Blue and Lonesome [Import, Original recording remastered]

George Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 9, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B0024F136Y
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,637 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oh Lonesome Me

2. Life To Go

3. Just Little Boy Blue

4. Cup Of Loneliness

5. Nobody's Lonesome For Me

6. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight

7. Color Of The Blues

8. Go Away With Me

9. Talk To Me Lonesome Heart

10. If You've Got The Money (I got The Time)

11. Singing The Blues

12. Don't Stop The Music

13. Nothing Can Stop Me

14. Flame In My Heart

15. Seasons Of My Heart

16. All I Want To Do

17. You Never Thought

18. Just One More

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the classic 1963 George Jones album that took him from up-tempo Country star to the netherworld of aching melancholy. The title alone sums up the great man and his interpretations of Don Williams' 'Oh Lonesome Me' and a couple of Hank Williams' broodier ballads make this an absolute must for yearning lovelorn music fans anywhere. Enhanced with half a dozen cutz from his earliest '50s 78 recording, the mood is supremely downbeat, even when the tempo lifts. 18 tracks Righteous. 2009

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars old Mercury Best of... plus bonus 78s, June 11, 2009

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Scott McWade "dubs" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue and Lonesome (Audio CD)

This is a Best Of from the earliest phase in George's recording career. It originally came out in 63' and is thematic in nature around the themes of being Blue & Lonesome, something Possum's catalog had enough of to choose a Best Of, even at this early juncture. George was already on to UA, by the time Mercury got this to market, but it's a solid collection, nonetheless. This first time on CD's remastering of the original 12 song lp is terrific. They have tacked on, what they describe as, another 6 songs from Possum's very earliest 78s, also built on the B&L theme. Approximately a full third of the CD are tunes you might find on other Jones' compilations, his hits. The other two thirds are less well known but solid and well programmed within the theme. If you're a fan, you might really enjoy the sequencing and remastering. Others could do worse for an introduction to George's Mercury years.

5.0 out of 5 stars "Fantastic-Not Your Typical George Jones", November 30, 2011

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Tommy A. Land "music collector" (Kenosha, Wis.) - See all my reviews
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What a surprise,( a very pleasant one) when I listened to this. I love George Jones, but this is really different, songs I've never heard George sing and he doesn't sound like the typical George sounds. When did you ever hear George yodel ? Well he does a little of it on this CD and does it good. So many Jones CD's out and so many repeats of the same songs but not on this one.This is one I'm going to play over and over.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hey, Its George Jones what more do you need to Know!, August 5, 2010

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John Little "unclezippo" (Independence, ky USA) - See all my reviews
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George Jones was and is the greatest country music singer. These early recording show him entering the soul wrenching style that he perfected. Its George Jones what more do you need to know