･ The two albums in this collection “Ladies’ Choice” (1984) and “My Very Special Guests” (1979) both provide a variety of guests in the company of the Possum as this artist was affectionately named.
･ One of the original intentions of “Ladies’ Choice” was to pair George Jones with mainly several up and coming female singers although ironically its biggest success came with its only solo track ‘She’s My Rock’ which rose to #2 in the 1984 Billboard Single Charts. George recorded it as a tribute to his wife Nancy who had helped him turn his life around putting behind him the years of alcoholism and drug addiction.
･ George Jones helped set a trend for album duet collaborations with “My Very Special Guests” bringing together a collection of artists who were admirers and peers. Perhaps the presence of Elvis Costello might have been a little surprising but he was a long-time fan and found inspiration from Jones for his country songwriting ‘Stranger In The House’ being one of those songs. A year later he enjoyed British chart success with the George Jones hit ‘A Good Year For The Roses’.
･ First time CD release for “Ladies’ Choice”.
･ Both albums produced by Billy Sherrill.

LADIES CHOICE:
1. SHE’S MY ROCK
2. HALLELUJAH I LOVE YOU SO (WITH BRENDA LEE)
3. ALL I WANT TO DO IN LIFE (WITH JANIE FRICKE)
4. WE SURE MAKE GOOD LOVE (WITH LORETTA LYNN)
5. DAISY CHAIN (WITH BARBARA MANDRELL)
6. ALL FALL DOWN (WITH EMMYLOU HARRIS)
7. SIZE SEVEN ROUND (MADE OF GOLD) (WITH LACY J. DALTON)
8. OUR LOVE WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME (WITH DEBORAH ALLEN)
9. SLOW BURNING FIRE (WITH TERRI GIBBS)
10. BEST FRIENDS (WITH LEONA WILLIAMS)
MY VERY SPECIAL GUESTS:
11. NIGHT LIFE (WITH WAYLON JENNINGS)
12. BARTENDER’S BLUES (WITH JAMES TAYLOR)
13. HERE WE ARE (WITH EMMYLOU HARRIS)
14. I’VE TURNED YOU TO STONE (WITH LINDA RONSTADT)
15. IT SURE WAS GOOD (WITH TAMMY WYNETTE)
16. I GOTTA GET DRUNK (WITH WILLIE NELSON)
17. PROUD MARY (WITH JOHNNY PAYCHECK)
18. STRANGER IN THE HOUSE (WITH ELVIS COSTELLO)
19. I STILL HOLD HER BODY (BUT I THINK I’VE LOST HER MIND) (WITH DENNIS & RAY (OF DR. HOOK) )
20. WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN (WITH POP & MAVIS STAPLES)