this album contains random singles that George recorded between 1972 and 1989. there's 16 songs as the title suggests so how can anyone look at a 17 year span and pick out just 16? i know that Epic/Sony has a series of CDs under the "16 Biggest Hits" banner but when it comes to George Jones it's hard to compile hits collections on him because even the singles that didn't fly up the charts were still outstanding. Epic picks the obvious hits ( 1974's "The Grand Tour" and "The Door"; 1980's "He Stopped Loving Her Today"; 1981's "Still Doin' Time"; and 1985's "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?") and sprinkles in late '80s hits that usually get overlooked (1986's "Wine Colored Roses" and "The Right Left Hand"; 1989's "The King is Gone") on other collections. still, this album is only for people who haven't found a CD copy of his 1982 album "Anniversary:Ten Years of Hits". the CD DOES contain "She's My Rock" but his other 1984 Top-10 hit "You've Still Got a Place In My Heart" is once again not spotlighted. the great "Radio Lover" {recorded in 1983 and it can be found on the JONES COUNTRY album but it wasn't released as a single until 1989!} WAS a chart hit (it peaked at #62 on Billboard i think?). notable singles they left off that should have gotten included: 1976's "Her Name Is..."; 1977's "If I Could Put Them All Together"; 1987's "The Bird", "I'm a Survivor", and "The Old Man No One Loves"; 1982's duets with Merle Haggard "Yesterday's Wine" and "C.C. Waterback"; 1989's "I'm a One Woman Man"; 1985's "The One I Loved Back Then"; 1988's duet with Shelby Lynne on "If I Could Bottle This Up"; and the list goes on and on of the material during 1972-1989 that they had the tough job to choose from. all in all an excellant CD but not a "must-have" by any means.

I have been a George Jones fan since i was a young boy. Songs like The Grand Tour, and The Door send chills up my spine.George Jones has a way of getting to your heart, and you can feel the heartbreak in the songs. Even my 17 year old daughter is a fan, her favorite is Wine Colored Roses. I recently had the treat of seeing the Possum in concert, and what a treat it was. Long may George Jones reign as a living legend in Country music.

Maybe #1 of all time. But Don Williams has an incredible voice and delivery. You have to hear, if you havent already, George Jones singing He Stopped Loving Her Today. If you cry at movies you'll cry at this. This is one country singer who sure wasn't made out of a cookie cutter. That song is the most emotional I've heard, by the most emotional singer I can think of. Another favorite on this album is about a conversation with Elvis and Fred Flintstone. Yabba dabba doo, the king is gone, and so are you (George's wife).

If you are a George Jones fan , you will appreciate this cd. It has all of his great classics on one disc. Who could ever tire of; " He stopped loving her today" and " I always get lucky with you", and many more. A must have for your collection.

When George Jones signed to EPIC Records at the prodding of then wife Tammy Wynette and her producer, Billy Sherrill, country music history as well as HITS-history was made. Epic now offers some of the biggest from this pairing. Listeners will find ten times the emotion in Jones' original A PICTURE OF ME (WITHOUT YOU) than there was in the Lorrie Morgan cover and they will also delight in early 70's hits such as THESE DAYS, THE GRAND TOUR and WHAT MY WOMAN CANT DO. Included is a song that many consider to be the greatest country song of all time, HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY. After listening to this CD, you will know why Jones is a living legend and you will realize that they don't make them like this guy anymore .. and what he does to a country song hasn't been done like this since!