George Jones - I Lived to Tell It All

A companion piece to his best-selling autobiography of the same name, I Lived to Tell It All is a surprising return to form by George Jones. Where The Bradley Barn Sessions tried to be an authentic release in the vein of a Hightone record and where High-Tech Redneck was clueless in its calculation, I Lived to Tell It All is an effortless encapsulation of Jones' gifts. There are honky tonk raveups, there are heart-tugging barroom weepers, and, best of all, there are several novelties that rank among the most clever and self-deprecating that Jones has ever recorded. Those that were seeking the pseudo-gritty production of The Bradley Barn Session may be discouraged by the slicker sound of I Lived to Tell It All, but there's no denying that Jones sounds recharged and energetic; he's getting a genuine kick singing these songs, which are all loosely auto-biographical. In terms of content and performance, it's his best record since I Am What I Am. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bergen White Vocals (Background) Billy Sherrill Engineer Bob Bullock Engineer Brian Tankersley Mixing Buddy Cannon Producer Butch Carr Engineer Chris Stone Assistant Engineer Curtis Young Vocals (Background) Danny Parks Guitar (Electric) Dennis Wilson Vocals (Background) Don Potter Guitar (Acoustic) Farrell Morris Percussion Gary Buho Gazaway Trumpet George Jones Vocals, Guitar Glen Duncan Fiddle Grahame Smith Digital Editing, Engineer Grant Greene Assistant Engineer Hank Williams Mastering Hargus "Pig" Robbins Piano Harold Bradley ?, Tic Tac Jana King Vocals (Background) Jim Chapman Vocals (Background) Joe Hayden Assistant Engineer John Hughey Guitar (Steel) Julie Reeves Vocals (Background) Larry Marrs Vocals (Background) Louis Dean Nunley Vocals (Background) Marabeth Jordan Vocals (Background) Mickey Braithwaite Design, Art Direction Mike Lawler Engineer, Keyboards Millie Kirkham Vocals (Background) Norro Wilson Producer Paul Franklin Fiddle, Dobro Paul Leim Drums Pete Wade Guitar (Electric) Peter Nash Photography Rodger Morris Keyboards Roy M. "Junior" Husky Bass (Upright) Sandy Jenkins Engineer, Assistant Engineer Terry Bates Assistant Engineer Terry McMillan Harmonica Todd Culross Assistant Engineer Warren Peterson Engineer