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''It's Country Time Again!'' is an album by
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George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American Country music, country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice an ...
and
Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 h ...
released in 1966 on the
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label.


Background

''It's Country Time Again!'' is the sequel to '' For the First Time! Two Great Stars - George Jones and Gene Pitney'', released the year before. It reached number 17 on the US Country Albums chart. The album features the Jones' hits " Love Bug", "My Favorite Lies", and a duet of "
Why Baby Why "Why Baby Why" is a country music song co-written and originally recorded by George Jones. Released in late 1955 on Starday Records and produced by Starday co-founder and Jones' manager Pappy Daily, it peaked at 4 on the '' Billboard'' countr ...
", Jones' first hit from 1955. The Bear Family record label reissued both albums under the title ''George Jones & Gene Pitney'', collecting 31 sides that the pair recorded together.


Release

The song "That's All It Took" was written by
George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American Country music, country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice an ...
, Darrell Edwards, and Charlotte Lynn Grier and originally recorded by Jones as a duet with
Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 h ...
on
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. Jones and Pitney had scored a
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hit in 1965 with "
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" and also recorded two LPs together. However, "That's All It Took" was not a hit, only making it to number 47 on the ''Billboard'' country singles chart. Although a rather obscure song,
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pioneer
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recorded the song as a duet with
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on his debut solo album '' GP'' in 1973. A live version by Parsons and his band the Fallen Angels also appears on the 1982 release ''Live 1973''.


Track listing

# "
Mockin' Bird Hill "Mockin' Bird Hill" is a song written in 3/4 time by Calle Jularbo, with lyrics by George Vaughn Horton. It is perhaps best known through recordings by Patti Page, Horton's own Pinetoppers, and the duo of Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1951, or by ...
" (Vaughn Horton) # "As Long as I Live" (
Roy Acuff Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown ...
) # "My Favorite Lies"(George Jones, Jack Ripley) # "Y'all Come" (Arlie Duff) # "
Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You" is a popular song published in 1944 by Jimmie Hodges. The song became a standard, recorded by many pop and country music singers. The song features in Series 3 Episode 6 ‘Christening’ of the British co ...
" (Jimmy Hodges) # "Love Bug" (Wayne Kemp, Curtis Wayne) # "Big Job" (Jones, Hank Mills) # "Your Old Standby" (Jim Eanes, Wayne Perry) # "Why Baby Why" (Jones, Darrell Edwards) # "That's All It Took" (Jones, Darrell Edwards, C. Grier) # "Louisiana Man" (
Doug Kershaw Douglas James Kershaw (born January 24, 1936) is an American fiddle player, singer, and songwriter from Louisiana. Active since 1948, he began his career as part of the duo Rusty and Doug, along with his brother, Rusty Kershaw. He had an exte ...
) # "
I Can't Stop Loving You "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by the country musician Don Gibson from his 1958 album ''Oh Lonesome Me'', who first recorded it on December 3, 1957, for RCA Victor Records. It was released in 1958 as the B-side ...
" (
Don Gibson Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson wrote such country standards as " Sweet Dreams" and " I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjo ...
)


Chart positions

Album –
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(United States)


Singles


References


External links


George Jones' Official Website
{{Authority control 1966 albums George Jones albums Gene Pitney albums Musicor Records albums Albums produced by Pappy Daily Vocal duet albums