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The album marks the first appearance of "The Race Is On", which later became one of Jones's biggest hits and remained a concert staple throughout his long career.. According to Bob Allen's book George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend, Don Rollins composed the song one day after visiting the Turf Paradise Race Track in Phoenix
The Ballad Side of George Jones "Wrong Number" 1965 14 — George Jones Sings More New Favorites "What's Money" 40 — — "World's Worst Loser" 1966 46 — The Race Is On "A Day in the Life of a Fool" 1972 30 — George Jones with Love "Wrapped Around Her Finger" 46: 48 Wrapped Around Her Finger "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or ...
"Just One More" is a 1956 country music song by American artist George Jones. It was released as a single on Starday Records in 1956 reached #3 on the Billboard country singles chart. The song is often featured on his early compilation albums and was one of the most successful of his self-penned songs.
The Race Is On is an album by George Jones, released on United Artists in 1965.. The title track had been recorded in June 1963 but was not released until September 1964 on the album I Get Lonely in a Hurry and the single galloped to number 3 on the Billboard country chart. [1]
On Allmusic, Greg Adams wrote, "George Jones cut Starday Records' very first album, Grand Ole Opry's New Star, in 1956, and scored several hits for the label before moving to greener pastures at Mercury Records. Starday then issued The Crown Prince of Country Music in 1961 to capitalize on Jones' Mercury success by compiling an album of ...
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Jones promoted the album heavily and it rose to 26 on the Billboard country albums chart, a respectable showing considering his lack of radio support. He also made a music video for "Honky Tonk Song" which lampooned the infamous episode when Jones rode a lawn mower eight miles to the liquor store after his wife had hidden his car keys (Jones ...
I'm a People is an album by American country music artist George Jones.It was released in 1966 on the Musicor Records label. The album hit number one on the country chart. George Bedard of AllMusic writes, "One of the more consistent Musicor offerings, it features a good mix of uptempo honky tonk and novelty ("I'm a People", "Ship of Love" and "Blindfold of Love"), ballads (the eerie "The ...