High-Tech Redneck
High-Tech Redneck | ||||
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Nashville, TN | ||||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 30:46 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Buddy Cannon Norro Wilson | |||
George Jones chronology | ||||
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High-Tech Redneck is an
Recording
By 1993, Jones had recorded two critically acclaimed albums for MCA but was still having a great deal of difficulty getting played on the radio, which was focused on younger, emerging stars. The new album, which employed two producers,
"A Thousand Times a Day" was later recorded by Patty Loveless on her 1996 album The Trouble with the Truth, from which it was released as the second single, becoming a Top 20 hit for her that year. "The Visit" was later recorded by Chad Brock on his 2000 album Yes!
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Jimmy Guterman of New Country magazine rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "Jones expertly walks through a series of boasts, gags... fables, and depictions of emotional devastation that suggest what Hank Williams might have sounded like had he lived to record using the Nashville sound." Guterman also praised the duet with Sammy Kershaw on "Never Bit a Bullet Like This" as a "riot", and noted the album's cover of "Hello Darlin'" that it "succeeds both as a tribute to Twitty's style and to Jones' ability to wrench new ideas out of a song country fans have heard hundreds of times."[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "High-Tech Redneck" | Sharon Rice, Mike Lawler | 3:25 |
7. | "A Thousand Times a Day" | Gary Burr, Gary Nicholson | 3:06 |
8. | "Never Bit a Bullet Like This" (featuring Sammy Kershaw) | Jim Foster, Mark C. Petersen | 2:21 |
9. | "Forever's Here to Stay" | Larry Bastian, Buddy Cannon | 3:38 |
10. | "Hello Darlin'" | Conway Twitty | 2:43 |
Personnel
- George Jones – vocals, guitar
- Barry Beckett – piano
- David Briggs – piano
- Mike Chapman – bass
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John Hughey – steel guitar
- Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonica
- Sammy Kershaw – vocals
- Mike Lawler – keyboards
- Brent Mason – guitar
- Reggie Young – guitar
- Danny Parks – guitar
- Larry Paxton – bass
- Steve Turner – drums
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Vince Gill – background vocals
- Cindy Walker – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Chely Wright – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
- Nashville String Machine – strings
Certifications
Region | Certification |
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United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold |
References
- ^ Wynn, Ron. "High-Tech Redneck - George Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Guterman, Jimmy (March 1994). "Reviews: High Tech Redneck". New Country. 1 (1): 48.
- ^ "American album certifications – George Jones – High Tech Redneck". Recording Industry Association of America.