Long Live King George is a 1965country music album released by George Jones. The album was long thought to be a studio release; however, it is a late Starday Records compilation of Jones recordings throughout the mid- to late 1950s.
"If I Don't Love You (Grits Ain't Groceries) (flip)" Released: October 13, 1958
The album features many of Jones' early songs, including many of his earliest hits, "You Gotta Be My Baby" from 1956, "Seasons of My Heart" from 1955, and Jones' first chart single "Why Baby Why" in 1955. It lists a track from his third collaboration attempt in 1957 with Virginia Spurlock titled: "No, No, Never".
Background and compositionedit
In late 1956, there were shakeups in some of the top management jobs in Nashville and part of this realignment saw Starday Records,[1] an independent country music label founded in Houston by Jones's producer and mentor H.W. "Pappy" Daily[2] and Jack Starns, absorbed into Mercury Records. As Colin Escott writes in the liner notes to the Jones retrospective Cup of Loneliness: The Classic Mercury Years, Daily and Starday president Don Pierce were approached to take over Mercury's country roster to form the Mercury-Starday label but "the clincher was the success of George Jones. After 12 years in the business, Mercury hadn't found one country artist who had promised or delivered half of what George had." By July 1958, Mercury-Starday dissolved with Pierce assuming control of Starday and Jones remaining at Mercury with Daily producing him.[3]
Jones wrote or co-wrote all of the selections on Long Live King George. Two selections, "Nothing Can Stop My Love" and "Tall, Tall Trees", were co-written with Jones's friend Roger Miller, the latter becoming a chart-topping country hit for Alan Jackson in 1995. Jones also collaborated with J.P. Richardson (better known as the Big Bopper) on the upbeat "If I Don't Love You (Grits Ain't Groceries)" (which, aside from the title line, has no relation to the R&B song "Grits Ain't Groceries"). Richardson would also compose "White Lightnin'", which would become Jones's first number one in 1959.
Long Live King George includes several songs, such as his first chart hit "Why Baby Why", that appeared on his 1957 debut album Grand Ole Opry's New Star. As Jones star continued to rise in the country music field, Starday would continue to release albums featuring recordings by Jones culled from its archive, including several rockabilly sides that the singer detested. Starday would continue this practice into the 1970s. Jones would later explain to Nick Tosches in 1994, "There was no such thing as production at Starday. We’d go in with the band, we’d go over the song, I’d look over and tell the steel player to take a break or kick it off, and I’d get the fiddle to play a turnaround in the middle. I’d just let them know if we were going to tag it or not. We’d just go through it. We didn’t take the pains of making several takes. Back then, over three or four takes, they’d say, 'My God, this is costing us money.' So we’d just get it down as good as we could. If we went a little flat or sharp in a place or two, they’d say, 'The public ain’t going to notice that, so put it out.' So we did, and it wasn’t too successful, so I think maybe the public did notice it."
^"The Pappy Daily Story". Glad Music Company. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
^Gibson, Nathan (2011). The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN1617037400.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Long Live King George news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Long Live King George is a 1965 country music album released by George Jones The album was long thought to be a studio release however it is a late Starday Records compilation of Jones recordings throughout the mid to late 1950s Long Live King GeorgeCompilation album by George JonesReleasedMarch 11 1965RecordedAugust 27 1955 April 21 1958GenreCountry rockabillyLabelStardayProducerPappy DailyGeorge Jones chronologyThe Great George Jones 1964 Long Live King George 1965 Greatest Hits Vol 2 1965 Singles from Long Live King George Why Baby Why Released August 27 1955 I m Ragged But I m Right Released February 1956 You Gotta Be My Baby Released March 1956 No No Never flip Released July 1 1957 Take the Devil Out of Me flip Released October 21 1957 Tall Tall Trees Released August 26 1957 Nothing Can Stop Me Released June 23 1958 Jesus Wants Me Released June 30 1958 If I Don t Love You Grits Ain t Groceries flip Released October 13 1958The album features many of Jones early songs including many of his earliest hits You Gotta Be My Baby from 1956 Seasons of My Heart from 1955 and Jones first chart single Why Baby Why in 1955 It lists a track from his third collaboration attempt in 1957 with Virginia Spurlock titled No No Never Background and composition editIn late 1956 there were shakeups in some of the top management jobs in Nashville and part of this realignment saw Starday Records 1 an independent country music label founded in Houston by Jones s producer and mentor H W Pappy Daily 2 and Jack Starns absorbed into Mercury Records As Colin Escott writes in the liner notes to the Jones retrospective Cup of Loneliness The Classic Mercury Years Daily and Starday president Don Pierce were approached to take over Mercury s country roster to form the Mercury Starday label but the clincher was the success of George Jones After 12 years in the business Mercury hadn t found one country artist who had promised or delivered half of what George had By July 1958 Mercury Starday dissolved with Pierce assuming control of Starday and Jones remaining at Mercury with Daily producing him 3 Jones wrote or co wrote all of the selections on Long Live King George Two selections Nothing Can Stop My Love and Tall Tall Trees were co written with Jones s friend Roger Miller the latter becoming a chart topping country hit for Alan Jackson in 1995 Jones also collaborated with J P Richardson better known as the Big Bopper on the upbeat If I Don t Love You Grits Ain t Groceries which aside from the title line has no relation to the R amp B song Grits Ain t Groceries Richardson would also compose White Lightnin which would become Jones s first number one in 1959 Long Live King George includes several songs such as his first chart hit Why Baby Why that appeared on his 1957 debut album Grand Ole Opry s New Star As Jones star continued to rise in the country music field Starday would continue to release albums featuring recordings by Jones culled from its archive including several rockabilly sides that the singer detested Starday would continue this practice into the 1970s Jones would later explain to Nick Tosches in 1994 There was no such thing as production at Starday We d go in with the band we d go over the song I d look over and tell the steel player to take a break or kick it off and I d get the fiddle to play a turnaround in the middle I d just let them know if we were going to tag it or not We d just go through it We didn t take the pains of making several takes Back then over three or four takes they d say My God this is costing us money So we d just get it down as good as we could If we went a little flat or sharp in a place or two they d say The public ain t going to notice that so put it out So we did and it wasn t too successful so I think maybe the public did notice it Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp linkTrack listing editSide OneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Nothing Can Stop My Love Roger Miller George Jones2 272 No Use to Cry Jones2 153 No No Never w Virginia Spurlock Jones Bernard Spurlock2 044 If I Don t Love You Grits Ain t Groceries Jones J P Richardson1 545 Seasons of My Heart Jones Darrell Edwards2 556 Jesus Wants Me Jones Eddie Noack1 59 No TitleWriter s Length7 You Gotta Be My Baby Jones2 298 I Gotta Talk to Your Heart Jones2 219 Tall Tall Trees Miller Jones2 2410 I m Ragged But Right Jones2 1411 Why Baby Why Jones Edwards2 1812 Take the Devil Out of Me Jones2 39References edit The Starday Story www bsnpubs com Retrieved 2019 04 23 The Pappy Daily Story Glad Music Company Retrieved 2019 04 23 Gibson Nathan 2011 The Starday Story The House That Country Music Built 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