George Jones Sings from the Heart
| Sings from the Heart | ||||
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Bradley Studios, Nashville | ||||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 30:15 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Shelby Singleton | |||
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| Singles from Sings From the Heart | ||||
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Sings from the Heart is the
The LP release was Jones' fourth studio release during the 1960s, and lists many of his last recordings with Mercury, after 5 years on the label.
Background
Sings from the Heart was compiled from recordings during one of his last Mercury Records sessions, and some other sessions. The LP would be Jones' last release during his contract years with Mercury. The album includes his last #1 hit with Mercury titled, "Tender Years," and all other songs were titled with 'heart' somewhere. It contains 10 exceptional ballads, and the album was one of many LP's released by George in 1962.
Recording and composition
Side One tracks
The first track introduced on Sings from the Heart was "
Side Two tracks
One of Jones' best Mercury recordings, however, largely unappreciated, was the opening track to side 2, "When My Heart Hurts No More," a more than exceptional ballad listing. The song was written by Jones' childhood friend and an often co-pen, Darrell Edwards, and famed cowboy ballad songwriter
Reception
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Allmusic |   link |
The album was received well by critics, and even sold well. Tender Years later became the most well known song on the album. In 1984, Jones biographer Bob Allen wrote that "The manner in which he sang the words to 'Tender Years' (which, in mid-1961, became his second number one single) was, in fact, just about enough to make the short hairs stand up on the back of one's head." In 1994, country music historian Colin Escott agreed, writing that the song "just about defined the territory he carved out as his own in the years ahead...the song, the production, and the performance came together in a statement of soon-to-be classic George Jones."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aching, Breaking Heart" | Rick Hall | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Hearts in My Dreams" | George Jones, Roger Miller | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Candy Hearts" | Jones | 2:31 |
| 4. | "Talk to Me Lonesome Heart" | James O'Gwynn | 2:19 |
| 5. | "With Half a Heart" | Leon Payne | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Heartaches by the Number" | Harlan Howard | 2:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "When My Heart Hurts No More" | Darrell Edwards, Hugh Cross | 2:05 |
| 2. | " Ray Price , Wayne Walker | 2:35 | |
| 4. | "I Gotta Talk to Your Heart" | Jones, Miller | 2:19 |
| 5. | "Frozen Heart" | Jones, Jimmy Yancey | 2:12 |
| 6. | "Tender Years" | Jones, Darrell Edwards | 2:27 |