Disco de George Jones: “Anniversary: 10 Years of Hits”

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2 LPs on 1 CD. <p>In 1971, George Jones ended an eighteen-year relationship with producer and mentor H. W. "Pappy" Daily, leaving Daily's record label (Musicor) to join Epic Records. At Epic, Jones teamed with producer Billy Sherrill, who had overseen hit sessions for Tammy Wynette, among others. Sherrill's approach to production was more hands-on than Daily's, and Jones was soon making the first highly produced records of his career. The biggest hits produced during the first ten years of Jones and Sherrill's extremely successful collaboration are collected on ANNIVERSARY. <p>Sherrill hit on a simple and effective formula for Jones' sessions: find a good novelty song, a few first-rate heartbreakers, and enough decent songs to flesh out an album; then arrange smooth, inobtrusive backing tracks and lay Jones' amazing vocals on top. The results were neither as raw nor as visceral as Jones' early recordings, but they were great nonetheless. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is the best example of Jones' style during this period: if you love that song (and who doesn't?), you'll find plenty to enjoy on ANNIVERSARY. Among the twenty-two hits here are "Her Name Is?," "A Picture of Me (Without You)," and "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me."

This is an impressive collection of George Jones standards that have held up well after all of these years. This one combines songs from 1972-1982....an era not relished for it's "Country" music. I dont think there's a bad song on the CD (and there are 22); in fact, in my opinion, every single one of these should be number #1's. There are some real gems here that may have been forgotten, to include: "If Drinking' Dont Kill Me", "The Door", "Once You've Had the Best", and "We Can Make It". George has recorded so many songs, that some of the ones listed here may not ring a bell when they are mentioned, but you'll recognize each and everyone after you hear the first note. Stellar collection of original recordings.

George Jones is one of the few "Classic" Country Artists left. He has put out some fantastic material and it never ceases to amaze me with what he will come out with next. The Anniversary Album is a must purchase item! Each track that I listen to is a "Blast From The Past". The price of the CD is worth the monsy spent.

There is a lot of great Country & Western singers in the Country Music Business. But I do beleive that George Jones has got to be the Best of the best. I have been listening to George Jones since I was about 9-years old. And I have seen him in person about 3-times. There are many people that do not understand country music. However the songs make a lot of pure sense. This is one great album, I have had this CD for a long time now, and I am ordering another one. It has been played to death. So many great selections complied on this CD. A person that like George's music...This is the CD to have. Although I have a huge selection of CD'S by George Jones. For some reason I am always looking to listen to this one. It is by far great music that was picked to produce this wonderful CD, One cannot go wrong in buying this one at all.

George Jones is, without question, the king of country vocalizing. The very fact that they have selected a decade of golden hits makes it plain that they were not able to select hits before and after this "anniversary" time frame. Therefore some of my very favorite selections from the George Jones' hit list are not included. But, those that are included are true jewels of country music. "He Stopped Loving Her Today", "The Grand Tour" are among his very best but I could cite the whole album as "favorites". This album is available at a bargain price but the music within is priceless! Bill Joe Nix