Heartbreak Hotel

Heartbreak Hotel

(CD with 48-page Booklet) The greatest singer in country music history is renowned for ballads, but throughout his early career, he recorded rockin' songs... even a little rockabilly! This is the first anthology of Jones' rocking side!<p>Includes extremely rare recordings, unreissued on CD or LP! Also includes the #1 country hits <i>Why Baby Why</i> and <i>White Lightnin'</i>!<p>At 81, George Jones has enjoyed the status of world's greatest living country singer for more than half-century. Much of that reputation is rooted in raw, emotional ballads, such as <i>He Stopped Loving Here Today</i>, <i>The Grand Tour</i>, <i>Walk Through This World With Me</i>, <i>She Thinks I Still Care</i>, and <i>Tender Years</i>.<p>But that's only one part of the story. Jones was no less masterful on hotter material starting with his first hit, <i>Why Baby Why</i>. This collection includes that first hit as well as rarities, obscurities, and shoulda-been-hits like <i>No Money In This Deal</i>, <i>Too Much Water</i>, <i>Tall Tall Trees</i> (written by Roger Miller and later a #1 hit for Alan Jackson), <i>Nothing Can Stop Me</i> and <i>That's The Way I Feel</i>, <i>Revenooer Man</i> (written by Donny Young, aka Johnny Paycheck), <i>Who Shot Sam</i>, and <i>Sparkling Brown Eyes</i>. And then there's Jones' only major pop hit (and #1 country hit) <i>White Lightnin'</i> (written by the Big Bopper).<p>There's more! STARDAY RECORDS coerced Jones into recording several rockabilly classics under the name of Thumper Jones: <i>Rock It</i> and <i>How Come It</i>. Short of cash, Jones also covered other artists' hits for Starday's budget-priced series of Dixie EPs. These included <i>Heartbreak Hotel</i> and Johnny Horton's <i>I'm A One-Woman Man</i> (a 1988 hit when George re-recorded it for EPIC). The wilder side of Jones's life is well known; this collection assembles 35 of his most aggressive performances from STARDAY and MERCURY...many of them featuring the classic east Texas honky tonk sound. Plus, there's a rare radio spot from his STARDAY years, notes by Rich Kienzle, and a detailed discography.