She Thinks I Still Care: The Complete United Artists Recordings, 1962-1964 [Bear

Performer: George Jones
Producer: H.W. "Pappy" Daily; Richard Weize (Reissue)
Distributor: Infinity Entertainment Gr

Notes: Personnel: George Jones (vocals); Melba Montgomery (vocals); Grady Martin, Howard Roberts , Johnny Western, Ray Edenton (guitar); Red Rhodes (steel guitar); Shot Jackson (dobro); Curtis McPeake (banjo); Thomas Lee Jackson Jr. (fiddle); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Murrey M. "Buddy" Harman Jr., Milton Curtis "Muddy" Berry (drums). Audio Mixer: Jay Ranellucci. Recording information: Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN (01/04/1962-06/23/1964). Illustrators: Brenda Colladay; Jurgen Koop; Les Leverett; R.A. Andreas; Mohns Mohnssen. Photographers: Brenda Colladay; Jurgen Koop; Les Leverett; R.A. Andreas; Mohns Mohnssen. Arrangers: George Jones; Melba Montgomery. Country music doesn't get any more essential than this. The five-disc box set SHE THINKS I STILL CARE is undoubtedly the most awe-inspiring George Jones collection to date. Jones was at his peak during his 1962-'64 stint on the UA label, and some of his most unforgettable recordings hail from this era. You get much more on this set than mere timeless, undeniable gems such as "The Race is On," "She Thinks I Still Care," and "Let's Invite Them Over," though. From heartbroken Hank Williams tributes like "Take These Chains From My Heart" to the spiritual intensity of "Kneel at the Feet of Jesus" and a generous helping of Jones's legendary duets with Melba Montgomery (easily on a par with his Tammy Wynette collaborations), this set gives us a full picture of the man's artistry. And with five discs worth of tracks, you couldn't ask for more comprehensive coverage of this era. You can get the aforementioned hits on a million best-of packages, it's the rest of the story that makes SHE THINKS I STILL CARE such an outstanding musical document.

Dirty Linen (p.86) - "Jones, who easily made the transition from honky-tonk cowboy to sweet ballad crooner over the years, ha s voice that can belt out a growl, then slide into a tearjerkin' moan -- a trait that's often imitated, never surpassed."

George Jones is the greatest of country singers but he has also been a victim of the infamous hard-living honky-tonk lifestyle. Though he's gone through several phases, from rockabilly to honky-tonk to countrypolitan, his melismatic, Lefty Frizell-influenced style has remained at the core of his unique sound. His stormy marriage to Tammy Wynette (1969-75) included duet albums of love songs and bitter recriminations. By the late '70s, his drinking and cocaine addiction had made him so unreliable that he was known as "No Show Jones." In 1979 he received medical treatment and staged a significant comeback with I AM WHAT I AM, which included his greatest single, "He Stopped Loving Her Today."

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