George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today / A Hard Act To Follow Album

Tracklist

1	He Stopped Loving Her Today Arranged By [Strings] – Bill McElhineyWritten-By – B. Braddock, C. Putman	3:15
2	A Hard Act To Follow Written-By – E. Montgomery, G. Jones	2:04

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
9-50867	George Jones	He Stopped Loving Her Today ‎(7", Single)	Epic	9-50867	US	1980
9-50867	George Jones	He Stopped Loving Her Today ‎(7", Single, Promo)	Epic	9-50867	US	1980
ES 501	George Jones	He Stopped Loving Her Today ‎(7", Single)	Epic	ES 501	Australia	1980

Credits

• Producer – Billy Sherrill

Notes

Side A published by Tree Publishings Co., Inc. (BMI).
Side B published by Mister Magic Music, Inc./Jonesongs, Inc. (BMI).

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ZSS 166964
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ZSS 166965
• Rights Society: BMI

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Manufactured By – CBS Records Canada Ltd.
• Published By – Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
• Published By – Mister Magic Music, Inc.
• Published By – Jonesongs, Inc.

Short intro

He Stopped Loving Her Today is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first solo No. 1 single in six years. The melancholy song was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman. The week after Jones' death, the song re-entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. As of November 13, 2013, the single. A Hard Act to Follow. George Jones. Original Album Classics. SME от лица компании Columbia Nashville BMI - Broadcast Music Inc. CMRRA, SOLAR Music Rights Management, BMG Rights Management US, LLC и другие авторские общества 5. All-Star Ultra TV Censored Bloopers - Продолжительность: 46:46 Classic TV & More Recommended for you. Текст песни: He said, I'll love you 'til I die She told him, You'll forget in time And as the years went slowly by She still preyed upon his Stopped Loving Her Today Made Popular By George Jones. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. G He kept her picture on his wall. C Went half crazy now and then. D He still loved her through it all. G Hoping she'd come back again. G Kept some letters by his bed. G First time I'd seen him smile in years. G He stopped loving her today. C They placed a wreath upon his door. D And soon they'll carry him away. G You know, she came to see him one last time C Aw, and we all wondered if she would D And it kept running through my mind G This time he's over her for good. Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, Jones released this song in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The songs slow tempo and melancholic Read More. Often cited as the greatest country song of all time, He Stopped Loving Her Today made it to 4 on the Rolling Stone list. VExw77xJsBQ. Bone Dry. I'm gonna be a hard act to follow Since you have set the stage Take me in, unlock the door And let the tiger out of his cage I don't need no dress rehearsal. Cause my heart don't beat that strong But I'm gonna be a hard act to follow If you keep a-coming-on. Well the introductions over We've got our hearts in tune Let me know before we start the show Am I falling in love too soon I've got a heart 'bout as big as Texas About the size of the Astrodome And I'm gonna be a hard act to follow If you keep a-coming-on. Submit Corrections. album: I Am What I Am 1980. He Stopped Loving Her Today. I've Aged Twenty Years In Five. Brother To The Blues. His wife left him he never stopped loving her just like he said. Loved her til the day he died. The song touches on heartbreak, and true love. Mark from Byrdstown, TnIn his autobiography George Jones said when he recorded the song he was drunk and when it came to the spoken part he had to do it over 4 times before he got it right. Just before he recorded this song George had been sleeping in his car in a hotel parking even pay his hotel bill and was booted after bottoming out on dope and song won song of the year in 1979 AND 1980 and the rest ,as they say ,is history. p By 1980, Jones had not had a number one single in six years and many critics began to write him off. However, the singer stunned the music industry in April when He Stopped Loving Her Today shot to number one on the country charts and remained there for 18 weeks. The song was written by a href pagesw109564902402691 Bobby Braddocka and a href pagesw113643418685666 Curly Putmana and tells the story of a friend who has never given up on his love he keeps old letters and photos from back in the day and hangs on. The Lips version of He Stopped Loving Her Today arrives with the band performing the song onstage in a scene from the movie, with singer Wayne Coyne - in an eye patch - diving headlong into Bobby Braddock and Curly Putmans lyrics. While Jones sang them with his syrupy drawl, Coyne offers an equal parts yearning and raspy take, with multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd handling the songs spoken-word interlude You know, she came to see him one last time . The Flaming Lips celebrated the 20th anniversary of their landmark album The Soft Bulletin last year. Follow Us