Country Church Time

Country Church Time
Studio album by
George Jones
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1959
RecordedAugust 1956 – September 1958
Studios
GenresCountry, southern gospel
Length29:00
LabelsMercury
MG-20462
ProducerPappy Daily
George Jones chronology
Long Live King George
(1965)		 Country Church Time
(1959)		 White Lightning and Other Favorites
(1959)
Singles from Country Church Time
  1. "Boat of Life / Taggin' Along"
    Released: August 11, 1956
  2. "Cup of Loneliness / Take the Devil Out of Me"
    Released: October 21, 1957
  3. "Wandering Soul / Jesus Wants Me"
    Released: June 30, 1958

Country Church Time is the second studio album released by George Jones on January 20, 1959. The LP includes multiple early gospel recordings by Jones on Starday.

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Richie Unterberger of AllMusic writes that "if the lyrical scope might be more limited than his usual early efforts, sonically they're well in line with his approach as he started to reach his honky tonk prime, and anyone who likes late-'50s Jones should enjoy the plaintive performances here."

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Taggin' Along"George Jones, Burl Stephen2:50
2."The Good Ole Bible"Jones, Burl Stephen2:19
3."Will the Circle Be Unbroken?"Ada R. Habershon, Charles H. Gabriel2:25
4."My Lord Has Called Me"Jones, Lester Weytek2:34
5."Take the Devil Out of Me"Jones2:44
6."Boat of Life"Jones, Burl Stephen2:06
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jesus Wants Me"Jones, Eddie Noack2:01
2."Wandering Soul"Jones, Bill Dudley2:28
3."We'll Understand It" "(Farther Along)"Traditional, William York2:32
4."Cup of Loneliness"Jones, Burl Stephen2:24
5."If You Want to Wear a Crown"Eddie Noack, Marvin Rumley2:08
6."My Soul's Been Satisfied"Jones2:29

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