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Given George Jones' love for novelty songs, it isn't surprising that he recorded a tribute album to the king of country novelties, Little Jimmy Dickens. What is surprising is his approach. On George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! Jones bypasses all of Dickens' biggest hits, choosing to concentrate on personal favorites, which happen to be songs that Dickens interpreted, not ones that he wrote (only two of the 12 songs were co-written by Dickens). Jones realizes that although Dickens was famous for his novelties, he was a first-rate balladeer and he patterns his own album according to his idol's strengths. Jones gives a fine performance, but it's a bit too laid-back to make a lasting impression. There are a handful of gems (particularly "We Could," "It Scares Me Half to Death," "Making the Rounds," and "I've Just Got to See You Once More") scattered throughout Sings Like the Dickens! and the album is never anything less than enjoyable, even though nothing on the record approaches the transcendent. ["It Scares Me Half to Death" and "Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)" also appear on The Race Is On.]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Joe Allison, ComposerLyricist - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Pappy Daily, Producer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Van Ness, Composer - Harold "Pappy" Daily, Producer - Marty Hale, Composer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Roger Miller, ComposerLyricist - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Pappy Daily, Producer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Charlie Louvin, Composer - Ira Louvin, Composer - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Harold "Pappy" Daily, Producer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Felice Bryant, Composer - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Harold "Pappy" Daily, Producer
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC
Boudleaux Bryant, ComposerLyricist - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Pappy Daily, Producer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Felice Bryant, ComposerLyricist - Boudleaux Bryant, ComposerLyricist - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Pappy Daily, Producer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Boudleaux Bryant, Composer - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Pappy Daily, Producer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Billy Wallace, ComposerLyricist - Pappy Daily, Producer - James Dickens, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Troy Martin, ComposerLyricist - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Pete Pyle, ComposerLyricist - Pappy Daily, Producer - Dorothy Chapman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Wright, ComposerLyricist - Jack Anglin, ComposerLyricist - GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Clyde Baum, ComposerLyricist - Pappy Daily, Producer
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
GEORGE JONES, MainArtist - Pappy Daily, Producer - James Dickens, ComposerLyricist - J. Gordon Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Given George Jones' love for novelty songs, it isn't surprising that he recorded a tribute album to the king of country novelties, Little Jimmy Dickens. What is surprising is his approach. On George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! Jones bypasses all of Dickens' biggest hits, choosing to concentrate on personal favorites, which happen to be songs that Dickens interpreted, not ones that he wrote (only two of the 12 songs were co-written by Dickens). Jones realizes that although Dickens was famous for his novelties, he was a first-rate balladeer and he patterns his own album according to his idol's strengths. Jones gives a fine performance, but it's a bit too laid-back to make a lasting impression. There are a handful of gems (particularly "We Could," "It Scares Me Half to Death," "Making the Rounds," and "I've Just Got to See You Once More") scattered throughout Sings Like the Dickens! and the album is never anything less than enjoyable, even though nothing on the record approaches the transcendent. ["It Scares Me Half to Death" and "Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)" also appear on The Race Is On.]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:45
- Main artists: George Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Music Nashville (ERN)
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
© 1964 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
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