George Jones - And Along Came Jones
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After 19 years with Epic Records, Jones and his wife Nancy, who was now engineering all of his major career moves, signed with Tony Brown of MCA Records, the dynamic chief record executive and staff producer who had been a central figure in the renaissance country music had undergone in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Brown told The New York Times that signing Jones "was like signing Elvis. If I could sign only one of all the legends in town, George is the one I would sign. Everyone still loves him." Although Jones's last two Epic albums had been ignored by radio, dozens of Nashville's new superstars sang his praises in interviews. And Along Came Jones was produced by Kyle Lehning, who was hot off a string of hit albums by Randy Travis and had previously produced Jones's last Top Ten hit, a duet with Travis called "A Few Ole Country Boys". The album took nine months to record – an eternity compared to the singer's early days – and featured the usual mix of ballads, drinking songs, and novelties. Backed by MCA's powerful promotion team, the album sold better than his previous one had
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