"The Battle" is a song by American country music artist George Jones. It was composed by Norro Wilson,

George Richey George Richey (born George Baker Richardson; November 30, 1935 – July 31, 2010) was an American songwriter and record producer. He was born in Arkansas, but raised in Malden, Missouri. Career Richey was a mainstay of the Nashville country music ...

, and Linda Kimball and became the title track of Jones' 1976 LP. The song uses war as a metaphor in describing an argument and eventual reconciliation between a couple, with the woman emerging victorious and the narrator exclaiming, "Oh, what a sweet surrender!" The song begins with the sound of drums mimicking the start of a battle march. Despite Billy Sherrill's ambitious production and Jones' committed vocal performance, the single did not crack the

Top 10 A top ten list is a list of the ten highest-ranking items of a given category. Top Ten or Top 10 may also refer to: Media *Top 10, a common record chart for the ten most popular songs of the week in the musical chart of a country *''America's Top ...

, stalling at #16 and continued the singer's commercial slide as a solo artist. Meanwhile, the single "

Golden Ring Golden Ring may refer to: Places * Golden Ring of Russia, is a theme route over a ring of cities northeast of Moscow * Golden Ring Hotel, hotel in Moscow * Golden Ring Mall, shopping center in Rosedale, Maryland * Golden Ring Middle School, schoo ...

," a duet with his estranged ex-wife Tammy Wynette, became a #1 hit that same year.

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Battle, The 1976 songs George Jones songs Songs written by Norro Wilson Songs written by George Richey Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill Epic Records singles