The George Jones Collection

George Jones

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 1, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Nashville
• ASIN: B00000J7QQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,715 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Ain't that the way? MCA unceremoniously drops one of country music's legendary figures and then turns around and puts out a 12-song synopsis of his MCA tenure. Culled from his seven not-as-bad-as-you-might-think 1990s releases, this singles-heavy compilation wavers in terms of material quality and production values, but Possum's still Possum and his unique vocal abilities haven't yet abandoned him. When he gently caresses "You Couldn't Get the Picture," growls through "I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair," and sympathetically and sensitively renders Bobby Braddock's poignant "Wild Irish Rose," Jones's pained voice still has the power to move. Not the place to begin your Possum appreciation by any means, but worth getting to at some point. --Marc Greilsamer

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5.0 out of 5 stars too late, January 11, 2003

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

i call this review too late because that's how MCA reacted to George's imput at the label. he recorded for them during 1991-1998 and never once did they release a "greatest hits" CD. whether radio or critics like to admit it or not, Ol' George was still having hits. almost all his hits during this period were below the #40 position but a "hit" nonetheless thanks to maverick country stations who still played George on through the New Country '90s. i love his MCA singles and i wish MCA would've kept him around longer and be the label to claim the home of George Jones in 2000, the year he started his sixth consecutive decade recording music. this CD only favors the MCA singles of course. his duet with Patty Loveless, "You Don't Seem To Miss Me", in 1998 was on her label Epic/Sony and therefore it's not on this CD. "Patches" gives me goose bumps everytime George chimes in with the soaring chorus as the dying father trying to pass his legacy on to his son, a narrative/talking-blues by B.B. King in the role of "Patches". it's odd hearing his 1991 hits up against ones from 1996 or 1998. i say this because how much the industry had changed in that short time period. George kicked off his MCA stint with a bang only to have his intelligence insulted and get dumped cruelly instead of trying to promote him in other media besides country radio. he would have had gold albums right after the other if MCA would've sold his CDs over TV, a concept that Conway Twitty first explored but Ray Stevens would come to dominate in the '90s with his comedy home videos. ironically, Dee Henry, the widow of Conway Twitty, helped write the liner notes for this CD with Robert K. Oerman.