UPC: 886971298925
Format: CD
Release Date: Sep 22, 2008
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Also available in a 3-pack with SUPER HITS VOL. 2 and GEORGE & TAMMY SUPER HITS.
Along with Merle Haggard and precious few others, George Jones is one of the last of the original honky-tonk country singers. He started in the 1950s, and his voice has aged like fine wine--soulful, supple, capable of making heartache sound (almost) worth going through. This set spans the years 1972-1985, and has some of his best work for the Epic label.
Included are great re-recordings of his classics "White Lightning" and "The Window Up Above," as well as newer gems like the neo-classic "Bartender's Blues" (with harmony from the song's writer, James Taylor), a sort of country counterpart to Billy Joel's "Piano Man." There's never been a better tribute-in-song to country music's legends than "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes." This album is slightly marred by Billy Sherrill's (over-) production, but Jones' voice and the top-notch song selection make this one of the better Jones hits packages.
Along with Merle Haggard and precious few others, George Jones is one of the last of the original honky-tonk country singers. He started in the 1950s, and his voice has aged like fine wine--soulful, supple, capable of making heartache sound (almost) worth going through. This set spans the years 1972-1985, and has some of his best work for the Epic label.
Included are great re-recordings of his classics "White Lightning" and "The Window Up Above," as well as newer gems like the neo-classic "Bartender's Blues" (with harmony from the song's writer, James Taylor), a sort of country counterpart to Billy Joel's "Piano Man." There's never been a better tribute-in-song to country music's legends than "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes." This album is slightly marred by Billy Sherrill's (over-) production, but Jones' voice and the top-notch song selection make this one of the better Jones hits packages.
Tracks:
1 - White Lightnin'
2 - Why Baby Why
3 - Window Up Above
4 - Picture of Me (Without You)
5 - Grand Tour
6 - Bartender's Blues
7 - He Stopped Loving Her Today
8 - Tennessee Whiskey
9 - One I Loved Back Then
10 - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
2 - Why Baby Why
3 - Window Up Above
4 - Picture of Me (Without You)
5 - Grand Tour
6 - Bartender's Blues
7 - He Stopped Loving Her Today
8 - Tennessee Whiskey
9 - One I Loved Back Then
10 - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes