Wine Colored Roses
Wine Colored Roses | ||||
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Studio album by George Jones | ||||
Released | January 7, 1986 (1986-01-07) | |||
Studio | Eleven Eleven Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 29:40 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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Wine Colored Roses is an album by American country music artist George Jones released in 1986 on the Epic Records label. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Wine Colored Roses went Gold in 1994.[2]
On Wine Colored Roses, producer Billy Sherrill largely peels back the slicker elements of his 1980s productions, giving the album a more stripped down sound than its predecessor Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes, something that Sherrill would continue doing for the remainder of Jones's run on Epic. In his essay for the liner notes to the 1994 Sony compilation The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country, Rich Kienzle states, "If there were any doubters, 'Wine Colored Roses' proved Jones was a timeless superstar, even without stimulants." In a 2001 interview with Jolene Downs, the singer cited the album as one of his all-time favorites, commenting "I loved the songs, it was a really great album." The title track and "The Right Left Hand", the latter a tribute Jones dedicated to his fourth wife Nancy, were both top ten hits on the Billboard country singles chart. The album also includes a duet with Patti Page. AllMusic writes that "this is a comfortable setting for George, and he sings expertly, his surroundings never masking his gossamer phrases."
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Wine Colored Roses" | Dennis Knutson, A.L. "Doodle" Owens | |
2. | "I Turn to You" | Max D. Barnes, Curly Putman | |
3. | "The Right Left Hand" | Dennis Knutson, A.L. "Doodle" Owens | |
4. | "Don't Leave Without Taking Your Silver" | Damon Black | |
5. | "The Very Best of Me" | Gary Gentry, Mark Sherrill | |
6. | "Hopelessly Yours" | Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley | |
7. | "You Never Looked That Good When You Were Mine" (with Patti Page) | Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison | |
8. | "If Only Your Eyes Could Lie" | John Jarrard, Bob McDill | |
9. | "Ol' Frank" | Harlan Howard, Max D. Barnes | |
10. | "These Old Eyes Have Seen It All" | Curly Putman, Bucky Jones, Ron Hellard |
Certifications
Region | Certification |
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United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by George Jones
- ^ "American album certifications – George Jones – Wine Colored Roses". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- George Jones' Official Website
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- White Lightning and Other Favorites
- George Jones Salutes Hank Williams
- George Jones Sings Country and Western Hits
- George Jones Sings from the Heart
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- Homecoming in Heaven
- My Favorites of Hank Williams
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- The Race Is On
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- We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033"
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- George Jones Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier
- The George Jones Story
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- George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne
- George Jones (We Can Make It)
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- Bartender's Blues
- My Very Special Guests
- I Am What I Am
- Still the Same Ole Me
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- You've Still Got a Place in My Heart
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- You Oughta Be Here with Me
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- The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
- The Gospel Collection
- Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't
- Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets
- What's in Our Heart (with Melba Montgomery)
- Close Together (As You and Me) (with Melba Montgomery)
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- George Jones & Gene Pitney – For the First Time! Two Great Stars
- George Jones & Gene Pitney – Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee! (with Gene Pitney)
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- Double Trouble (with Johnny Paycheck)
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- Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again (with Merle Haggard)
- George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys
- Hillbilly Hit Parade
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- George Jones Sings His Greatest Hits
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- Long Live King George
- The Crown Prince of Country Music
- A King & Two Queens (with Judy Lynn and Melba Montgomery)
- Blue & Lonesome
- Heartaches & Tears
- Famous Country Duets
- Hits by George
- The Best of George Jones
- All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
- Encore
- Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits
- By Request
- Super Hits
- Friends in High Places
- Super Hits, Volume 2
- 16 Biggest Hits
- 50 Years of Hits
- God's Country: George Jones and Friends
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