The Legendary George Jones

~ Release by George Jones (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
3:19
2I’m Not Ready Yet
cover recording of:
I’m Not Ready Yet
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:01
3If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
recording of:
If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
writer:
Rick Beresford (country songwriter) and Harlan Sanders
3:13
4Her Name Is…
recording of:
Her Name Is…
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock
2:21
5Loving You Could Never Be Better
recording of:
Loving You Could Never Be Better
writer:
Carl Montgomery, Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians) and Betty Tate
3:06
6The Grand Tour
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1974-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US jazz drummer) (on 1974-01-22)
electric guitar:
Pete Wade (on 1974-01-22)
guitar:
Tommy Allsup (on 1974-01-22), Ray Edenton (on 1974-01-22) and Glenn Keener (on 1974-01-22)
piano:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) (on 1974-01-22)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1974-01-22)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1974-01-22)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1974-01-22)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 38) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 40)
recording of:
The Grand Tour (on 1974-01-22)
writer:
George Richey, Carmol Taylor and Norris “Norro” Wilson
3:08
7The Door
recording of:
The Door
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Morris Wilson
2:44
8Once You’ve Had the Best
cover recording of:
Once You've Had the Best
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Paycheck (country music singer-songwriter)
2:40
9These Days (I Barely Get By)
recording of:
These Days (I Barely Get By)
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Tammy Wynette
3:02
10We Can Make It
recording of:
We Can Make It
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
2:06
11Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes
music videos:
Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes by George Jones (US country music vocalist)
recording of:
Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes
writer:
Max D. Barnes (American singer/songwriter) and Troy Seals (Troy Harold Seals, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist)
3:17
12I Always Get Lucky With You
cover recording of:
I Always Get Lucky With You
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Freddy Powers (American country music singer-songwriter) and Bobby Harris Whitson
3:20
13Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)
cover recording of:
Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)
writer:
Johnny MacRae (American songwriter) and Bob Morrison (US songwriter)
3:23
14She’s My Rock
cover recording of:
She’s My Rock
writer:
S.K. Dobbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Ironside Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
2:28
15Tennessee Whiskey
cover recording of:
Tennessee Whiskey
writer:
Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove
publisher:
EMI Algee Music Corp. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:54
16A Picture of Me (Without You)
recording of:
Picture of Me (Without You)
lyricist and composer:
George Richardson and Norris “Norro” Wilson
2:33
17Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)
recording of:
Nothin Ever Hurt (Half as Bad as Losing You)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock
2:20
18Still Doin’ Time
recording of:
Still Doin’ Time
writer:
Michael P. Heeney and John Moffat (American songwriter)
2:52
19I’m a One Woman Man
cover recording of:
I’m a One‐Woman Man
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:18
20You’ve Still Got a Place in My Heart
cover recording of:
You’ve Still Got a Place in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
3:07
▼ CD 2
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1We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
recording of:
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
lyricist and composer:
Melba Montgomery (country singer)
2:41
2Maybellene
performer:
Johnny Paycheck (country music singer-songwriter)
cover recording of:
Maybellene
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
2:20
3Yesterday’s Wine
performer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
cover recording of:
Yesterday’s Wine
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
3:17
4Size Seven Round (Made of Gold)
recording of:
Size Seven Round (Made of Gold)
writer:
Monroe Fields and Gary Lumpkin
2:58
5C.C. Waterback
recording of:
C.C. Waterback
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
3:39
6Color of the Blues
recording of:
Color of the Blues
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Lawton Williams
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
2:53
7Who Shot Sam
recording of:
Who Shot Sam
writer:
Darrell Edwards, Ray Jackson (Co-writer "Who Shot Sam") and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:25
8If My Heart Had Windows
recording of:
If My Heart Had Windows
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
2:47
9Love Bug
recording of:
Love Bug
writer:
Wayne Kemp and Curtis Wayne (US country singer and songwriter)
2:01
10When the Grass Grows Over Me
recording of:
When the Grass Grows Over Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Chapel
2:55
11Near You
cover recording of:
Near You
lyricist:
Kermit Goell (in 1947)
composer:
Francis Craig (in 1947)
publisher:
Supreme Music Corporation (on 1947-07-25)
2:24
12We’re Gonna Hold On
recording of:
We’re Gonna Hold On
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians)
2:57
13Take Me
performer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
cover recording of:
Take Me
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
2:23
14Golden Ring
performer:
Tammy Wynette
cover recording of:
Golden Ring
writer:
Bobby Braddock and Rafe Van Hoy (American songwriter, musician and producer)
3:04
15(We’re Not) The Jet Set
recording of:
(We’re Not) The Jet Set
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock
2:27
16We Loved It Away
recording of:
We Loved It Away
writer:
George Richey and Carmol Taylor
2:25
17The Ceremony
recording of:
The Ceremony
lyricist and composer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
3:06
18Southern California
2:55
19Two Story House
recording of:
Two Story House
writer:
David Lindsey, Glenn Douglas Tubb (Country music and gospel songwriter) and Tammy Wynette
2:43
20A Pair of Old Sneakers
recording of:
A Pair of Old Sneakers
writer:
Larry Kingston and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
2:26
▼ CD 3
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1White Lightnin’
cover recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
J. P. Richardson
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
22:47
2Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
32:25
3The Window Up Above
recording of:
Window Up Above (on 1960-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music and Trio Music Company
2:36
4Tall Tall Trees
recording of:
Tall, Tall Trees
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:28
5She Thinks I Still Care
recording of:
She Thinks I Still Care (on 1962-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Lee Lipscomb and Steve Duffy
publisher:
Glad Music, Glad Music Co., Jack Music, Inc., Orange Sky Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:36
6Same Ole Me
recording of:
Same Ole Me
lyricist and composer:
Paul Overstreet
32:53
7Bartender’s Blues
cover recording of:
Bartender’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:47
8The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)
recording of:
The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Lee Gentry
2:32
9Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way
recording of:
Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way
writer:
Dennis Knutson and Arthur Leo “Doodle” Owens (American country music singer-songwriter)
3:20
10Someday My Day Will Come
recording of:
Some Day My Day Will Come
writer:
Rex Gosdin, V.L. Haywood and Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians)
2:34
11Why Baby Why
recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:17
12A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
3:05
13I’ll Share My World With You
recording of:
I’ll Share My World With You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Wilson (American songwriter)
2:31
14The Race Is On
recording of:
The Race Is On (in 1964)
composer:
Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Palace Music AB (in 1978)
2:09
15Walk Through This World With Me
cover recording of:
Walk Through This World With Me (in 1967)
writer:
Kay Savage and Sandra Seamons
2:19
16Wine Colored Roses
recording of:
Wine Colored Roses
writer:
Dennis Knutson and Arthur Leo “Doodle” Owens (American country music singer-songwriter)
3:20
17The Right Left Hand
recording of:
The Right Left Hand
writer:
Dennis Knutson and Arthur Leo “Doodle” Owens (American country music singer-songwriter)
3:17
18I Turn to You
recording of:
I Turn to You
writer:
Max D. Barnes (American singer/songwriter) and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
2:39
19I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair
music videos:
I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair by George Jones (US country music vocalist)
recording of:
I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair
writer:
Frank Dycus, Kerry Kurt Phillips and Billy Yates (US country music artist)
3:31
20High‐Tech Redneck
recording of:
High-Tech Redneck
lyricist and composer:
Byron Hill and Zach Turner
2:26