George Jones: The Best of George Jones
Genre: Country	Dates: 1955-1967

"The Possum" may well be the greatest singer country music has ever produced; no less than Frank Sinatra has called him "the second greatest American singer ever." Though this compilation is a tease—it'd have to be expanded by at least a couple of discs and three decades to do George justice—it's still not a bad introduction. Jones' flexible tenor and unerring phrasing can turn a piece of dreck into a tragedy of near-Shakespearean proportions; when he wrenches out a syllable from between clenched teeth, or glides from deep baritone to a high tenor whisper, you will know the sound of heartbreak. Waylon Jennings: "If we could all sound like we wanted to, we'd sound like George Jones."

Playlist:

1. Why Baby Why
2. What Am I Worth
3. Just One More
4. Don't Stop The Music
5. Color Of The Blues
6. White Lightning
7. Window Up Above, The
8. Tender Years
9. Aching, Breaking Heart
10. She Thinks I Still Care
11. Girl I Used To Know, A
12. We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds - (with Melba Montgomery)
13. You Comb Her Hair
14. Race Is On, The
15. I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night - (with Gene Pitney)
16. Love Bug
17. I'm A People
18. Walk Through This World With Me