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"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. [2] It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first solo No. 1 single in six years.
As the seventies progressed, his singles reached the top ten and top 20 with less frequency. In 1980, Jones returned to the number one spot with "He Stopped Loving Her Today". It was followed in the eighties by the chart-topping singles "Still Doin' Time" (1981) and "I Always Get Lucky with You" (1983). Thirteen additional singles reached the ...
The success of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" led CBS Records to renew Jones's recording contract and sparked new interest in the singer. He was the subject of an hour-and-a-quarter-long HBO television special entitled George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends , which had him performing songs with Waylon Jennings, Elvis Costello, Tanya ...
The one hit he did not miss, of course, is "He Stopped Loving Her Today", which went to number one in 1980. Jones, who had no choice but to perform the song at virtually every show he had given since it came out, had resisted rerecording it for 25 years because he believed that the original version he and producer Billy Sherrill created was too ...
Shine On was Jones's sixth album in three years, a prolific comeback that had been spearheaded by his 1980 single "He Stopped Loving Her Today".His chart success continued unabated in March 1983, with the album producing what turned out to be his last number one song "I Always Get Lucky With You".
By 1981, Jones’ career continued to thrive after the remarkable success of his #1 hit single "He Stopped Loving Her Today."After experiencing a lull in his career in the late 1970s, the song reignited the singer's career on the charts; in 1980, he scored a #2 hit with "Two Story House," a duet with his ex-wife Tammy Wynette, and reached #2 again with his rendition of the Tom T. Hall ...
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" Song of the Year: CMA: Won "Song of the Year" two years in a row. 1981: Male Vocalist of the Year: Music City News: 1981 "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Single of the Year: Music City News: 1986: Music Video of the Year: "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" CMA: 1987: Living Legend: Music City News: 1992 "He Stopped Loving ...
By Request is an album by American country music artist George Jones released in 1984 on the Epic Records label.. The album collects many of Jones's hits (including three number ones) but does not include "He Stopped Loving Her Today" which was Jones's signature hit in 1980.