George Jones, Merle Haggard - Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again
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Artist: George Jones, Merle HaggardEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-10-24
Music Label: Bandit Records
Soundtracks:
- Footlights - Merle Haggard, , George Jones
- Race Is On - Merle Haggard
- Way I Am - George Jones
- She Thinks I Still Care - Merle Haggard
- All My Friends Are Strangers - George Jones
- Things Have Gone to Pieces - Merle Haggard
- I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink - George Jones
- Born with the Blues - Merle Haggard, , George Jones
- Sick, Sober & Sorry - Merle Haggard, , George Jones
- I Always Get Lucky with You - Merle Haggard
- Sing Me Back Home - George Jones
- Window Up Above - Merle Haggard
- You Take Me for Granted - George Jones
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Merle Haggard, , George Jones
Music reviews of Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again
Music Review: Brillian!
Rating: 5 Stars
Before buying this CD, I have heard people saying that George's voice is starting to show signs of weakness due to his age. Absolute nonsense! The songs are all done perfect - and if I really have to choose, I would say that George did Merle's songs better than Merle did his. Not that I want to critisize Haggard's singing - he's still one of the best out there! Excellent listening - one of those CD's one just wants to play over and over again...
Description of Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again
On this disc the two country music icons take turns singing the other's hit songs. On four songs they team up on duets. The end result is an historic recording enhanced with stellar production by Keith Stegall and an all-star band.Nearly 25 years after their last album together (1982's A Taste of Yesterday's Wine), the Possum and the Hag reunite... with a twist. This time, they sing each other's songs. The conceit can be dangerous unless you're playing it for laughs, e.g., Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley on the former's 1960 television special. But though Jones puts more emotion into interpreting Haggard's songs than Hag reciprocates, these two old legends manage to pull it off. And with the help of producer Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson), they keep the music solid, too, spotlighting steel guitar great Norm Hamlet and celebrated piano sideman Pigg Robbins, who played on many of their original recordings. Jones particularly shines on "The Way I Am," and Haggard proves sublime on "I Always Get Lucky with You." Where the album really lights up, however, is on the duo's pocketful of duets, starting with a poignant and intensely resonant rendition of Haggard's classic aging-musician ballad, "Footlights." Surprisingly, the repertoire never seems tired, and there's a surprise around every corner: Rhonda Vincent adding splendid harmonies on Haggard's new "Born to the Blues" and Jones turning transcendent on a confessional line about being "crazy and lonely." Just as these ragged masters take their leave, they put a little more Western in Duke Ellington's swing ("Don't Get Around Much Anymore"), filling in the middle with a warm, nostalgic banter that reminds listeners just how much these two have seen and done. Who knew hard-luck autobiography could sound so exquisite? --Alanna Nash
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