Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
| Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes | ||||
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| Released | August 1985 | |||
| Studio | Eleven Eleven Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:37 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes is the 45th studio album by
label.The album is best known for the title track and its classic video, which would go on to win the
memorabilia from classic country music artists. It was the singer's first music video and featured him looking healthier than he had in years. Jones' producer Billy Sherrill
appears at the beginning of the video playing the bus driver. At the end of the video, the driver of the Cadillac with bullhorns is James Morgan, he was the owner of the car, along with his wife, Judy Morgan. They also created the nostalgic set for this video. James Morgan was a fixture on the 1980s Nashville music scene. Music executive Rick Blackburn is the man in the passenger seat of the Cadillac.
As Bob Allen writes in his book George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend, the song "struck a strong enough chord of empathy with old-time country music lovers to end up number three in Billboard.
The album produced two other hit singles: the concert favorite "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)", which also went to number 3, and the down-and-out
honky tonk "cheatin and drinkin' song" "Somebody Wants Me Out Of The Way", which peaked at number 9. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes also features a couple of duets with Lynn Anderson and Lacy J. Dalton
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Jones was promoting the album when he appeared at the inaugural Farm Aid benefit in 1985.
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | " Lee Clayton | 3:28 | |
| 6. | "Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way" | Dennis Knutson, A.L. "Doodle" Owens | 3:18 |
| 7. | "A Whole Lot of Trouble for You" | George Jones, Dale Schultz | 2:17 |
| 8. | "If Only You'd Love Me Again" | Dennis Knutson, Eddie Burton | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Call the Wrecker for My Heart" | Randy Haspel | 2:56 |
| 10. | "That's Good! That's Bad!" (with Lacy J. Dalton) | Michael Garvin, Ron Hellard | 3:03 |
Charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "George Jones Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
External links
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