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| "Treasure of Love" | ||||
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| Single by George Jones | ||||
| B-side | "If I Don't Love You (Grits Ain't Groceries)" | |||
| Released | Oct. 1958 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | George Jones, J. P. Richardson | |||
| Producer(s) | Pappy Daily | |||
| George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"Treasure of Love" is a song by George Jones. It was released as a single on Mercury Records and reached No. 6 on the US country chart in 1958. [2]
Jones composed "Treasure of Love" with J. P. Richardson, better known as the Big Bopper, who also wrote Jones' first No. 1 country hit "White Lightning." Jones biographer Bob Allen describes Jones' "languid, drawling" singing as "more reminiscent of the diphthong-twisting style of Oklahoma honky-tonk king Hank Thompson than anything he'd ever recorded." [3] The single's B-side, "If I Don't Love You (Grits Ain't Groceries)," became a minor hit, peaking at No. 29 on the charts.[ citation needed ]