''Still the Same Ole Me'' is an album by

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singer George Jones released in 1981 (see

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) on the

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label.

Recording and composition

''Still the Same Ole Me'' built on the massive success of Jones comeback single " He Stopped Loving Her Today" and went to number 3 on ''Billboards country albums chart. "Same Ole Me", an anthem of survival and enduring love written by Paul Overstreet and featuring backing from the Oak Ridge Boys, peaked at number 2 on the charts. Even more successful was the hardcore honky tonk ballad " Still Doin' Time" ("I've been living in hell with a bar for a cell..."), which gave Jones a number one smash. The album also includes a duet with his daughter Georgette, who was 10 years old at the time, on "Daddy Come Home." The album track "I Won't Need You Anymore", would become a number one hit for

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in 1987. ''Same Ole Me'' was also the title of a 1989 documentary detailing the events of Jones's life and career. Although Jones was enjoying immense success at this time, having renegotiated his contract with CBS, he was still ravaging his body with alcohol and

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, and appeared frighteningly frail when he made television appearances promoting the prophetic "Someday My Day Will Come." However, the same year that ''Still the Same Ole Me'' came out, Jones met a 34-year-old divorcée named Nancy Sepulveda from Mansfield, Louisiana. Nancy, who neither drank nor took drugs, would eventually marry Jones, manage his career, and turn his troubled life around.

Track listing

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References

External links

George Jones' Official Website

Record Label
1981 albums George Jones albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Billy Sherrill {{1980s-country-album-stub