Friends in High Places (George Jones album)
Encyclopedia
Friends in High Places is an album by American country music
artist
George Jones
. This album was released in 1991
on Epic Records
. This would be Jones' final album with Epic Records
. The album contained duets that were mostly recorded in 1988 and 1991...the one with Emmylou Harris, for example, was recorded in 1984. Lack of publicity caused this 1991 album to slip by un-noticed...most of these duets were later placed on the mammoth duet project, the re-release of his 1979 My Very Special Guests
album. The title of this 1991 project was no doubt inspired by the Garth Brooks hit single of that time period, "Friends in Low Places."
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...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
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....
. This album was released in 1991
1991 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1991.-Events:* March 16 — The country music world is stunned when seven members of Reba McEntire's band and her road manager are killed in a plane crash in California...
on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. This would be Jones' final album with Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. The album contained duets that were mostly recorded in 1988 and 1991...the one with Emmylou Harris, for example, was recorded in 1984. Lack of publicity caused this 1991 album to slip by un-noticed...most of these duets were later placed on the mammoth duet project, the re-release of his 1979 My Very Special Guests
My Very Special Guests
My Very Special Guests is a two disc album by American country music artist George Jones. This album was released in 1979 on the Epic Records label...
album. The title of this 1991 project was no doubt inspired by the Garth Brooks hit single of that time period, "Friends in Low Places."
Track listing
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 72 |