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If any artist cried out for a cross-licensed, multi-label retrospective, it was George Jones. When Epic/Legacy released the double-disc The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country in 1994, he had recorded for no less than six labels -- in chronological order: Starday, Mercury, United Artists, Musicor, Epic, MCA (since then, he's added two more labels: Elektra and BNA/RCA) -- over the course of four decades, a discographical nightmare if there ever was one. The Spirit of Country was the first (and, to date, only) to attempt a serious, multi-label overview of George Jones' lengthy career, and while it has a few flaws, it nevertheless is indeed essential as an overview of his prolific work, tracing his hits from 1955's "Why Baby Why" to 1989's wonderful "The King Is Gone (And So Are You)." That means there's nothing from his MCA records here, but that's not a major problem, since his peak ended when he left Epic, and that entire peak is chronicled here. It is not chronicled evenhandedly, though. Starday and Mercury account for the first seven tracks, then UA is rushed through in three cuts, before moving to five Musicor sides (including "A Good Year for the Roses," previously unavailable on CD). This means the '50s and '60s are finished in 15 tracks, with the remaining 29 songs all from his Epic work of the '70s and '80s. This is a bit of an imbalance, and it's hard not to wish that some of the missing songs -- whether it's "What Am I Worth" or "Things Have Gone to Pieces" -- were here, but, that said, there are no truly essential items missing from his pre-Epic sides. As far as the Epic material is concerned, the 1982 collection Anniversary may have arranged the material in a more dramatic fashion, but 14 of that record's 22 songs are here, including all the really big hits, although there are enough great songs absent -- "Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)," "What My Woman Can't Do," "The Battle," and "Memories of Us" -- to still make that collection necessary (much as Rhino's The Best of George Jones [1955-1967] still serves a valuable need). But, this set not only has songs unavailable on other collections, it does do its job very well, providing the best available overview of George Jones' career. It might not have everything, but it has all the important sides, and there simply isn't a better way to get acquainted with George Jones than this.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - G. SUTTON, Composer - G. SUTTON, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Producer - B. Sherrill, Composer - B. Sherrill, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1972 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - B. Sherrill, Composer - B. Sherrill, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1972 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
C. Montgomery, Composer - C. Montgomery, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - E. Montgomery, Composer - E. Montgomery, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - B. Tate, Composer - B. Tate, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment
N. Wilson, Composer - N. Wilson, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - G. RICHEY, Composer - G. RICHEY, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1972 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - G. Jones, Composer - G. Jones, Lyricist - E. Montgomery, Composer - E. Montgomery, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
J. Paycheck, Composer - J. Paycheck, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1974 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
N. Wilson, Composer - N. Wilson, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - C. Taylor, Composer - C. Taylor, Lyricist - G. RICHEY, Composer - G. RICHEY, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1974 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
DISCO 2
N. Wilson, Composer - N. Wilson, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - B. Sherrill, Composer - B. Sherrill, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1975 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
T. Wynette, Composer - T. Wynette, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - G. Jones, Composer - G. Jones, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1975 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
R. Vanhoy, Composer - R. Vanhoy, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - B. Braddock, Composer - B. Braddock, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1976 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - B. Braddock, Composer - B. Braddock, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1976 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - F. Craig, Composer - F. Craig, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - K. Goell, Composer - K. Goell, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1976 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer - J. Taylor, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Chuck Berry, Composer - Chuck Berry, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
D. Lindsey, Composer - D. Lindsey, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - D. L. Wynette, Composer - D. L. Wynette, Lyricist - G. Tubb, Composer - G. Tubb, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
C. Putnam, Composer - C. Putnam, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - B. Braddock, Composer - B. Braddock, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - T. T. Hall, Composer - T. T. Hall, Lyricist - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Rick Beresford, Composer - Rick Beresford, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Harlan Sanders, Composer - Harlan Sanders, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - M. Z. Heeney, Composer - M. Z. Heeney, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - J. Moffat, Composer - J. Moffat, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
P. Overstreet, Composer - P. Overstreet, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1981 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
W. Nelson, Composer - W. Nelson, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
M. Haggard, Composer - M. Haggard, Lyricist - G. Church, Composer - G. Church, Lyricist - T. Whitson, Composer - T. Whitson, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - F. Powers, Composer - F. Powers, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
L. Hargrove, Composer - L. Hargrove, Lyricist - D. Dillon, Lyricist - D. Dillon, Composer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
G. Gentry, Composer - G. Gentry, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Sharon K. Dobbins, Composer - Sharon K. Dobbins, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
T. SEALS, Composer - T. SEALS, Lyricist - M. D. Barnes, Composer - M. D. Barnes, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
D. Knutson, Composer - D. Knutson, Lyricist - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - A. L. Owens, Composer - A. L. Owens, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1986 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
J. HORTON, Composer - J. HORTON, Lyricist - T. Franks, Composer - T. Franks, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - R. Ferris, Composer - R. Ferris, Lyricist - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Guitar - George Jones, Performer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Resenha do Álbum
If any artist cried out for a cross-licensed, multi-label retrospective, it was George Jones. When Epic/Legacy released the double-disc The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country in 1994, he had recorded for no less than six labels -- in chronological order: Starday, Mercury, United Artists, Musicor, Epic, MCA (since then, he's added two more labels: Elektra and BNA/RCA) -- over the course of four decades, a discographical nightmare if there ever was one. The Spirit of Country was the first (and, to date, only) to attempt a serious, multi-label overview of George Jones' lengthy career, and while it has a few flaws, it nevertheless is indeed essential as an overview of his prolific work, tracing his hits from 1955's "Why Baby Why" to 1989's wonderful "The King Is Gone (And So Are You)." That means there's nothing from his MCA records here, but that's not a major problem, since his peak ended when he left Epic, and that entire peak is chronicled here. It is not chronicled evenhandedly, though. Starday and Mercury account for the first seven tracks, then UA is rushed through in three cuts, before moving to five Musicor sides (including "A Good Year for the Roses," previously unavailable on CD). This means the '50s and '60s are finished in 15 tracks, with the remaining 29 songs all from his Epic work of the '70s and '80s. This is a bit of an imbalance, and it's hard not to wish that some of the missing songs -- whether it's "What Am I Worth" or "Things Have Gone to Pieces" -- were here, but, that said, there are no truly essential items missing from his pre-Epic sides. As far as the Epic material is concerned, the 1982 collection Anniversary may have arranged the material in a more dramatic fashion, but 14 of that record's 22 songs are here, including all the really big hits, although there are enough great songs absent -- "Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)," "What My Woman Can't Do," "The Battle," and "Memories of Us" -- to still make that collection necessary (much as Rhino's The Best of George Jones [1955-1967] still serves a valuable need). But, this set not only has songs unavailable on other collections, it does do its job very well, providing the best available overview of George Jones' career. It might not have everything, but it has all the important sides, and there simply isn't a better way to get acquainted with George Jones than this.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Sobre o álbum
- 2 disco(s) - 44 faixa(s)
- Duração total: 02:00:31
- Artistas principais: George Jones
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Gravadora: Epic - Legacy
- Género: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment
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