God's Country: George Jones and Friends is a tribute album to American country music artist George Jones. Released on October 17, 2006 on the Category 5 Records label. It features several of Jones' most well-known songs, such as "White Lightnin'," and "He Stopped Loving Her Today". Various artists contributed cover versions to the album, including Vince Gill, Tanya Tucker and Sammy Kershaw. Jones also appears on this album singing the title track "God's Country", his first brand new song in five years. The album includes a behind-the-scenes DVD of its making. George Jones appears on the album courtesy of Bandit Records.
Track listing
Disc 1 (CD)
Disc 2 (DVD) The Making of the Album Documentary [DVD]
Personnel Eddie Bayers – Drums Mike Brignardello – Bass Bob Bullock – Engineer Joe Chemay – Bass Lisa Cochran – Background Vocals J. T. Corenflos – Electric guitar Bill Decker – Mixing Joe Diffie – Background Vocals Dan Dugmore – Steel Guitar Stuart Duncan – Fiddle Buddy Emmons – Steel Guitar Brandon Epps – Assistant Engineer Larry Franklin – Fiddle Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar Derek Garten – Assistant Engineer Tony Harrell – Piano Aubrey Haynie – Fiddle Wes Hightower – Background Vocals John Hobbs – Piano Jim Hoke – Acoustic guitar, Harmonica John Jarvis – Piano Troy Lancaster – Electric guitar Chris Leuzinger – Electric guitar B. James Lowry – Acoustic guitar Liana Manis – Background Vocals Sam Martin – Assistant Engineer Brent Mason – Electric guitar Andrew Mendelson – Mastering Mark Miller – Engineer Greg Morrow – Drums Gordon Mote – Piano Steve Nathan – Strings Denny Purcell – Mastering Allen Reynolds – Producer Michael Rhodes – Bass John Wesley Ryles – Background Vocals Hank Singer – Fiddle Brian Sutton – Acoustic guitar Pam Tillis – Background Vocals Wanda Vick – Dobro Billy Joe Walker Jr. – Producer, Gut String Guitar Ginny Johnson Walker – Production Assistant Lonnie Wilson – Drums Glenn Worf – Bass
Chart performance +Chart performance for God's Country: George Jones and Friends Chart (2006) Peakposition
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