20 Original Greatest Hits

by George Jones

Overview

These 20 tracks by George "Possum" Jones, (mostly) come from his Musicor catalog, which has been largely unavailable. Jones recorded with the label in the late '50s through the early '60s with producer Pappy Dailey, and recorded a number of big hits for the imprint. Namely, "The Race Is On," "She Thinks I Still Care," and the duet "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds," with Melba Montgomery. But there is much more here to discover, including his near signature version of Hank Williams' "You Win Again," "Least of All," and "It's Funny What a Fool Will Do," just to name a few. This set is great as far as it goes, though it does lack any of his great duet performances with Gene Pitney from the same period, but consider it a teaser: if you like what's here, either in addition to, or opposed to the Columbia material, Germany's Bear Family imprint began issuing Jones complete Musicor catalog in 2009 in multiple volume box sets. For the money, though, this is a very attractive CD musically, even if its packaging runs to the generic. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	02/03/2004
Label:	Teevee Records
UPC:	0792014071724
Rank:	123459

Tracks

1. She Thinks I Still Care
2. Mansion on the Hill
3. The Race Is On
4. A Girl I Used to Know
5. You Comb Her Hair
6. Big Fool of the Year
7. Open Pit Mine
8. We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
9. A Rose from a Bride's Bouquet
10. Wedding Bells
11. Where Does a Little Tear Come From
12. Least of All
13. Sometimes You Just Can't Win
14. Something I Dreamed
15. It's Funny What a Fool Will Do
16. Once More
17. They'll Never Take Her Love from Me
18. Take These Chains from My Heart
19. Suppose Tonight Would Be Our Last
20. You Win Again

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Jones   Primary Artist
Melba Montgomery   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Sonny James   Composer
Kerry Kurt Phillips   Composer
D.T. Gentry   Composer
Jack Clement   Composer
Claude Boone   Composer
Dusty Owens   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Ernest Tubb   Composer
Johnny MacRae   Composer
Hy Heath   Composer
Moe Lytle   Executive Producer
Leon Payne   Composer
Hank Williams   Composer
Majorie Barton   Composer
Harlan Howard   Composer
Earl Montgomery   Composer
Don Rollins   Composer
Dickey Lee Lipscomb   Composer
Melba Montgomery   Composer
George Jones   Composer
Hank Cochran   Composer
Johnny "Country" Mathis   Composer
Clark VanNess   Composer
Chuck Young   Liner Notes,Art Direction
Carol Smith   Composer
Smokey Stover   Composer
Steve Duffy   Composer