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singer George Jones. It was released in 1966 on the Musicor Records label.

Background

As Bob Allen points out in his book ''George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend'', "During the next six years, with Musicor, George recorded more than over 280 songs – most of which were done in rushed, sloppily produced sessions – and help to establish for himself a somewhat unwelcome reputation as one of country music's most overrecorded artists." ''Love Bug'' was one of several albums Musicor issued on Jones in 1966, with some of the same songs – such as "Things Have Gone To Pieces", "Take Me", and the title track – reappearing. The album mostly features songs made famous by other artists, such as

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, and Merle Haggard. It reached number seven on the country album chart.

Track listing

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Don't Let Me Cross Over "Don't Let Me Cross Over" is a song made famous as a duet by Carl Butler and Pearl, a husband-and-wife country music duo. Originally released in November 1962, the song needed just four weeks to reach the #1 spot on the ''Billboard'' Country Sing ...

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Things Have Gone to Pieces "Things Have Gone to Pieces" is a song written by Leon Payne and originally recorded by country music artist George Jones. It was Jones' first single after signing with the Musicor label and spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the ''Billboar ...

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