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Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1984 live album by George Jones First Time Live Live album by George Jones Released October 13, 1984 Genre Country Length 31:06 Label Epic Producer Billy Sherrill George Jones compilation albums chronology By Request (1984) First Time Live (1984) Super Hits (1987) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide [2] ***First Time Live*** is an album by American [country music](/source/Country_music) artist [George Jones](/source/George_Jones). This album was released on October 13, 1984, on the [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records) label. ## Background *First Time Live* was recorded in the fall of 1984 but wasn't released to stores until 1985. While not nearly as historically relevant as *Live at Dancetown U.S.A.* (a vintage 1965 Jones performance from his honky-tonk heyday), *First Time Live* offers a glimpse into what Jones's live shows were like the late-1980s, which almost always started with "No Show Jones", a song he recorded with Haggard that pokes fun at [the Possum](/source/The_Possum)'s infamous reputation for missing shows due to drunkenness (bandleader Ron Gaddis would sing Haggard's part in concert). In 2006 Jones would tell *Billboard*, "It's true, I did miss quite a few dates. But they wouldn't have wanted to see or hear me anyhow, the shape I was in. Now I know it did hurt my fans in a way and I've always been sad about that, it really bothered me for a long time...Even if they got their money back...they still lost the chance to see somebody they loved to hear sing, and I cheated them out of that." Another highlight is a medley of old hits, which includes Jones's 1974 masterpiece "[The Grand Tour](/source/The_Grand_Tour_(song))". On tour Jones was always backed by the Jones Boys. Like [Buck Owens](/source/Buck_Owens)'s Buckaroos and [Merle Haggard](/source/Merle_Haggard)'s Strangers, Jones worked with many musicians who were great talents in their own right. These included [Dan Schafer](/source/Daniel_Joseph_Schafer),[3] Hank Singer, Brittany Allyn, Sonny Curtis, Kent Goodson, Bobby Birkhead, and Steve Hinson. In the 1980s and 1990s, bass player Ron Gaddis served as the Jones Boys' bandleader and sang harmony with George in concert. [Lorrie Morgan](/source/Lorrie_Morgan) (who married Gaddis) also toured as a backup singer for Jones in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [Johnny Paycheck](/source/Johnny_Paycheck) was the Jones Boys' bass player in the 1960s before going on to his own stardom in the 1970s. ## Reception There were no singles released from the album, which barely cracked the top 50 on the *Billboard* country albums chart. The album does include a version of "She's My Rock", which had been a hit single in 1984. Jones biographer Bob Allen trashes the album, calling it one of the "real artistic nadirs" of this period and deeming it "a tired collection of concert recordings whose general shoddiness is even reflected in its historically inaccurate title." ## Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "No Show Jones" George Jones, Glenn Martin 3:45 2. "The Race Is On" Don Rollins 2:57 3. "Fox on the Run" Tony Hazzard 2:06 4. "Tennessee Whiskey" Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove 3:02 5. "I'm Not Ready Yet" Tom T. Hall 4:08 6. "Who's Gonna Chop My Baby's Kindlin'" Fred Maddox 2:59 7. "Medley: I'll Share My World with You/Window Up Above/The Grand Tour/Walk Through This World With Me" Ben Wilson/Jones/George Richey, Carmol Taylor, Norro Wilson, Sandy Seamons, Kaye Savage 6:03 8. "You Better Treat Your Man Right" Wayne Raney 3:51 9. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman 4:34 10. "She's My Rock" Gene Dobbins 3:01 ## Charts Chart (1984) Peak position U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 45 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AM_1-0)** [Allmusic review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r92764/review) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cross_2-0)** [Cross, Charles R.](/source/Charles_R._Cross) (2004). "George Jones". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). *[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)* (4th ed.). [Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster). pp. [438](https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/438). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7432-0169-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7432-0169-8). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Ashley, Tim. ["Dan Schafer Artist performances"](http://timashley.tripod.com/schafer_pic.html). Tripod. Retrieved February 5, 2012. ## External links - [George Jones' Official Website](http://www.georgejones.com/) - [Record Label](https://web.archive.org/web/20070403204132/http://www.epiccenter.com/) v t e George Jones Albums Singles Discography with Tammy Wynette Awards Solo studio albums Grand Ole Opry's New Star Country Church Time White Lightning and Other Favorites George Jones Salutes Hank Williams George Jones Sings Country and Western Hits George Jones Sings from the Heart George Jones Sings Bob Wills Homecoming in Heaven My Favorites of Hank Williams I Wish Tonight Would Never End George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! I Get Lonely in a Hurry The Race Is On Mr. Country & Western Music New Country Hits Old Brush Arbors Trouble in Mind Country Heart Love Bug I'm a People We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033" Walk Through This World with Me George Jones Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier The George Jones Story My Country If My Heart Had Windows I'll Share My World with You Where Grass Won't Grow Will You Visit Me on Sunday George Jones with Love George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne George Jones (We Can Make It) A Picture of Me (Without You) Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You) In a Gospel Way The Grand Tour Memories of Us The Battle Alone Again I Wanta Sing Bartender's Blues My Very Special Guests I Am What I Am Still the Same Ole Me Shine On Jones Country You've Still Got a Place in My Heart Ladies' Choice Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes Wine Colored Roses Too Wild Too Long One Woman Man You Oughta Be Here with Me And Along Came Jones Walls Can Fall High-Tech Redneck The Bradley Barn Sessions I Lived to Tell It All It Don't Get Any Better Than This Cold Hard Truth The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 The Gospel Collection Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't Burn Your Playhouse Down George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys Collaborative studio albums What's in Our Heart (with Melba Montgomery) Close Together (As You and Me) (with Melba Montgomery) Bluegrass Hootenanny (with Melba Montgomery) George Jones & Gene Pitney – For the First Time! Two Great Stars George Jones & Gene Pitney – Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee! (with Gene Pitney) It's Country Time Again! (with Gene Pitney) Double Trouble (with Johnny Paycheck) A Taste of Yesterday's Wine (with Merle Haggard) Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again (with Merle Haggard) George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys Compilation albums Hillbilly Hit Parade George Jones Singing 14 Top Country Song Favorites George Jones Sings His Greatest Hits The Fabulous Country Music Sound of George Jones Long Live King George The Crown Prince of Country Music A King & Two Queens (with Judy Lynn and Melba Montgomery) Blue & Lonesome Heartaches & Tears Famous Country Duets Hits by George The Best of George Jones All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Encore Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits By Request Super Hits Friends in High Places Super Hits, Volume 2 16 Biggest Hits 50 Years of Hits God's Country: George Jones and Friends Live albums First Time Live Live at Dancetown U.S.A. Live with the Possum Related artists Merle Haggard Melba Montgomery Johnny Paycheck Gene Pitney Margie Singleton Tammy Wynette Related articles George & Tammy Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [First Time Live](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Time_Live) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Time_Live?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.