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"Treasure of Love" is a song by George Jones. It was released as a single on Mercury Records and reached No. 6 on the US country chart in 1958.[2]
| "Treasure of Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by George Jones | ||||
| B-side | "If I Don't Love You (Grits Ain't Groceries)" | |||
| Released | Oct. 1958[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | George Jones, J. P. Richardson | |||
| Producer(s) | Pappy Daily | |||
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Background
editJones composed "Treasure of Love" with J. P. Richardson, better known as the Big Bopper, who also wrote Jones' first No. 1 country hit "White Lightning." Jones biographer Bob Allen describes Jones' "languid, drawling" singing as "more reminiscent of the diphthong-twisting style of Oklahoma honky-tonk king Hank Thompson than anything he'd ever recorded."[3] The single's B-side, "If I Don't Love You (Grits Ain't Groceries)," became a minor hit, peaking at No. 29 on the charts.[citation needed]
Discography
editReferences
edit- ^ "Review Spotlight on C&W Records". Billboard. October 13, 1958. p. 45.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 179.
- ^ Allen, Bob (1996). George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend. St Martin's Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0312956981.