George Jones Album: “Super Hits/Super Hits Vol. 2/George & Tammy Super”
Description :
Also available as three separate albums: SUPER HITS, SUPER HITS VOL. 2 and GEORGE & TAMMY SUPER HITS.
<p>THE COLLECTION contains: SUPER HITS (1987)/SUPER HITS VOL. 2 (1993)/GEORGE & TAMMY SUPER HITS (1995).
<p>This three-CD set neatly re-packages three previously available "hits" collections of the Possum, George Jones, one of the greatest country singers of all time. These songs are culled from the years 1972 through 1987, during Jones' long tenure with Epic Records and his association with producer Billy Sherrill. Sherrill's approach to country music is to soften its edges to make it appear to a wider audience, and Jones' voice--a descendant of Hank Williams Sr. and Webb Pierce--was always pure honky-tonk, sharp as moonshine.
<p>The songs' mellow backgrounds--choruses, lush strings--were often a powerful counter-balance to Jones' expressive voice (which has an amazing range, incidentally). There's some old favorites re-done: "Why Baby Why," the rockabilly-tinged "White Lightnin," the rollicking "I'm a One Woman Man." The smoother, popier side is represented by the dark "Radio Lover" and "Shine On." As a bonus, this set includes an album of hits of Jones with his former singing and marriage partner, Tammy Wynette; the devotional "Golden Ring" and the Louvin Brothers' "When I Stop Dreaming" are classic examples of male/female country duet singing. For the smoother side of George Jones, this 3 PAK is a good deal.
