I Am What I Am (George Jones album) I Am What I Am (George Jones album) I Am What I Am is an album by American country music artist George Jones released in 1980 on Epic Records label. It was rereleased on July 4, 2000 with bonus tracks on the Legacy Recordings label. By 1980, Jones had not had a number one single in six years and, dogged by no shows and substance abuse, many critics began to write him off. However, the singer stunned the music industry in April when "He Stopped Loving Her Today" was released and shot to number one on the country charts, remaining
The Race Is On (album) of his strongest from the mid-'60s." The Race Is On (album) The Race Is On is an album by George Jones, released on United Artists in 1965. The title track had been recorded in June 1963 but was not released until September 1964 on the album "I Get Lonely in a Hurry" and the single galloped to number 3 on the "Billboard" country chart. It also climbed to number 96 on the pop charts, a rarity for a Jones single, and United Artists capitalized on its success by making it the title of this 1965 release. Jones almost always played