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Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits
Greatest hits album by
George Jones
ReleasedOctober 30, 1982
Recorded1972 – 1982
GenreCountry
Length61:53
LabelEpic
ProducerBilly Sherrill
George Jones compilation albums chronology
Encore - George Jones
(1981) 		Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits
(1982) 		By Request
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(A-)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

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

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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

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Vinyl

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Can Make It"Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton2:03
2."Loving You Could Never Be Better"Earl Montgomery, Charlene Montgomery, Betty Tate3:05
3."A Picture of Me (Without You)"George Richey, Norro Wilson2:32
4."What My Woman Can't Do"George Jones, Earl Montgomery, Billy Sherrill2:35
5."Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)"Bobby Braddock2:19
6."Once You've Had the Best"Johnny Paycheck2:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."The Grand Tour"George Richey, Norro Wilson, Carmol Taylor3:05
8."The Door"Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson2:42
9."These Days (I Barely Get By)"George Jones, Tammy Wynette3:01
10."Memories of Us"Dave Kirby, Glenn Martin3:14
11."The Battle"George Richey, Norro Wilson, Linda Kimball2:45
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Her Name Is"Bobby Braddock2:17
13."Old King Kong"Sammy Lyons2:18
14."Bartender's Blues"James Taylor3:45
15."I'll Just Take It Out in Love"Bob McDill3:09
16."Someday My Day Will Come"Earl Montgomery, Chris Ryder, V.L. Haywood2:32
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."He Stopped Loving Her Today"Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman3:15
18."I'm Not Ready Yet"Tom T. Hall2:58
19."If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)"Harlan Sanders, Rick Beresford3:10
20."Good Ones and Bad Ones"Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins2:46
21."Still Doin' Time"Michael P. Heeney, John E. Moffat2:50
22."Same Ole Me (w/ The Oak Ridge Boys)"Paul Overstreet2:54

CD

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Can Make It"Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton2:03
2."Loving You Could Never Be Better"Earl Montgomery, Charlene Montgomery, Betty Tate3:05
3."A Picture of Me (Without You)"George Richey, Norro Wilson2:32
4."What My Woman Can't Do"George Jones, Earl Montgomery, Billy Sherrill2:35
5."Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)"Bobby Braddock2:19
6."Once You've Had the Best"Johnny Paycheck2:38
7."Her Name Is"Bobby Braddock2:17
8."Old King Kong"Sammy Lyons2:18
9."Bartender's Blues"James Taylor3:45
10."I'll Just Take It Out in Love"Bob McDill3:09
11."Someday My Day Will Come"Earl Montgomery, Chris Ryder, V.L. Haywood2:32
12."The Grand Tour"George Richey, Carmol Taylor, Norro Wilson3:05
13."The Door"Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson2:42
14."These Days (I Barely Get By)"George Jones, Tammy Wynette3:01
15."Memories of Us"Dave Kirby, Glenn Martin3:14
16."The Battle"George Richey, Norro Wilson, Linda Kimball2:45
17."He Stopped Loving Her Today"Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman3:15
18."I'm Not Ready Yet"Tom T. Hall2:58
19."If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)"Harlan Sanders, Rick Beresford3:10
20."Good Ones and Bad Ones"Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins2:46
21."Still Doin' Time"Michael P. Heeney, John E. Moffat2:50
22."Same Ole Me"Paul Overstreet2:54

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Anniversary: Ten Years of Hits > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "George Jones". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 438. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ "George Jones Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – George Jones – Anniversary - Ten Years of Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
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