Choices (song)
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"Choices" is a country music
song written by Mike Curtis and Billy Yates and Rob Lyons, first recorded by Yates on his 1997 self-titled album for Almo Sounds
. It was later covered by George Jones
, who released as the first single from his album The Cold Hard Truth
on May 8, 1999, and it peaked at #29 on the Billboard
country charts. A video was also made for this song. Jones won a Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance
for this song.
The song was at the center of controversy, when the Country Music Association invited Jones to perform it on the awards show, but required that he perform an abridged version Jones refused and did not attend the show. Alan Jackson
was disappointed with the association's decision, and halfway through his own performance during the show, he signalled to his band and played part of Jones' song in protest.
The song follows a standard country-guitar chord pattern of D-G-D-Bm-A, then return to D.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
song written by Mike Curtis and Billy Yates and Rob Lyons, first recorded by Yates on his 1997 self-titled album for Almo Sounds
Almo Sounds
Almo Sounds is a record label which was started in 1994 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss after they sold A&M Records to PolyGram. The intent of the label was to recreate the initial concept of A&M Records as a small, "boutique" label....
. It was later covered by George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
, who released as the first single from his album The Cold Hard Truth
Cold Hard Truth
Cold Hard Truth is an album by American country music singer George Jones. The album was released on June 22, 1999 on the Asylum label. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number 53 on The Billboard 200 chart. Cold Hard Truth went Gold in 2000...
on May 8, 1999, and it peaked at #29 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts. A video was also made for this song. Jones won a Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance was awarded between 1965 and 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male...
for this song.
The song was at the center of controversy, when the Country Music Association invited Jones to perform it on the awards show, but required that he perform an abridged version Jones refused and did not attend the show. Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
was disappointed with the association's decision, and halfway through his own performance during the show, he signalled to his band and played part of Jones' song in protest.
The song follows a standard country-guitar chord pattern of D-G-D-Bm-A, then return to D.