The Best of George Jones

The Best of George Jones
Greatest hits album by
George Jones
ReleasedMarch 1975
RecordedColumbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
LabelEpic
ProducerBilly Sherrill
George Jones chronology
The Grand Tour
(1974)		 The Best of George Jones
(1975)		 Memories of Us
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB+[1]

The Best of George Jones is an album by American country music artist George Jones. It is notable for including two new songs, The Door, which became a #1 country hit in the US and in Canada, and These Days (I Barely Get By). The album was released in March 1975.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Door"Billy Sherrill, Norro WilsonPreviously unreleased2:40
2."These Days (I Barely Get By)"George Jones, Tammy WynettePreviously unreleased2:59
3."A Picture of Me (Without You)"George Richey, WilsonA Picture of Me (Without You)2:30
4."The Grand Tour"Wilson, Richey, Carmol TaylorThe Grand Tour3:04
5."We Can Make It"Sherrill, Glenn SuttonWe Can Make It2:03
6."The Weatherman"Wilson, Richey, TaylorThe Grand Tour2:13
7."Loving You Could Never Be Better"Earl MontgomeryWe Can Make It3:00
8."What My Woman Can't Do"Jones, Sherrill, MontgomeryNothing Ever Hurt Me
(Half as Bad as Losing You)		2:34
9."Once You've Had the Best"Johnny PaycheckThe Grand Tour2:36
10."Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)"Bobby BraddockNothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)2:18

Charting Singles

Single Chart Peak
position
The Door U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[2] 1
Canadian Country (RPM)[3] 1
These Days (I Barely Get By) U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 10
Canadian Country (RPM) 9

References

  1. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  3. ↑ "Search results for "George Jones" under Country Tracks". RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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