Jones Country
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Jones Country is an album by American country music
artist
George Jones
. This album was released in 1983
on the Epic Records
label. The album's name was taken from an outdoor music park operated and owned by George in Texas near his birthplace between the years of 1983 through 1988 prior to his and his wife's return to the Nashville, Tennessee
area in 1989.
Country music
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George Jones
George Jones
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. This album was released in 1983
1983 in country music
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on the Epic Records
Epic Records
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label. The album's name was taken from an outdoor music park operated and owned by George in Texas near his birthplace between the years of 1983 through 1988 prior to his and his wife's return to the Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
area in 1989.
Track listing
- "Radio Lover"
- "Dream on"
- "Hello Trouble"
- "Burning Bridges"
- "Wino the Clown"
- "You Must Have Walked Across My Mind Again"
- "I'd Rather Die Young"
- "Girl at the End of the Bar"
- "One of These Days (But Not Tonight)"
- "Famous Last Words"
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 27 |