Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits

Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits is an album by American country music artist George Jones released on October 30, 1982, on the Epic Records label. It went gold in 1989. The CD edition was issued in 1990.

Background

Although Jones's pre-Epic recordings had been repackaged and compiled countless times, Anniversary - 10 Years of Hits was the first comprehensive collection of the singer's biggest hits with the label. It contains all of his number one hits with Epic over the previous decade: "The Grand Tour" (1974), "The Door" (1975), "He Stopped Loving Her Today" (1980), and "Still Doin' Time" (1981). The set does not contain his chart toppers with ex-wife Tammy Wynette from the period (1973's "We're Gonna Hold On", 1976's "Golden Ring", and 1977's "Near You"). For many casual country fans, this would be the only Jones album that they owned. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic observes: "What makes Anniversary transcendent, one of the best country albums of all time, is the context and subtext, how it reads like an autobiography of the most turbulent, heartbreaking decade in Jones' life." It went gold in 1989 and a CD edition was issued in 1990. All the songs are produced by Billy Sherrill.

Track listing

Vinyl

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Can Make It"	Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton	2:03
2.	"Loving You Could Never Be Better"	Betty Belew, Charlene Montgomery, Earl Montgomery	3:05
3.	"A Picture of Me (Without You)"	George Richey, Norro Wilson	2:32
4.	"What My Woman Can't Do"	George Jones, E. Montgomery, Sherrill	2:35
5.	"Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)"	Bobby Braddock	2:19
6.	"Once You've Had the Best"	Johnny Paycheck	2:38

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"The Grand Tour"	Richey, Carmol Taylor, Wilson	3:05
8.	"The Door"	Sherrill, Wilson	2:42
9.	"These Days (I Barely Get By)"	Jones, Tammy Wynette	3:01
10.	"Memories of Us"	Dave Kirby, Glenn Martin	3:14
11.	"The Battle"	Ray Colcord, Lew Kimball, Richey, Wilson	2:45

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Her Name Is..."	Braddock	2:17
13.	"Old King Kong"	Sammy Lyons	2:18
14.	"Bartender's Blues"	James Taylor	3:45
15.	"I'll Just Take It Out in Love"	Bob McDill	3:09
16.	"Someday My Day Will Come"	E. Montgomery	2:32

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
17.	"He Stopped Loving Her Today"	Braddock, Curly Putman	3:15
18.	"I'm Not Ready Yet"	Tom T. Hall	2:58
19.	"If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)"	Rick Beresford, Harlan Sanders, Karl Sanders	3:10
20.	"Good Ones and Bad Ones"	Joe Chambers	2:46
21.	"Still Doin' Time"	Michael P. Heeney, John E. Moffat	2:50
22.	"Same Ole Me"	Paul Overstreet	2:54

CD

The CD release reverses the order of sides 2 and 3.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Can Make It"	Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton	2:03
2.	"Loving You Could Never Be Better"	Betty Belew, Charlene Montgomery, Earl Montgomery	3:05
3.	"A Picture of Me (Without You)"	George Richey, Norro Wilson	2:32
4.	"What My Woman Can't Do"	George Jones, E. Montgomery, Sherrill	2:35
5.	"Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)"	Bobby Braddock	2:19
6.	"Once You've Had the Best"	Johnny Paycheck	2:38
7.	"Her Name Is..."	Braddock	2:17
8.	"Old King Kong"	Sammy Lyons	2:18
9.	"Bartender's Blues"	James Taylor	3:45
10.	"I'll Just Take It Out in Love"	Bob McDill	3:09
11.	"Someday My Day Will Come"	E. Montgomery	2:32
12.	"The Grand Tour"	Richey, Carmol Taylor, Wilson	3:05
13.	"The Door"	Sherrill, Wilson	2:42
14.	"These Days (I Barely Get By)"	Jones, Tammy Wynette	3:01
15.	"Memories of Us"	Dave Kirby, Glenn Martin	3:14
16.	"The Battle"	Ray Colcord, Lew Kimball, Richey, Wilson	2:45
17.	"He Stopped Loving Her Today"	Braddock, Curly Putman	3:15
18.	"I'm Not Ready Yet"	Tom T. Hall	2:58
19.	"If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)"	Rick Beresford, Harlan Sanders, Karl Sanders	3:10
20.	"Good Ones and Bad Ones"	Joe Chambers	2:46
21.	"Still Doin' Time"	Michael P. Heeney, John E. Moffat	2:50
22.	"Same Ole Me"	Paul Overstreet	2:54

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	16

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[2]	Gold

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits at AllMusic
↑ "American album certifications – George Jones – Anniversary - Ten Years of Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

George Jones

Studio albums	Grand Ole Opry's New Star Hillbilly Hit Parade Long Live King George Country Church Time White Lightning and Other Favorites George Jones Salutes Hank Williams Sings Country and Western Hits Sings from the Heart George Jones Sings Bob Wills Homecoming in Heaven My Favorites of Hank Williams I Wish Tonight Would Never End Blue & Lonesome George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! Mr. Country & Western Music New Country Hits Old Brush Arbors Country Heart Love Bug I'm a People We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033" Walk Through This World with Me Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier If My Heart Had Windows I'll Share My World with You Where Grass Won't Grow Will You Visit Me on Sunday? George Jones with Love George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne George Jones (We Can Make It) A Picture of Me (Without You) Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You) In a Gospel Way The Grand Tour Memories of Us The Battle Alone Again I Wanta Sing Bartender's Blues I Am What I Am Still the Same Ole Me Shine On Jones Country You've Still Got a Place in My Heart Ladies' Choice Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes Wine Colored Roses Too Wild Too Long One Woman Man You Oughta Be Here with Me And Along Came Jones Walls Can Fall High-Tech Redneck I Lived to Tell It All It Don't Get Any Better Than This Cold Hard Truth The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 The Gospel Collection Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't

Collaborative albums	What's in Our Hearts A King & Two Queens Bluegrass Hootenanny Famous Country Duets George Jones and Gene Pitney: For the First Time! Two Great Singers George Jones and Gene Pitney (Recorded in Nashville!) It's Country Time Again! We Go Together Me and the First Lady We Love to Sing About Jesus Let's Build a World Together We're Gonna Hold On George & Tammy & Tina Golden Ring My Very Special Guests Double Trouble Together Again A Taste of Yesterday's Wine Friends in High Places The Bradley Barn Sessions George and Tammy Super Hits One God's Country: George Jones and Friends Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets

Compilations	Hits by George Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits By Request First Time Live Super Hits Super Hits, Volume 2 16 Biggest Hits Live with the Possum 50 Years of Hits

Singles	"No Money in This Deal" "Let Him Know" "Hold Everything" "Why Baby Why" "Achin', Breakin' Heart" "Seasons of My Heart" "Just One More" "Color of the Blues" "White Lightning" "Window Up Above" "Tender Years" "She Thinks I Still Care" "I'll Share My World with You "The Race Is On" "Love Bug" "Walk Through This World with Me" "If My Heart Had Windows" "Good Year for the Roses" "Loving You Could Never Be Better" "A Picture of Me (Without You)" "The Grand Tour" "The Door" "He Stopped Loving Her Today" "I'm Not Ready Yet" "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)" "Still Doin' Time" "Same Ole Me" "Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)" "I Always Get Lucky with You" "Tennessee Whiskey" "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" "She's My Rock" "Hallelujah, I Love You So" "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)" "Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way" "Wine Colored Roses" "The Right Left Hand" "I Turn to You" "The Bird" "I'm a One Woman Man" "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" "Choices" "Funny How Time Slips Away"

Collaborative singles	"We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "Let's Invite Them Over" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "What's in Our Heart" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (w/ Melba Montgomery) "We're Gonna Hold On" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Golden Ring" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Near You" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Maybellene" (w/ Johnny Paycheck) "Two Story House" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "You Better Move On" (w/ Johnny Paycheck) "Yesterday's Wine" (w/ Merle Haggard) "C.C. Waterback" (w/ Merle Haggard)

Guest singles	"A Few Ole Country Boys" (w/ Randy Travis) "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (w/ Patty Loveless) "A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K version)" (w/ Chad Brock and Hank Williams, Jr.) "Murder on Music Row" (w/ Dierks Bentley)

Related articles	Albums discography Singles discography Discography with Tammy Wynette Awards

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