What do Amazon.com customers think?
The Possum Can Sing Well With Anyone!George Jones vocal versatility and extensive range makes him an ideal duet partner for just about anyone as My Very Special Guests - a reissue of Jones' 1979 ten-song duets album of the same name bolstered mightily by 27 additional tracks from other sources - makes quite clear. The tracks from the original album, which run from Jones' soulful pairing with Waylon Jennings on "Night Life" to the traditional stroll "Stranger In The House" alongside the smoothly understated Elvis Costello, leads off…
George Jones vocal versatility and extensive range makes him an ideal duet partner for just about anyone as My Very Special Guests - a reissue of Jones' 1979 ten-song duets album of the same name bolstered mightily by 27 additional tracks from other sources - makes quite clear. The tracks from the original album, which run from Jones' soulful pairing with Waylon Jennings on "Night Life" to the traditional stroll "Stranger In The House" alongside the smoothly understated Elvis Costello, leads off this two-disc set, followed by the bonus tracks (including eight from 1991's Friends in High Places). The bonus highlight probably being the impressive collaboration with Ray Charles and Chet Atkins on "We Didn't See a Thing."Jones sounds as comfortable flanking the poppish Deborah Allen on "Our Love Was Ahead Of Its Time" in 1984 as he does swapping angst with modern trad queen Patty Loveless in 1997 on their CMA award-winning "You Don't Seem To Miss Me," and his tone is equally distinctive next to Charlie Daniels' hearty bark when tackling " Fiddle And Guitar Band" as it is when paired with Alan Jackson's soft baritone on "A Good Year For The Roses." It is Jones' displays of singular strength and flexibility that tie this eclectic collection together, and make it as indispensable as his best solo recordings.
Written by James E. Bagley "Jim Bagley"
Jones on Skid RowThree years in the making and not exactly a robust sounding Jones, it still has it's moments. For completists only.
Written by James L. Harris "hankfan"
Track listing Edit
-
CD 1
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Night Life (With Waylon Jennings)?:??2Bartender's Blues?:??3Here We Are (With Emmylou Harris)?:??4I've Turned You To Stone (With Linda Ronstadt)?:??5It Sure Was Good (With Tammy Wynette)?:??6I Gotta Get Drunk ( With Willie Nelson)?:??7Proud Mary (With Johnny Paycheck)?:??8Stranger In The House (With Elvis Costello)?:??9I Still Hold Her Body (But I Think I've Lost Her Mind) (With Dennis & Ray of Dr. Hook)?:??10Will The Circle Be Unbroken (With Pop And Mavis Staples)?:??11A Few Ole Country Boys?:??12It Hurts As Much In Texas (As It Did In Tennessee)?:??13You Never Looked That Good When You Were Mine?:??14All I Want To Do In Life?:??15Wonderful World Outside?:??16You Can't Do Wrong And Get By?:??17You Don't Seem To Miss Me?:??18Patches?:??19A Good Year For The Roses?:??20Yesterday's Wine?:??21Our Love Was Ahead Of Its Time?:??22We Sure Make Good Love?:??23Size Seven Round (Made Of Gold)?:??24I Got Stripes?:??25Fiddle And Guitar Band?:??26We Didn't See A Thing?:??27The Love Bug?:??28Love's Gonna Live Here?:??29If I Could Bottle This Up?:??30If You Can Touch Her At All?:??31All That We've Got Left?:??32This Bottle (In My Hand)?:??33Talking To Hank?:??34Never Bit A Bullet Like This?:??35The Race Is On?:??36I've Been There?:??37Traveller's Prayer?:??
Credits Edit
-
composer
-
performer
-
Pete Drake [Dobro, Guitar (Steel)]
-
Other versions Edit
18 tracks
|
Legacy Edition format: 1 x CD view details |
19 tracks
|
format: 1 x CD record label: Epic view details |
Tell us about another version?
