I Wanta Sing
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I Wanta Sing | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Country, country rock | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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Singles from I Wanta Sing | ||||
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I Wanta Sing is an album by country singer George Jones.[1] It was released in 1977 on the Epic record label.
Background
In the few years following his divorce from
Composition
Perhaps to combat all the bad publicity and disturbing stories that were beginning to emerge about Jones, producer
"They've Got Millions in Milwaukee" is a cover of a Larry Chesier song from 1976. "I Love You So Much It Hurts" is a cover of a Floyd Tillman song from 1946 that was also recorded by Merle Haggard in 1977. "Bull Mountain Lad" is a cover of a Wild Bill Emerson song from his 1976 album, Bull Mountain Lad.
In 2011, the album was paired (somewhat uncomfortably) with Jones's 1972 Epic debut George Jones (We Can Make It) and reissued with bonus tracks.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
The New York Times called the album "a good, pure-country example of his mellow bass-baritone at work."[4]
Track listing
- "I Wanta Sing" (George Jones, Earl Montgomery, Ernie Rowell)
- "Please Don't Sell Me Anymore Whiskey Tonight" (Jody Emerson, Ronal McCown)
- "They've Got Millions in Milwaukee" (Larry Cheshier, Glenn Sutton)
- "If I Could Put Them All Together (I'd Have You)" (Even Stevens)
- "I Love You So Much It Hurts" (Floyd Tillman)
- "Rest in Peace" (George Richey, Billy Sherrill)
- "Bull Mountain Lad" ("Wild" Bill Emerson, Jody Emerson)
- "Old King Kong" (Sammy Lyons)
- "You've Got The Best of Me Again" (Ernie Rowell, Bob House)
- "It's a 10–33 (Let's Get Jesus on the Line)" (Earl Montgomery, Alvin McLendon, Al Stancil)
Personnel
- George Jones – vocals
- Cliff Parker – electric guitar
- Ray Edenton – acoustic guitar
- Jim Vest, Pete Drake – steel guitar
- Henry Strzelecki – bass
- Buddy Spicher – fiddle
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica
- Jerry Carrigan – drums
References
- ^ Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. 2000. p. 225.
- ^ "George Jones". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Rockwell, John (2 Sep 1977). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C15.