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

▶ CD 1
▼ 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