"Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn and recorded by his son Darrell Glenn. The song was released in 1953 and reached number six on the Billboard chart.
"Since I Don't Have You" is a song written and composed by Jackie Taylor,James Beaumont,Janet Vogel,Joseph Rock,Joe Verscharen,Lennie Martin,and Wally Lester. It was first a 1958 hit single for the doo-wop group the Skyliners on the Billboard Hot 100. Country music singer Ronnie Milsap had a hit with the song in 1991. American hard rock band Guns N' Roses also had some success in 1994 with their version of the song which reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman,first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists,including Dalida,the DeFranco Family,Emmylou Harris,Dolly Parton,and Michael Bublé.
"If I Were a Carpenter" is a folk song written by Tim Hardin in the 1960s,and re-recorded with commercial success by various artists including Bobby Darin,The Four Tops and Johnny Cash. Hardin's own recording of the piece appeared on his 1967 album Tim Hardin 2. It was one of two songs from that release performed by Hardin at Woodstock in 1969. The song,believed by some to be about male romantic insecurity,is rumored to have been inspired by his love for actress Susan Morss,as well as the construction of Hardin's recording studio.
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin,Horace Ott and Sol Marcus for American singer-songwriter and pianist Nina Simone,who recorded the first version in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been covered by many artists. Two of the covers were transatlantic hits,the first in 1965 by the Animals,which was a blues rock version;and in 1977 by the disco group Santa Esmeralda,which was a four-on-the-floor rearrangement. A 1986 cover by new wave musician Elvis Costello found success in Britain and Ireland.
"Murder on Music Row" is a 1999 song written by Larry Cordle and Larry Shell,and originally recorded by American bluegrass group Larry Cordle &Lonesome Standard Time,as the title track from their album Murder on Music Row. It gained fame soon after that when it was recorded as a duet between American country music artists George Strait and Alan Jackson. The song laments the rise of country pop and the accompanying decline of the traditional country music sound;it refers to Music Row,an area in Nashville,Tennessee considered the epicenter of the country music industry.
"Sweet Dreams" or "Sweet Dreams (of You)" is a country ballad,which was written by Don Gibson. Gibson originally recorded the song in 1955;his version hit the top ten of Billboard's country chart,but was eclipsed by the success of a competing recording by Faron Young. In 1960,after Gibson had established himself as a country music superstar,he released a new take as a single. This version also charted in the top ten on the country chart and also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100,where it peaked at No.93. The song has become a country standard,with other notable versions by Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris.
Melba Joyce Montgomery is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for a series of duet recordings made with George Jones,Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin. She is also a solo artist,having reached the top of the country charts in 1974 with the song,"No Charge". Born in Tennessee but raised in Alabama,Montgomery had a musical upbringing. Along with her two brothers,she placed in a talent contest which brought her to the attention of Roy Acuff. For several years she toured the country as part of his band until she signed with United Artists Records in 1963.
"What If I Said" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Anita Cochran as a duet with Steve Wariner. The single was released in November 1997 as was Cochran's only No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart,as well as her only Top 40 single on that chart. In addition,the song was Wariner's first chart entry in three years,as well as his first No. 1 since 1989's "I Got Dreams." The song was nominated by the Country Music Association for Vocal Duet of the Year in 1998.
"Why Me" is an American country and gospel song written and recorded by American country music singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson.
"The Race Is On" is a song written by Don Rollins and made a hit on the country music charts by George Jones and on the pop and easy listening charts by the unrelated Jack Jones. George's version was the first single released from his 1965 album of the same name. Released as a single in September 1964,it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1965. Jack's version topped Billboard's Easy Listening chart and reached number 15 on the Hot 100 the same year. The two recordings combined to reach number 12 on the Cashbox charts,which combined all covers of the same song in one listing and thus gave George Jones his only top-40 hit. The song uses thoroughbred horse racing as the metaphor for the singer's romantic relationships.
"Third Rate Romance" is a song written by Russell Smith,first recorded in Montreal in 1974 by Jesse Winchester and his band the Rhythm Aces,assisted by Smith. It became a hit the following year by the newly re-formed Amazing Rhythm Aces on its 1975 album Stacked Deck. It was the band's debut single,reaching No.11 on the U.S. country singles chart and No.14 on the Billboard Hot 100,as well as No.1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks and Top Singles charts.
"A Few Ole Country Boys" is a song written by Troy Seals and Mentor Williams,and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Randy Travis and George Jones. It was released in November 1990 as the first single from each singer's albums of duets,Heroes &Friends and Friends in High Places respectively. "A Few Ole Country Boys" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart and reached number 4 on the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart.
"Funny How Time Slips Away" is a song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by country singer Billy Walker. Walker's version was issued as a single by Columbia Records in June 1961 and peaked at number 23 on the Hot C&W Sides chart. The song has been featured in several live action films and television shows,such as in the first episode of the second season of AMC’s Better Call Saul and in the 2020 Netflix drama The Devil All the Time.
"Love Bug",also spelled "Lovebug," is a song by American country music artist George Jones. Jones' version,which also features a young Johnny Paycheck on backup vocals and draws heavily from the Bakersfield sound as popularized by Buck Owens,reached #6 on Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1965. It was released on his July 1965 New Country Hits album and then re-released as the lead song for his 1966 album of the same name,Love Bug.
"Brotherly Love" is a song written by Jimmy Alan Stewart and Tim Nichols,which has been recorded by Moe Bandy,as well as a duet between Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley.
"Hopelessly Yours" is a song written by Keith Whitley,Curly Putman,and Don Cook. Whitley recorded a demo that was never officially released. The first release was by George Jones on his 1986 album Wine Colored Roses.
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" is a song written and originally recorded by Hank Williams on MGM Records. It hit number two on the Billboard country singles chart in 1951. In his autobiography,George Jones printed the first six lines of the song and stated,"Its lyrics couldn't be more simple - or profound."
The singles discography of American country artist,George Jones,contains 182 singles. Of the total,136 were released with Jones as the solo artist. In addition,31 were issued with Jones being part of a collaboration. Thirdly,eight singles were issued with Jones being part of a featured act. Fourthly,seven released were promotional singles. Additionally,14 songs that are not released as singles are included that made any major chart. Finally,21 music videos which were first issued as singles are also listed. Jones had his first chart success in 1955 with several top ten Billboard Hot Country Songs singles:"Why Baby Why","What Am I Worth" and "You Gotta Be My Baby". After several more top ten releases,"White Lightning" became his first to top the Billboard country chart. Along with "Who Shot Sam",both singles were also his first to make the Hot 100 charts.
No Charge is a studio album by American country artist,Melba Montgomery. It was released in April 1974 via Elektra Records and was the nineteenth studio collection of Montgomery's career. The disc contained a total of 12 tracks which mixed in different styles of country music. Its title track topped the country charts in the United States and Canada in 1974. The album itself reached the top 20 of the American country LP's chart in 1974 and received positive reviews following its release.
