Jewel of the South
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Jewel of the South is the title of the ninth studio album released 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...

 artist Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

. Released in 1995 (see 1995 in country music
1995 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1995.-Top hits of the year:-Singles released by American artists:-Singles released by Canadian artists:-Top new album releases:-Other top albums:-Deaths:...

), It was his second as well as his last album under the MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

 label. Like its predecessor, It failed to chart on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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Top Country Albums chart. Only one track "Please Remember Me
Please Remember Me
"Please Remember Me" is the title of a song co-written by American country music artist Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings. Originally recorded by Crowell on his 1995 album Jewel of the South, his version was released as a single that year. Crowell's version of the song peaked at #69 on the Billboard...

" was released as a single where it reached #69 on the 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...

 chart. Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...

 would release a successful cover of the song in from his 1999 album A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (Tim McGraw album)
A Place in the Sun is the fifth album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on May 4, 1999. "Please Remember Me" was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy awards. "My Best Friend" was nominated in the same category the following year...

which hit #1 in both the United States and Canada as well as reaching #10 on The Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

All songs composed by Rodney Crowell except when noted
  1. "Say You Love Me" - 3:47
  2. "Candy Man" (Neil Fredericks, Beverly "Ruby" Ross) - 3:03
  3. "Please Remember Me
    Please Remember Me
    "Please Remember Me" is the title of a song co-written by American country music artist Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings. Originally recorded by Crowell on his 1995 album Jewel of the South, his version was released as a single that year. Crowell's version of the song peaked at #69 on the Billboard...

    " (Crowell, Will Jennings) - 3:45
  4. "The Ballad of Possum Potez" - 3:29
  5. "Thinking About Leaving" - 4:06
  6. "The Ladder of Love" - 2:54
  7. "Just Say Yes" (Crowell, Keith Sykes) - 4:02
  8. "Storm of Love" (Harlan Howard
    Harlan Howard
    Harlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...

    , Buck Owens
    Buck Owens
    Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...

    ) - 3:01
  9. "Love to Burn" (Crowell, Hank DeVito, Jennings) - 3:26
  10. "Jewel of the South" - 4:50
  11. "Que' Es Amor (What Is Love)" (Crowell, Jennings, Roy Orbison
    Roy Orbison
    Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...

    ) - 1:35

Sources

  • CMT
    CMT
    - Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...

  • Allmusic (see infobox)
  • AOL Music profile
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