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God's Country: George Jones & Friends
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0857885001024
Label: Category 5 Records
Manufacturer: Category 5 Records
MPN: 50010
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Category 5 Records
Release Date: October 17, 2006
Studio: Category 5 Records
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Editorial Review:
This is a peculiar project. The title suggests that it's the latest collection of traditional spirituals done country style (Alan Jackson, what hath thou wrought?), which it isn't. The artists' credit of "George Jones and Friends" suggests that it's another tribute in which the master and acolytes collaborate on duets, which they don't. Actually, the spirited "Beer Run" features Jones and Garth Brooks trading verses, but the title cut, which Jones sings himself, represents his only other appearance here. The rest features artists who are mainly past their commercial prime singing songs that Jones made his own. The best performances are by those who know they can't sound like Jones and don't try, like Vince Gill's luminous "She Thinks I Still Care" and Pam Tillis's tender reading of "Take Me." Much of the rest sounds like George Jones Karaoke Night, with Mark Chesnutt, Joe Diffie, Tracy Lawrence, and Sammy Kershaw all taking their best shots. It should be against the law for anyone but Jones to sing "He Stopped Loving Her Today"; Kershaw's tortured rendition sounds like he's still shaking off the dentist's Novocain. --Don McLeese
"God's Country"
George Jones & Friends "God's Country" is the first brand new song recorded by George Jones in years. George Jones has just turned 75 years young and many of George's friends who are also country music's biggest stars have gathered to celebrate this milestone for this living country legend. Stars like Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Pam Tillis, Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw, Tanya Tucker and more all on one great album singing the biggest hits from Jone's 50 year career in country music. Category 5 Records has also produced a Documentary DVD of the 'behind the scenes' making of the album which is included in the same package with the CD. a MUST have for any George Jones and country music fan.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Gods Country
Nice album but George only sings on 2 tracks. A duets album would have been better
Rating:  - A Must Have For The True Country Music Lover
This CD is the best of the best of TRUE country music singers. These are people who when you hear them on radio, you know who you are listening to. Every cut on this CD is great and the title cut by George Jones is a wonderful song that should be heard by everyone on the radio. Sammy Kershaw's cut of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is truly beautiful considering that this song was George Jones' biggest song and has to be the most difficult for any singer to even think of re-making. But Sammy Kershaw ... Read More
Rating: - A shout-out for traditional country
This album is classic traditional country music performed by artists that are not "past their commercial prime", but performed by artists that country radio abandoned in their quest for the "stud or babe of the week" format that pervades country radio these days. I would much rather hear some of these artists than the one-hit-wonders that you hear on the radio. These people still have the chops and it's a pleasure to hear them perform classic Jones songs.
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