Shine On (George Jones album)
Encyclopedia
Shine On is an album by American country music
artist
George Jones
. This album was released in 1983
on the Epic Records
label.
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 1983
1983 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1983.-Events:* March — In a span of two days, two major cable networks signed on the air. Country Music Television went on-the-air March 5, while The Nashville Network came on two days later on March 7...
on the 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...
label.
Track listing
- "Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)"Shine On " is a single by American country music artist George Jones. It was released in January 1983 as the first single from his album Shine On. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart....
" (Bob Morrison, Johnny McRae) – 3:18 - "She Hung the Moon" (Bobby BraddockBobby BraddockRobert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...
) – 3:04 - "I'd Rather Have What We Had" (Bobby Braddock) – 2:50
- "Tennessee WhiskeyTennessee Whiskey (song)"Tennessee Whiskey" is the title of a country song written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove. It was originally recorded by American country music artist David Allan Coe, whose version peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1981...
" (Linda HargroveLinda HargroveLinda Hargrove was an American country songwriter and musician. She wrote many country music hits for a variety of artists and had a respectable career for herself in the mid-1970s, as "Linda Hargrove"...
, Dean DillonDean DillonDean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...
) – 2:50 - "Almost Persuaded" (Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
, Glenn SuttonGlenn SuttonGlenn Sutton was a country music songwriter and producer. Born Royce Glenn Sutton in Hodge, Louisiana, he was one of two chief architects of the countrypolitan sound .Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette's early hits including, "You're Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad",...
) – 3:09 - "I Always Get Lucky with YouI Always Get Lucky with You"I Always Get Lucky With You" is a 1983 single written by Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers, Gary Church, and Tex Whitson and recorded by George Jones. "I Always Get Lucky with You" would be George Jones' ninth number one on the country chart as a solo artist . The single stayed at number one for one...
" (Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
, Gary Church, Freddy Powers, Tex Whitson) – 3:17 - "Mem'ryville" – 2:34
- "I Should've Called" (Edward G. Futch) – 2:37
- "The Show's Almost Over" – 3:18
- "Ol' George Stopped Drinkin' Today" (Osbie Burnett McClintock) – 2:50
Album
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1983 | "Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)" | 3 | 8 |
| "I Always Get Lucky with You" | 1 | 6 | |
| "Tennessee Whiskey" | 2 | 1 | |