High Tech Redneck
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High-Tech Redneck is an album
by American country music
singer George Jones
. It was released in 1993 on the MCA Nashville Records label. This album went Gold in 1994. Its lead-off single was its title track, which peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
) charts in 1994. The other single from this album to make a chart appearance in Billboard was his duet with Sammy Kershaw on "Never Bit a Bullet Like This", a song also found on Kershaw's 1993 album Feelin' Good Train
.
The album was dedicated to Conway Twitty
who had died in June 1993, and it features a cover of Twitty's "Hello Darlin'
" to close out the CD. "A Thousand Times a Day
" was later recorded by Patty Loveless
on her 1997 album The Trouble with the Truth
from which it was released as a single. "The Visit" was later record by Chad Brock
on his 2000 album Yes!
from which it was released as a single.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
. It was released in 1993 on the MCA Nashville Records label. This album went Gold in 1994. Its lead-off single was its title track, which peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts in 1994. The other single from this album to make a chart appearance in Billboard was his duet with Sammy Kershaw on "Never Bit a Bullet Like This", a song also found on Kershaw's 1993 album Feelin' Good Train
Feelin' Good Train
Feelin' Good Train is the third studio album released by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in 1994 on Mercury Records. The album produced four singles for Kershaw on the Billboard country charts...
.
The album was dedicated to Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
who had died in June 1993, and it features a cover of Twitty's "Hello Darlin'
Hello Darlin' (song)
"Hello Darlin'" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist, Conway Twitty. The song was originally released in March 1970 and became Twitty's fourth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that summer. The song spent four weeks atop the...
" to close out the CD. "A Thousand Times a Day
A Thousand Times a Day
"A Thousand Times a Day" is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and Gary Nicholson. It was originally recorded by American country singer George Jones on his 1992 album High-Tech Redneck....
" was later recorded by Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
on her 1997 album The Trouble with the Truth
The Trouble with the Truth
The Trouble with the Truth is the eighth album by country music artist Patty Loveless. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top Country albums charts, and #86 on the Pop charts...
from which it was released as a single. "The Visit" was later record by Chad Brock
Chad Brock
Chad Brock is an American country music artist and disc jockey. Before beginning his musical career in the late 1990s, he was a professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling , until an injury forced him to retire....
on his 2000 album Yes!
Yes! (Chad Brock album)
Yes! is the second album released by country music artist Chad Brock. Lead-off single "A Country Boy Can Survive ", featuring George Jones and Hank Williams, Jr., is a rewritten version of Williams' hit "A Country Boy Can Survive", rewritten to address the Y2K problem. This song peaked at #30 on...
from which it was released as a single.
Track listing
- "High-Tech Redneck" (Byron HillByron HillByron Hill , is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 650 Country and Pop artists.-Music career:...
, Zack Turner) – 2:26 - "I've Still Got Some Hurtin' Left to Do" (Donny Kees, Richard Ross) – 2:51
- "The Love in Your Eyes" (Wayland HolyfieldWayland HolyfieldWayland D. Holyfield, , is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community.-Early life:Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public schools and attended Hendrix College at Conway, Arkansas before graduating from the University of...
, Norro WilsonNorro WilsonNorris "Norro" Wilson is an American country music singer, songwriter and producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
) – 3:52 - "The Visit" (Gene Ellsworth, Brad Rodgers, Charles Stefl) – 3:21
- "Silent Partners" (Bobby BraddockBobby BraddockRobert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...
) – 3:03 - "Tear Me Out of the Picture" (Bill RiceBill RiceWilbur Steven "Bill" Rice is an American country music singer and songwriter. Rice charted six singles between 1971 and 1978, including the Top 40 hit "Travelin' Minstrel Man", but is better known for his songwriting...
, Sharon Rice, Mike Lawler) – 3:25 - "A Thousand Times a DayA Thousand Times a Day"A Thousand Times a Day" is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and Gary Nicholson. It was originally recorded by American country singer George Jones on his 1992 album High-Tech Redneck....
" (Gary BurrGary BurrGary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
, Gary Nicholson) – 3:06 - "Never Bit a Bullet Like This" (Jim Foster, Mark C. Petersen) – 2:21
- feat. Sammy KershawSammy KershawSamuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications...
- feat. Sammy Kershaw
- "Forever's Here to Stay" (Larry Bastian, Buddy CannonBuddy CannonBuddy Cannon is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Active since the late 1970s, he is known primarily for his work as Kenny Chesney's record producer, for which he won the Academy of Country Music's Producer of the Year award in 2006.Along with Bill Anderson and Jamey...
) – 3:38 - "Hello Darlin'Hello Darlin' (song)"Hello Darlin'" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist, Conway Twitty. The song was originally released in March 1970 and became Twitty's fourth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that summer. The song spent four weeks atop the...
" (Conway TwittyConway TwittyConway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
) – 2:43
Personnel
- George Jones – vocals, guitar
- Barry BeckettBarry BeckettBarry Edward Beckett was a keyboardist who worked as a session musician with several notable artists on their studio albums...
– piano - David BriggsDavid Briggs (American musician)David Briggs is an American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer and studio owner....
– piano - Mike Chapman – bass
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John HugheyJohn HugheyJohn Hughey was an American musician. He was known for his work as a session pedal steel guitar player for various country music acts, most notably Vince Gill and Conway Twitty...
– steel guitar - Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonica
- Sammy KershawSammy KershawSamuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications...
– vocals - Mike Lawler – keyboards
- Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
– guitar - Reggie YoungReggie YoungReggie Young was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studios Band , and is a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with artists such as Elvis Presley, B.J. Thomas, John Prine, Dusty Springfield, J.J...
– guitar - Danny Parks – guitar
- Larry Paxton – bass
- Steve Turner – drums
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
– background vocals - Cindy Walker – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Chely WrightChely WrightRichell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"...
– background vocals - Curtis Young – background vocals
- Nashville String MachineNashville String MachineNashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians and has been credited on recordings as far back as 1974. The Nashville String Machine's composition varies from project to project. It has appeared as large as an orchestra, or as small as a duo.-Notable members:Being a...
– strings
Chart performance
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 124 |