"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)"
ReleasedOct. 1958[1]
Recorded1958
GenreCountry
Length2:18
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)George Jones, J. P. Richardson
Producer(s)Pappy Daily
George Jones singles chronology
"I'm With the Wrong One"
(1958)
"Treasure of Love"
(1958)
"White Lightning"
(1959)

Background

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Jones 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Review Spotlight on C&W Records". Billboard. October 13, 1958. p. 45.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 179.
  3. ^ Allen, Bob (1996). George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend. St Martin's Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0312956981.