Cup of Loneliness: The Classic Mercury Years (Limited Edition)

~ Release by George Jones (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Back Info:
Fifty-one songs in chronological order
Premium sound quality from the original masters
24-page booklet including a 4000 word essay and rare photographs
Additional Sticker Info:
Digitally remastered from original recordings spanning 1954-1962
Five Starday tracks, including first recording
Definitive new essay and vintage photos
Over 2 hours playing time

Annotation last modified on 2022-11-18 22:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1No Money in This Deal
recording of:
No Money in This Deal
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:22
2Why Baby Why
recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:18
3Seasons of My Heart
recording of:
Seasons of My Heart
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:56
4I’m Ragged but I’m Right
cover recording of:
Ragged but Right
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:22
5Just One More
recording of:
Just One More
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:44
6Uh, Uh, No
recording of:
Uh, Uh, No
additional lyricist:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:18
7Don’t Stop the Music
live recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:16
8Too Much Water
recording of:
Too Much Water
writer:
Sonny James (US country singer and songwriter) and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:13
9Flame in My Heart
recording of:
Flame in My Heart
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Bernard L. Spurlock
2:32
10Hearts in My Dreams
recording of:
Hearts in My Dream
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:35
11Tall 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”)
2:29
12No Use Crying
recording of:
No Use Crying
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:14
13Frozen Heart
recording of:
Frozen Heart
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Jimmy Yancey
2:12
14Cup of Loneliness
recording of:
Cup of Loneliness
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Burl Stephens
2:41
15Take the Devil Out of Me
recording of:
Take the Devil Out of Me
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:46
16You Never Thought
recording of:
You Never Thought
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Hank Locklin
2:49
17Color 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.
2:54
18A New Baby for Christmas
recording of:
New Baby for Christmas
writer:
Lester Blackwell and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:21
19Maybe Little Baby
recording of:
Maybe Little Baby
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:05
20I’m Gonna Burn Your Playhouse Down
recording of:
(I'm Gonna) Burn Your Playhouse Down
lyricist and composer:
Lester Blackwell
2:30
21Will the Circle Be Unbroken
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
2:25
22If I Don’t Love You (Grits Ain’t Groceries)
recording of:
If I Don’t Love You (Grits Ain’t Groceries)
writer:
J.P. Richardson and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
1:58
23Treasure of Love
recording of:
Treasure of Love (in 1958)
writer:
The Big Bopper and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:22
24White Lightning
cover recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
J. P. Richardson
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
22:49
25Mr. Fool
recording of:
Mr. Fool
writer:
Darrell Edwards, George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Herbie Treece (songwriter)
2:31
26Who Shot Sam
recording of:
Who Shot Sam
writer:
Darrell Edwards, Ray Jackson (Co-writer "Who Shot Sam") and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:21
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Big Harlan Taylor
recording of:
Big Harlan Taylor
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:04
2Everything Ain’t Right
recording of:
Everything Ain’t Right
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:32
3Relief Is Just a Swallow Away
recording of:
Relief Is Just a Swallow Away
writer:
Ted Doyle and Eddie Noack (late 50s rock & roll/rockabilly artist)
2:25
4Talk to Me Lonesome Heart
cover recording of:
Talk to Me Lonesome Heart
lyricist and composer:
James O’Gwynn
2:21
5Accidentally on Purpose
recording of:
Accidentally on Purpose
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:27
6Revenooer Man
recording of:
Revenooer Man
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Paycheck (country music singer-songwriter)
2:36
7The Last Town I Painted
cover recording of:
The Last Town I Painted
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Word
2:21
8Your Old Standby
recording of:
Your Old Standby
writer:
Jim Eanes and Wade Perry
2:25
9Whatcha Gonna Do
2:04
10You Better Treat Your Man Right
cover recording of:
You Better Treat Your Man Right
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Raney
2:37
11Out of Control
recording of:
Out of Control
writer:
Darrell Edwards, George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Herbie Treece (songwriter)
2:41
12Glad to Let Her Go
recording of:
Glad to Let Her Go
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:25
13You’re Still on My Mind
cover recording of:
You’re Still on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Luke McDaniel (American rockabilly singer)
2:38
14Tarnished Angel
recording of:
Tarnished Angel
lyricist and composer:
Robert Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
2:21
15Slave Lover
recording of:
Slave Lover
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:15
16Family Bible
cover recording of:
Family Bible
lyricist:
Willie Nelson
composer:
Willie Nelson (in 1957)
previously attributed to:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Claude Gray (American country music singer-songwriter and guitar picker)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP and Pappy Daily Music
3:04
17Window Up Above
recording of:
Window Up Above
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
18Nobody’s Lonesome for Me
cover recording of:
Nobody’s Lonesome for Me
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:11
19Heartaches by the Numbers
cover recording of:
Heartaches by the Number
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol’ Harlan Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (in 1959)
2:37
20I Love You Because
cover recording of:
I Love You Because
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
42:55
21(I’ll Be There) If You Ever Need Me
2:13
22If You Got the Money (I Got the Time)
recording of:
If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time
writer:
Jim Beck (James Albert Beck, Country music producer - talent agent - record promoter - recording studio owner - A&R engineer - music publisher) and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
2:10
23Life to Go
recording of:
Life to Go
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:29
24Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
32:25
25Achin’ Breakin’ Heart
recording of:
Aching, Breaking Heart
lyricist and composer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
2:47