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My Very Special Guests (Legacy Edition)

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George Jones duets with some expected country contemporaries (Tammy Wynette, Johnny Paycheck), some outlaws (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson), and, most interestingly, some up-and-coming and pop-oriented guests (Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Elvis Costello), often to beneficial effect for both.

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1
Night Life (Album Version)
00:03:42

Jim Isbell, Drums - Walt Breeland, Composer - Walt Breeland, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Phil Baugh, Guitar - Waylon Jennings, Performer - Tommy Allsup, Guitar - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Piano - Jim Vest, Steel Guitar - Pete Wade, Guitar - Paul Buskirk, Composer - Paul Buskirk, Lyricist - George Jones, Performer - Tommy Cogbill, Bass - Charlie McCoy, Harmonica - Willie Nelson, Composer - Willie Nelson, Lyricist - Cliff Parker, Guitar - Lou Bradley, Engineer - Buddy Emmons, Steel Guitar

(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment

2
Bartender's Blues (Album Version)
00:03:46

James Taylor, Vocal - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Phil Baugh, Guitar - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Billy Sanford, Guitar - Reggie Young, Guitar - JIM ISBELL, Drums - J. Taylor, Composer - J. Taylor, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Performer - Hargus Robbins, Piano

(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment

3
Here We Are (With Emmylou Harris) (Album Version)
00:02:52

Albert Lee, Guitar - Hank DeVito, Steel Guitar - Emory Gordy, Bass - Billy Sherrill, Producer - R. Crowell, Composer - R. Crowell, Lyricist - Rodney Crowell, Guitar - Glen Hardin, Piano - Mickey Raphael, Harp - Jim Nipar, Engineer - Brian Ahern, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Emmylou Harris, Performer - Emmylou Harris, Guitar - John Ware, Drums - Lou Bradley, Engineer

(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

4
I've Turned You To Stone (With Linda Ronstadt) (Album Version)
00:02:38

Jim Isbell, Drums - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Linda Ronstadt, Performer - Phil Baugh, Guitar - Jim Nipar, Engineer - Tommy Allsup, Guitar - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Piano - Jim Vest, Steel Guitar - Pete Wade, Guitar - J. Rushing, Composer - J. Rushing, Lyricist - George Jones, Performer - Tommy Cogbill, Bass - Charlie McCoy, Harmonica - Cliff Parker, Guitar - Lou Bradley, Engineer

(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

5
It Sure Was Good (Album Version)
00:02:45

Billy Sherrill, Producer - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Piano - The Nashville Edition, Background Vocal - Millie Kirkham, Background Vocal - Jim Vest, Steel Guitar - Tammy Wynette, Performer - G. RICHEY, Composer - G. RICHEY, Lyricist - George Jones, Performer - The Jordanaires, Background Vocal - Cliff Parker, Guitar - Glenn Keener, Guitar - Jerry Carrigan, Drums - B. Sherrill, Composer - B. Sherrill, Lyricist - Lou Bradley, Engineer - Jimmy Capps, Guitar

(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment

6
I Gotta Get Drunk (Album Version)
00:02:12

Bobbie Nelson, Piano - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Jody Payne, Guitar - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Ken Laxton, Engineer - Chris Ethridge, Bass - Mickey Raphael, Harmonica - Paul English, Drums - George Jones, Performer - Willie Nelson, Composer - Willie Nelson, Guitar - Willie Nelson, Lyricist - Willie Nelson, Performer - Lou Bradley, Engineer - Buddy Emmons, Steel Guitar

(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment

7
Proud Mary (With Johnny Paycheck) (Album Version)
00:02:49

J.C. Fogerty, Lyricist - J.C. Fogerty, Composer - Johnny Paycheck, Performer - Jimmy Murphy, Steel Guitar - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Phil Baugh, Guitar - Billy Sanford, Guitar - Tommy Allsup, Guitar - Bobby Wood, Piano - The Nashville Edition, Background Vocal - Jerry Kroon, Drums - George Jones, Performer - Steve Schaffer, Bass - Cliff Parker, Guitar - Lou Bradley, Engineer

(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment

8
Stranger in the House (Album Version)
00:03:37

Billy Sherrill, Producer - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Phil Baugh, Guitar - Ken Laxton, Engineer - Billy Sanford, Guitar - Tommy Allsup, Guitar - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Piano - E. Costello, Composer - E. Costello, Lyricist - Pete Wade, Guitar - Pete Wade, Steel Guitar - Elvis Costello, Performer - George Jones, Performer - Karl Himmel, Drums - Lou Bradley, Engineer

(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment

9
I Still Hold Her Body (But I Think I've Lost Her Mind) (With Dennis & Ray of Dr. Hook) (Album Version)
00:02:32

Dennis & Ray, Performer - Jim Isbell, Drums - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Phil Baugh, Guitar - Tommy Allsup, Guitar - Jim Vest, Steel Guitar - R. Sawyer, Composer - R. Sawyer, Lyricist - George Jones, Performer - Tommy Cogbill, Bass - D. Locorriere, Composer - D. Locorriere, Lyricist - Larry Butler, Piano - Cliff Parker, Guitar - Lou Bradley, Engineer

(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

10
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (With Pop And Mavis Staples) (Album Version)
00:03:02

Pop & Mavis Staples, Performer - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Phil Baugh, Guitar - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Billy Sanford, Guitar - Tommy Allsup, Guitar - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Piano - Pete Wade, Guitar - Roebuck Staples, Arranger - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - George Jones, Performer - Bill Fair, Engineer - Karl Himmel, Drums - Lou Bradley, Engineer

(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

11
A Few Ole Country Boys (Album Version)
00:03:38
12
It Hurts As Much In Texas (As It Did In Tennessee) (Album Version)
00:02:22

D. Knutson, Composer - D. Knutson, Lyricist - George Jones (duet with Ricky Van Shelton), Performer - George Jones, Vocal - A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Composer - A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Lyricist - Ricky Van Shelton, Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

13
You Never Looked That Good When You Were Mine (Album Version)
00:02:34

Patti Page, Vocal - Patti Page, Performer - J. MacRae, Composer - J. MacRae, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Performer - B. Morrison, Composer - B. Morrison, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1986 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

14
All I Want to Do In Life (Album Version)
00:02:43

George Jones (duet with Janie Frickie), Performer - Janie Frickie, Vocal - A. Reynolds, Composer - A. Reynolds, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - S. M. Theoret, Composer - S. M. Theoret, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment

15
Wonderful World Outside (Album Version)
00:02:58
16
You Can't Do Wrong and Get By (Album Version)
00:02:41

L. Cordle, Composer - L. Cordle, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Vocal - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - George Jones, Vocal - J. Rushing, Composer - J. Rushing, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment

17
You Don't Seem to Miss Me (Album Version)
00:04:06

George Jones with Patty Loveless, Performer - Emory Gordy, Jr., Producer - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar - J. Lauderdale, Composer - J. Lauderdale, Lyricist - Steve Gibson, Electric Guitar - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle - John Hobbs, Piano - George Jones, Background Vocal - Owen Hale, Drums - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar

(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment

18
Patches (Album Version)
00:06:14

DISC 2

1
A Good Year For The Roses (Album Version)
00:03:38
2
Yesterday's Wine (Album Version)
00:03:13

George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Performer - Don Markham, Trumpet - Don Markham, Trombone - Pete Bordonali, Guitar - Willie Nelson, Composer - Willie Nelson, Lyricist - Dave Kirby, Guitar - Jimmy Belkin, Fiddle - Hargus Robbins, Keyboards - Lea Jane Berinati, Background Vocal - Freddy Powers, Guitar - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Karen Taylor, Background Vocal - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Performer - Bobby Emmons, Keyboards - Hershel Winginton, Background Vocal - Bobby Wood, Keyboards - Weldon Myrick, Steel Guitar - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Dennis Wilson, Background Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Billy Sanford, Guitar

(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment

3
Our Love Was Ahead of Its Time (Album Version)
00:02:51

George Jones (duet with Deborah Allen), Performer - Deborah Allen, Composer - Deborah Allen, Vocal - Deborah Allen, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Bobby Braddock, Composer - Bobby Braddock, Lyricist

(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment

4
We Sure Make Good Love (Album Version)
00:02:34

Loretta Lynn, Vocal - George Jones (duet with Loretta Lynn), Performer - George Jones, Vocal - B. HOBBS, Composer - B. HOBBS, Lyricist - M. SHERRILL, Composer - M. SHERRILL, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment

5
Size Seven Round (Made of Gold) (Album Version)
00:02:55

George Jones (duet with Lacy J. Dalton), Performer - G. Lumpkin, Composer - G. Lumpkin, Lyricist - Lacy J. Dalton, Vocal - M. FIELDS, Composer - M. FIELDS, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment

6
I Got Stripes (Album Version with George Jones)
00:02:16

W.S. Holland, Drums - Charlie Williams, Composer - Charlie Williams, Lyricist - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - Johnny R. Cash, Composer - Johnny R. Cash, Lyricist - Mark Morris, Percussion - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Performer - Brian Ahern, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - Earl Poole Ball, Piano - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Performer - Bob Wooton, Electric Guitar - Jack Routh, Guitar

(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment

7
Fiddle And Guitar Band (Album Version)
00:02:26

George Jones (duet with Charlie Daniels), Performer - Charlie Daniels, Vocal - C. DANIELS, Lyricist - C. DANIELS, Composer - George Jones, Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

8
We Didn't See a Thing (Album Version)
00:02:10

Kenneth Malone, Drums - Ron "Snake" Reynolds, Percussion - Pete Drake, Dobro - Robert Ogdin, Keyboards - Billy Sherrill, Producer - G. Gentry, Composer - G. Gentry, Lyricist - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Pete Bordonali, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Reggie Young, Electric Guitar - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Performer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Performer - Buddy Emmons, Steel Guitar

(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment

9
The Love Bug (Album Version)
00:02:26
10
Love's Gonna Live Here (Album Version)
00:01:58

Buck Owens, Composer - Buck Owens, Vocal - Buck Owens, Lyricist - George Jones (duet with Buck Owens), Performer - George Jones, Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

11
If I Could Bottle This Up (Album Version)
00:03:11

D. Dillon, Lyricist - D. Dillon, Composer - P. Overstreet, Composer - P. Overstreet, Lyricist - Shelby Lynne, Vocal - George Jones (duet with Shelby Lynne), Performer - George Jones, Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

12
If You Can Touch Her At All (Album Version)
00:03:29

L. Clayton, Composer - L. Clayton, Lyricist - Ron "Snake" Reynolds, Engineer - Lynn Anderson, Rap Performed By - Hollis Flatt, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Performer - Ed Hudson, 2nd Engineer - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainmment

13
All That We've Got Left (Album Version)
00:02:57

George Jones duet with Vern Gosdin, Performer - Vern Gosdin, Vocal - Rex Smith, Lyricist - Rex Smith, Composer - B. Cannon, Composer - B. Cannon, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - V. Gosdin, Composer - V. Gosdin, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1988 Sony Music Entertainment

14
This Bottle (In My Hand) (Album Version)
00:02:50

M.C. Rather, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - Bill Anderson, Performer - David Allan Coe, Composer - David Allan Coe, Performer - David Allan Coe, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment

15
Talking to Hank (Album Version)
00:02:46
16
Never Bit A Bullet Like This (Album Version)
00:02:21
17
The Race Is On (Album Version)
00:02:28
18
I've Been There (Album Version)
00:02:23

George Jones (duet with Tim Mensy), Performer - Tim Mensy, Composer - Tim Mensy, Vocal - Tim Mensy, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer

(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

19
Traveller's Prayer (Album Version)
00:03:02

Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Vocal - George Jones, Vocal - Gretchen Peters, Composer - Gretchen Peters, Lyricist - George Jones (duet with Sweethearts Of The Rodeo), Performer - Billy Sherrill, Producer

1988 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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George Jones duets with some expected country contemporaries (Tammy Wynette, Johnny Paycheck), some outlaws (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson), and, most interestingly, some up-and-coming and pop-oriented guests (Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Elvis Costello), often to beneficial effect for both.

© William Ruhlmann /TiVo

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