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Recorded at the height of the rock & roll establishment's infatuation with George Jones in the late '70s, Bartender's Blues is one of the most uneven and misdirected albums in his catalog.
Though the production is dated, leaning too close to the soft rock with its electric pianos, the main flaw with the album is the material.
Apart from the excellent weeper "I'll Just Take It Out in Love," the strongest song is the forced title track, which is essentially James Taylor's impression of what life in a honky tonk must be.
The remaining songs don't deal in such hackneyed clichés, but they don't have its melodic force, either.
That means that the album becomes just a wash of songs, despite Jones' fine performance.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartender's BluesJames Taylor | George Jones, James Taylor | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | I'll Just Take It Out in LoveBob McDill | George Jones | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | If You Loved a Liar (You'd Hug My Neck)George Jones, Earl Montgomery | George Jones | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at AllGeorge Jones, Red Lane, Royce Porter | George Jones | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | I Gave It All up for YouEarl Montgomery, Jolyon Skinner | George Jones | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 6 | I Don't Want No Stranger Sleepin' in My BedBill Emerson, George Jones | George Jones | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | I Ain't Got No Business Doin' Business TodayDanny Morrison, Johnny Slate | George Jones | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | Leaving Love All over the PlaceDwight Latham | George Jones | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 9 | (When Your Phone Don't Ring) It'll Be MeHank Cochran, G Martin | George Jones | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | JulianneRoger Bowling, Bill Emerson | George Jones | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 27 mins | 64 MB | |||||
| 27 mins | 159 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Bowling | Composer |
| 2 | Lou Bradley | Engineer |
| 3 | Hank Cochran | Composer |
| 4 | Bill Emerson | Composer |
| 5 | Steve Hoffman | Mastering |
| 6 | George Jones | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Red Lane | Composer |
| 8 | Dwight Latham | Composer |
| 9 | G Martin | Composer |
| 10 | Bob McDill | Composer |
| 11 | Earl Montgomery | Composer |
| 12 | Danny Morrison | Composer |
| 13 | The Nashville Edition | Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Royce Porter | Composer |
| 15 | Mike Ragogna | Reissue Director |
| 16 | Ron Reynolds | Engineer |
| 17 | David Richman | Design |
| 18 | Billy Sherrill | Producer |
| 19 | Jolyon Skinner | Composer |
| 20 | Johnny Slate | Composer |
| 21 | James Taylor | Composer, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Clark Thomas | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |