16 Biggest Hits

George Jones

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 14, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000009CZP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,821 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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In the third decade of his career, already long famous, George Jones followed his new lover Tammy Wynette to Epic, where he offered his incomparable voice to her producer, Billy Sherrill. The singles Jones released with Sherrill--"The Grand Tour," "The Door," "He Stopped Loving Her Today," to name just three--elevated Jones from great country singer to living legend. This 16-track set skips far too many Jones-Sherrill highlights (and it oddly includes "Radio Lover," one "biggest hit" that was never a hit at all), but it's the only one-disc set to provide an overview of the team's entire 17-year partnership. From 1972's poignantly countrypolitan "A Picture of Me" to the grim humor of 1989's "The King Is Gone," no country music is as painfully beautiful as this. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jones Country, January 11, 2003

By	Jerry McDaniel (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

this album contains random singles that George recorded between 1972 and 1989. there's 16 songs as the title suggests so how can anyone look at a 17 year span and pick out just 16? i know that Epic/Sony has a series of CDs under the "16 Biggest Hits" banner but when it comes to George Jones it's hard to compile hits collections on him because even the singles that didn't fly up the charts were still outstanding. Epic picks the obvious hits ( 1974's "The Grand Tour" and "The Door"; 1980's "He Stopped Loving Her Today"; 1981's "Still Doin' Time"; and 1985's "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?") and sprinkles in late '80s hits that usually get overlooked (1986's "Wine Colored Roses" and "The Right Left Hand"; 1989's "The King is Gone") on other collections. still, this album is only for people who haven't found a CD copy of his 1982 album "Anniversary:Ten Years of Hits". the CD DOES contain "She's My Rock" but his other 1984 Top-10 hit "You've Still Got a Place In My Heart" is once again not spotlighted. the great "Radio Lover" {recorded in 1983 and it can be found on the JONES COUNTRY album but it wasn't released as a single until 1989!} WAS a chart hit (it peaked at #62 on Billboard i think?). notable singles they left off that should have gotten included: 1976's "Her Name Is..."; 1977's "If I Could Put Them All Together"; 1987's "The Bird", "I'm a Survivor", and "The Old Man No One Loves"; 1982's duets with Merle Haggard "Yesterday's Wine" and "C.C. Waterback"; 1989's "I'm a One Woman Man"; 1985's "The One I Loved Back Then"; 1988's duet with Shelby Lynne on "If I Could Bottle This Up"; and the list goes on and on of the material during 1972-1989 that they had the tough job to choose from. all in all an excellant CD but not a "must-have" by any means.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh that voice!, June 13, 2003

By	T. Thompson (Wales, ME) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

George Jones embodies what country music is all about. There is something deeply effecting about his voice. His rich voice is also very comforting... in a strange sort of way. When you listen to George croon a song it's like slipping a warm, old blanket over your shoulders.
I guess his voice is comforting, in that you can tell George has felt pain just like we all have at one time or another.
This album is excellent. The 16 Biggest Hits series gives country music conisuers a good overview of some of the best artists of all time. George Jones is just that, One of the best!
The back of the album says that some people call George Jones, "The Rolls Royce" of country music. I would have to agree. In my opinion, "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is probably one of the best country songs ever. It's so sad and mournful it's almost melodramtic! The words of the song are haunting and memorable. Georges striking vocals wring the pain right out of the song. Once you hear it you never forget it.
There is much more great music on this album, too much to get into in this review.
Buy it... Listen to it... Live it along with George!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Could have been made the 18 or 20 biggest, February 3, 2000

By	Robert Bartlett (Albrightsville, PA) - See all my reviews

I have been a George Jones fan since i was a young boy. Songs like The Grand Tour, and The Door send chills up my spine.George Jones has a way of getting to your heart, and you can feel the heartbreak in the songs. Even my 17 year old daughter is a fan, her favorite is Wine Colored Roses. I recently had the treat of seeing the Possum in concert, and what a treat it was. Long may George Jones reign as a living legend in Country music.