`s & 70`s TOM JONES.......2006-05-11
THE GREATEST HITS FROM HE`S LEGENDARY PERIOD, BUT WHERE ARE: "LITTLE GREEN APPLES", "KISS" (with ART OF NOISE), & "SEX BOMB"?, IT WAS A NICE OPPORUNITY TO GIVE US THE TOTAL TOM JONES GOLD, BUT NOW IS MISSED.
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- "He Stopped Loving Her Today..." brings tears to my eyes.
- Superb overview of country music's legendary singer
- REAL COUNTRY
- A Good Start ...
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The Essential George Jones
George Jones
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ASIN: B000EHQ882
Release Date: 2006-03-28 |
Tracks:
- No Money In This Deal
- I'm Ragged But I'm Right
- Why Baby Why
- Just One More
- Color Of The Blues
- White Lightning
- Out Of Control
- You're Still On My Mind
- The Window Up Above
- Tender Years
- She Thinks I Still Care
- A Girl I Used To Know
- The Race Is On
- We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds
- Take Me
- We Can Make It
- Loveing You Could Never Be Better
- What My Woman Can't Do
- A Picture Of Me (Without You)
- Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half As Bad As Losing You)
Tracks:
- The Grand Tour
- Once You've Had The Best
- We Loved It Away
- The Door
- These Days (I Barely Get By)
- Memories Of Us
- I Just Don't Give A Damn
- A Drunk Can't Be A Man
- Stand On My Own Two Knees
- The Battle
- Someday My Day Will Come
- He Stopped Loving Her Today
- If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
- I've Aged Twenty Years In Five
- Still Doin' Time
- You've Still Got A Place In My Heart
- I Always Get Lucky With You
- The Right Left Hand
- I'm A One Woman Man
- Choices
Customer Reviews:
"He Stopped Loving Her Today..." brings tears to my eyes........2007-02-14
I'm not a big C & W fan, but I saw George Jones recently on Letterman, and he sang the above mentioned song, which I hadn't heard for many years. WOW, very moving, so much so that I'd see the old guy in concert if he came to town, plus it made me want to purchase this CD. I'm glad I did, because in his prime -- as he was when he recorded this album -- he was REALLY good. All the songs on this double CD are great; strong vocals and terrific interpretation, great arrangements with top musicians backing him up. If you enjoy country, this CD must be considered a classic. And if you're not so familiar with country (like me) this is a great place to start your your collection.
Superb overview of country music's legendary singer.......2006-11-10
The mergers and acquisitions that have marked the last decade of the record industry may be concentrating more power in the hands of the few, but it's also making it a lot easier to market multi-label anthologies of long-running artists such as Jones. This 2-CD, 40-track collection surveys nearly all facets of Jones' career, from his early success at Starday, through his breakout sides on Mercury, a stint on United Artists and his long run on Epic. Missing are his late '60s sides for Musicor, which had been licensed for earlier multilabel sets, but were unavailable (or too expensive) this time out. The out-of-print Musicor-focussd "George Jones: 24 Greatest Hits" (on the Tee Vee label) thus makes a nice complement to this set.
Jones' earliest sides find him still in the thrall of honky-tonk legends Hank Williams and Lefty Frizell. His work for Starday and Mercury were hardcore country, honed in the roadhouses of his native East Texas. But by the start of the '60s, at the tail end of his tenure for Mercury, Jones started to find a new voice. On breakthroughs like "She Thinks I Still Care," Jones and his producer shook off a bit of the twang, slowed down the dancehall tempos, and introduced the beginnings of the vocal style that would become his trademark over the next two decades.
The quality of his recordings surged and floundered throughout his hit-making years, alongside his drinking and drugging, but not always in correlation. At turns, the despair of his personal life fueled his performances, at other times it simply overtook him. By the end of the '60s, having left Musicor, he landed at Epic and wrote his legacy large with recordings produced by Billy Sherrill. Solo and with then-wife Tammy Wynette, Jones recorded many of country music's most indelible sides, including "Love You Could Never Be Better" and "Take Me." His divorce in 1975 and subsequent substance abuse fueled sides like "Memories of Us" and "A Drunk Can't Be a Man." Jones bottomed-out personally and triumphed professionally in 1980 with the song many consider to be country music's all-time greatest, "He Stopped Love Her Today."
Jones continued to record with Sherrill into the late '80s, at which point he moved to MCA and finally to Asylum, minting top-10 singles (and catching a Grammy© for "Choices" in 1999) along the way. This 2-CD set provides a broad overview of Jones' career, save for the missing Musicor years, and provides an excellent introduction for the neophyte, as well as a nicely condensed listening experience for fans. [2006 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]
REAL COUNTRY.......2006-05-11
George Jones is the archetypal country singer. Born in a log cabin in east Texas and raised on gospel music in church and Carter Family records at home, he left school at sixteen, married and divorced young, spent a couple of years in the Marines, cut some sides for a small record company, performed with Elvis Presley, boozed, brawled and rode atop the country charts for thirty years.
The Essential George Jones tells his story in music, collecting forty songs recorded between 1954 and 1999, tracing the career of one of the true greats of the genre. Listening to the early sides, we see that Jones started out as a Hank Williams disciple, with the first four tracks sounding more like ol' Hank than young Possum. But as the set progresses, Jones' own distinctive style emerges. Old Rock-n-Rollers will remember "White Lightning" a silly rockabilly novelty hit in 1959, and "The Race is On" from the Beatle summer of 1964, but it's his string of number one country ballads that best defines the Jones legacy. "The Window Up Above," "Tender Years" and the classic "She Thinks I Still Care" defined the sound of Nashville in the early `60s in much the same way that Patsy Cline's records did, with that tinkly Floyd Cramer-style piano in the forefront and full vocal chorus in the background.
Essential has a six-year gap in its chronology, as Legacy was apparently unable to acquire the rights to Jones' output for Musicor Records in the second half of the `60s. But it picks up again with his 1971 duet with third wife Tammy Wynette, the beginning of a particularly fruitful four-year period back at the top. It was anything but fruitful for Jones personally, though, as he dug deeper into the bottle, added cocaine to the mix, and developed a reputation for missing concerts that earned him the moniker "No-Show Jones." He and Tammy separated, reconciled, then divorced, and his song titles reflected the mess his life had become: "These Days (I Barely Get By)," "I Just Don't Give a Damn," "A Drunk Can't Be a Man," and "Stand on My Own Two Knees."
Ironically, though he was bottoming out with drug addiction, public rampages and a televised police chase through the streets of Nashville, Jones reappeared at the top of the charts in 1980 with the tear-jerking classic, "He Stopped Loving Her Today," launching another musically successful run that included #1 hits "Still Doin' Time" and "I Always Get Lucky with You."
After finally detoxing in 1983 following his fourth marriage, he continued to hit the country charts with songs like "The Right Left Hand" and "I'm a One Woman Man" until the hat acts of "new country" bumped him off the radio playlists for good. Through the `90s he was more elder statesman that hitmaker, but at the end of the decade he briefly reappeared on the air with "Choices," a song given added poignancy by a drunken car crash during its recording sessions.
George Jones epitomized the sound of country music before the rough edges were sanded off by big money and big corporations. His music came straight from the heart, full of soul, twangy, often clich?d, but always real.
Originally published in Port Folio Weekly, 4/18/06.
copyright 2006 Port Folio Weekly. Used by Permission.
A Good Start ... .......2006-05-09
This two disc set of 40 songs on the Epic / Legacy Label is an excellent introduction to the career of George Jones. Of course, when you've charted over 160 singles over the course of 50 years, any 40 song set can only scratch at the totality of his career. While I can think of additional songs that I'd like to add to this collection, I can't think of any that are on the set that I'd be willing to delete.
Since this set comes to us from Epic,it naturally focuses most heavily on George's 20 years or so with the label. It does, however, delve into the early catalog of Starday and Mercury recordings, including three songs ("No Money In This Deal", "I'm Ragged But I'm Right" and "Why Baby Why") that date back to the earliest sessions in 1955.
Disc One includes such classics from the Mercury and United Artists years as "White Lightning", "Tender Years","A Girl I Used To Know", "You're Still On My Mind", The Race Is On", "She Thinks I Still Care" and "Window Up Above" plus duets with Melba Montgomery ("We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds") and Tammy Wynette ("Take Me"). The Musicor years are conspicuously missing,probably due to licensing difficulties. The last three songs on Disc One are from the Epic years as are 19 of the 20 songs on Disc Two.
Disc Two can be best described as the best of the Epic years with such classics as "The Grand Tour", "The Door", "Still Doin' Time", "I Always Get Lucky With You", "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)". The post-Epic period is represented only by the Billy Yates-penned classic "Choices", but the end of George Jones as a hit singles artist essentially coincided with his departure from Epic.
Sound quality is excellent
My suspicion is that any listener buying this set as their first George Jones collection, will be pursuing many more George Jones recordings. If so, this is a good place to start the journey
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- Good Old Days
- Another Good One
- George Jones - 16 Biggest Hits
- 12 Top-40 hits and 4 album tracks
- The only place you can get many of these songs on CD
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ASIN: B00000JT4D
Release Date: 1999-08-10 |
Tracks:
- Take Me
- The Ceremony
- Let's Build A World Together
- We're Gonna Hold On
- Golden Ring
- (We're Not) The Jet Set
- Near You
- We Loved It Away
- God's Gonna Get 'Cha (For That)
- Southern California
- Two Story House
- A Pair Of Old Sneakers
- Something To Brag About
- There's Power In Our Love
- Keep The Change
- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Amazon.com
George Jones and Tammy Wynette had already been married three years when they began cutting duets together, and this album's opening pledge of eternal love, 1971's "Take Me," followed by their recitation of wedding vows in "The Ceremony," sets the tone early on. Somewhere soon thereafter, Jones began hitting the bottle and the blow again, and by 1973 he and Wynette were knocking on wood and pledging "We're Gonna Hold On." They did reconcile, but the next year they were lamenting "We Loved It Away," and in 1976 they checked out with the lachrymose "Golden Ring." By 1980 they were feeling more conciliatory toward each other, explaining themselves with the comeback "Two Story House." Great autobiographical track not about the ups and downs of their relationship: "(We're Not) The Jet Set." Here's some country music that means what it says to the people who sang it. --John Morthland
Customer Reviews:
Good Old Days.......2007-01-09
I love the CD and listen to it everyday. I love the old country music.
Another Good One.......2006-01-11
Besides Conway & Loretta, noone sang a duet like George and Tammy........although I was partial to George and Melba Montgomery. George Jones is one of the most sincere stylists in Country Music history; and Tammy had the most "vulnerable" voices around. This album showcases the combining of these two legends, and out of 16 numbers, there's not a bad one here. All of the usual suspects are included: "Golden Ring", "...Hold On", and "Two Story House", as well as a few of their cover songs (which they made their own) like "Something to Brag About". Great recordings and mixing.
George Jones - 16 Biggest Hits.......2005-10-26
This is probably the best CD I've ever purchased. All great songs and all top tunes.
12 Top-40 hits and 4 album tracks.......2004-02-14
This collection contains 12 of their 13 Top-40 hits. The one that's missing is "Old Fashioned Singing", a #38 hit from 1972. "Let's Build a World Together" hit #32 but it's here...go figure!? that's why i give this 4 out of 5 stars. the 4 songs that close the album aren't hits: "Something To Brag About" is from 1971; "There's Power in Our Love" is from 1972; "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" is from 1973; and "Keep the Change" is from 1976. other than that, the first 12 were hit songs.
The only place you can get many of these songs on CD.......2003-09-21
This CD is notable because it has several fine middle-ranked '70s hits that didn't make it onto standard-issue George Jones best-ofs, including "Take Me," "Jet Set," "Let's Build A World Together," "God's Gonna Getcha For That" and "Southern California..." These may not be the most classic works to have ever come from the Sherrill studios, but they're definitely worth tracking down. There may be slightly grey sound quality on the mastering of this disc, though. Oh well, what are ya gonna do? With great music like this, sometimes you take what you can get...
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- The Possum
- Great
- This album is AWESOME!
- Not Playing Possum Here
- Smooth as Kentucky Bourbon
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Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't
George Jones
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ASIN: B000A8AXEA
Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
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- Funny How Time Slips Away
- Detroit City
- The Blues Man
- Here In The Real World
- If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong
- Today I Started Loving You Again
- On The Other Hand
- Pass Me By
- Skip A Rope
- Too Cold At Home
- Busted
- He Stopped Loving Her Today
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It's an interesting concept: George Jones, still the gold standard for country singers after nearly half a century, finally recording material submitted to and rejected by him from the '60s through the '90s--songs that would go on to become hits for others. Superbly produced by Keith Stegall, Jones masterfully tackles Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away"; Randy Travis's "On the Other Hand"; "Detroit City," the Mel Tillis composition that became Bobby Bare's signature tune; and Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again." A new version of Hank Williams Jr.'s "The Blues Man" with a cameo from Dolly Parton is reflective and thoughtful. Jones does equally well with "Too Cold at Home," the introductory hit for his friend Mark Chesnutt. While the remake of his own 1981 landmark hit "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is austere and dignified, the biggest surprises are finding Jones had first crack at Henson Cargill's socially relevant 1968 ballad "Skip a Rope" and "Pass Me By," Johnny Rodriguez's 1972 debut hit. Jones's brief notes on each tune provide some interesting hindsight perspectives. --Rich Kienzle
Customer Reviews:
The Possum.......2006-07-31
Its Good To Hear Him Sing Other Peoples Songs But Theres Only
1 Good Song On This One.
Great.......2006-06-27
This album is another classic from the greatest country music singer of all time. All of the songs are ones George had the chance to, but didn't record earlier in his career; except of course for the hit "He Stopped Loving Her Today." It is amazing how a 74 year old can still sing that great. "The Blues Man" featuring Dolly Parton is outstanding, much better then the previous times it was released by Alan Jackson and Hank Williams Jr. Sadly, none of these songs will be played on the radio, because country just isnt country anymore. As everyone knows country music is now about a singers image instead of their talent and voice. George Jones is the greatest regardless how many records he now sells or how many times you hear him on the radio.
This album is AWESOME!.......2006-06-09
I am a big fan and for big fans, this is a must have! Dolly does great with him on Blues Man and I loved hearing Busted, Here in the Real World and On the Other Hand. The song If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong was a real treat and left me breathless. Also, He Stopped Loving Her is a great re-record - a little more heartbreaking than the first time around, if you can believe that! GREAT JOB, GEORGE! Love it!
Not Playing Possum Here.......2006-05-20
Even though there is some halting in his voice's range, this is a great set by a true master. The production is spot on, the pickers are on the money and the tunes are a treasure chest of Nashville gold. I'd like to see more sets like this. Maybe tunes George always wanted to record, but didn't for whatever reason.
Smooth as Kentucky Bourbon.......2006-05-11
George Jones is most well known for his biggest hit, HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY. Sure enough, that one is included on this album and I assume that it is the hit "he didn't miss" from the title. If you didn't already have that song, it would make the album worth the price by itself. Fortunately, though, the other material also makes it worth it.
In addition to his big hit, he sings on this album a number of songs that were made hits by others. All of them are ones that he first rejected and were made hits by other artists.
None of the other songs quite tugs at the emotions the way the "big hit" does but they are all worth listening to. His voice has a bit of a twang to it but he uses it well as opposed to some who try to overcome it. He uses it with artistry in the same way that master distiller makes bourbon: it can be harsh but, artfully done, it can be very smooth indeed.
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Greatest Hits: Platinum Edition
Tom Jones
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000FFCLPM
Release Date: 2006-05-15 |
Tracks:
- It's Not Unusual
- What's New Pussycat
- Green, Green Grass of Home
- Delilah
- Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- I'm Coming Home
- Help Yourself
- Love Me Tonight
- She's a Lady
- Thunderball
- Daughter of Darkness
- If I Only Knew
- Til
- Young New Mexican Puppeteer
- Boy from Nowhere
- Art of Noise - Tom Jones,
- Burning Down the House - The Cardigans, , Tom Jones
- Bab, It's Cold Outside - Tom Jones, Cerys Matthews
- Mama Told Me Not to Come - Tom Jones, Stereophonics
- Sexbomb - Tom Jones, Mousse T, Mousse T.
- Medley [From the Full Monty] - Robbie Williams
- Stoned in Love - Chicane, , Tom Jones
Album Description
Import only 24-track collection. The only collection that spans his entire career. Includes his biggest and best hits including 'It's Not Unusual', 'What's New Pussycat', 'Delilah', 'She's A Lady' along with his collaborations with The Cardigans, Cerys Matthews, Kelly Jones, Mousse T and his Brit Awards Full Monty Medley featuring Robbie Williams plus his 2006 single, 'Stoned In Love' with Chicane. Universal.
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Updated 2006 Version with the Single "Stoned in Love" Added.
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- George Rocks!!
- George Sings Gospel Greats!
- Grandma's Favorite!
- Why me Lord? What have I ever done.
- Like a Good Whiskey....Better with Age
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The Gospel Collection
George Jones
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B00008O30X
Release Date: 2003-04-01 |
Tracks:
- Amazing Grace
- It Is No Secret
- Just a Little Talk With Jesus
- Where We'll Never Grow Old
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Why Me Lord
- I'll Fly Away
- Precious Memories (feat. Patti Page)
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee
- In the Garden
- Lonesome Valley
- When Mama Sang (The Angels Stopped to Listen)
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- Peace in the Valley
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- Softly and Tenderly
- Lilly of the Valley
- Old Rugged Cross
- Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
- Family Bible
- Mansion Over the Hilltop (feat. Vestal Goodman)
- If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
- How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
- Jesus, Hold My Hand
- I Know a Man Who Can (feat. Sheri Copeland and Barry Smith)
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Who dares trot out the contradictions between Jones's dissolute life and the sentiments of these songs when the man has always been such a True Believer of some sort? He calls this his musical response to the infamous 1999 car wreck that caused him to finally give up booze, caffeine, and tobacco. Circuit-preacher's son Billy Sherrill, who guided Jones's 1970s commercial ascension, came out of retirement to produce these 24 songs (on two discs) and, especially for a guy accused back then of gussying up country too much, he forges an austere sound. Jones's voice can't execute the many twists, turns, and tricks it once did, but it's still ripe with deep feeling; when he sings "I'm so tired and so weary," you don't doubt him. So forgive them both for trying too hard occasionally ("The Old Rugged Cross") and appreciate this for the old-school testimonial, musical and spiritual, that it is. --John Morthland
Customer Reviews:
George Rocks!!.......2007-04-03
George is one of the best I have ever heard as far as basic contemporary gospel music. In fact I ordered another
George Sings Gospel Greats!.......2007-03-16
This double CD was a real blessing - George's familiar voice combined with some of my favourite old time hymns - was pure nostalgic bliss!
Grandma's Favorite!.......2007-01-04
I purchased this album at the passing of my best friend, my Grandma. George Jones was her absoloute favorite, as well as old time gospel hymns that he signgs so beautifully on this album. We played this for my Grandma's services, and it was absoloutly perfect. It brought us all joy to know that Grandma would have loved it and the sound of George's voice made us feel like she was right there. Each song brought back memories of her and my childhood. This album was not only awesome, it was a blessing.
Why me Lord? What have I ever done........2006-08-29
Who else should sing these songs than someone who is seeking redemption. I don't know where Mr. Jones is in his spiritual life, but he sings these wondeful hymns with conviction. The
2 disc collection will bring a tear to your eye and a glow
to your hear.
Like a Good Whiskey....Better with Age.......2006-02-09
The urge to conpare the Possum to an old Whiskey is undeniable. He has, like a good bottle of Whiskey, aged wonderfully. The control that time has stolen from george Jone's vocal abilities, has been replaced with character. That's saying a lot for a man whose voice already had more character than pretty much any other country singer out there. These songs are done so nicely. His voice is sincere and strong, and you can feel his faith as he sings. My personal favorites are IF I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again, I'll Fly Away, Just a Little Talk With Jesus and When Mama Sang. I absolutely love this collection. I'm not an overtly religous person, and tend to keep my spirituality to myself, but found myself playing this set in my truck for several weeks straight...and doing so loudy. I made sure my mother had a set too, since she's the one who turned me on to Jones as a child some 37 years ago...one of the best things she ever did for me. If you like good old fashioned gospel songs...this will be a wonderful addition to your collection. If you're just a Possum fan...this will add some diversity to your collection. There's nothing like a sermon preached or a gospel song sung...by a reformed sinner. The relationship with the sin makes the sermon or singing that much better. This is money well spent.
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