Birth of a Legend: The Truly Complete Starday & Mercury Recordings 1954-1961

~ Release by George Jones (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Nobody’s Lonesome for Me
cover recording of:
Nobody’s Lonesome for Me
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated)
George Jones?:??
2Cold, Cold Heart
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
George Jones?:??
3Why Don’t You Love Me
cover recording of:
Why Don’t You Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (in 1950)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
George Jones?:??
4Honky Tonkin’
cover recording of:
Honky Tonkin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
George Jones?:??
5Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
cover recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
George Jones?:??
6I Can’t Help It
cover recording of:
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-25)
George Jones?:??
7Family Bible
cover recording of:
Family Bible
lyricist:
Willie Nelson
composer:
Willie Nelson (in 1957)
previously attributed to:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Claude Gray (American country music singer-songwriter and guitar picker)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP and Pappy Daily Music
George Jones?:??
8The Window Up Above
recording of:
Window Up Above
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music and Trio Music Company
George Jones?:??
9I Wouldn’t Know About That
George Jones?:??
10With Half a Heart
cover recording of:
With Half a Heart
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
George Jones?:??
11Aching Breaking Heart
recording of:
Aching, Breaking Heart
lyricist and composer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
George Jones?:??
12Battle of Love
recording of:
Battle of Love
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones?:??
13Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
George Jones?:??
14When My Heart Hurts No More
recording of:
When My Heart Hurts No More
writer:
Helen Cross and Darrell Edwards
George Jones?:??
15Did I Ever Tell You
recording of:
Did I Ever Tell You
writer:
Jerry Kennedy and Margie Singleton
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
16Not Even Friends
recording of:
Not Even Friends
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie John
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
17I Want to Be Where You’re Gonna Be
recording of:
I Want to Be Where You’re Gonna Be
writer:
Doyle Gantt, Margie Singleton and Shelby Singleton
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
18Waltz of the Angels
cover recording of:
Waltz of the Angels
writer:
Dick Reynolds (country songwriter) and Jack Rhodes (songwriter, producer, guitarist)
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
19Are You Mine
cover recording of:
Are You Mine
writer:
Buddy DeVal (Canadian singer and songwriter), Don Grashey (Canadian songwriter, record label owner and producer) and Myrna Lorrie
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
20One Excuse Is as Good as Another
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
21Yearning
recording of:
Yearning
writer:
Eddie Eddings and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
22Looking Back to See
recording of:
Looking Back to See
writer:
Jim Ed Brown and Maxine Brown (country singer)
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
23One by One
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
24If You Don’t Somebody Else Will
cover recording of:
If You Don't Somebody Else Will
writer:
Jimmy Lee Fautheree, Geraldine Hamilton and Country Johnny Mathis (US country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
25When Two Worlds Collide
cover recording of:
When Two Worlds Collide
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
26Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)
cover recording of:
Baby, (You’ve Got What It Takes)
writer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer) and Murray Stein
publisher:
Sony/ATV Melody, The Clyde Otis Music Group (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Chappell Morris Ltd. (in 1951) and Vogue Music Corp. (in 1951)
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
27Talk About Lovin’
recording of:
Talk About Lovin’
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mathis (US country singer and songwriter)
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
28I Don’t Hear You
recording of:
I Don’t Hear You
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
George Jones & Margie Singleton?:??
29Why Baby Why (edited version)
recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones?:??
30Seasons of My Heart (remake)
recording of:
Seasons of My Heart
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
George Jones?:??
31Heartbreak Hotel (long edit)
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
George Jones?:??
32Let Me Be Your Salty Dog
Arlie Duff?:??
33Back to the Country
Arlie Duff?:??