George Jones to Release New CD on September 13, 2005

NASHVILLE, TN. (Bandit Records) - American icon GEORGE JONES widely considered the greatest living country singer, celebrates his 51st year as a recording artist with the release of, HITS I MISSED…And One I Didn't. Scheduled for release Tuesday, September 13 on Bandit Records, the CD features twelve new recordings of songs Jones humorously refers to as "hits I missed" and "one I didn't."

Produced by Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson, Randy Travis), HITS I MISSED... was originally conceived as "songs George wished he had recorded," but passed on. The project then morphed into almost a tribute from Jones and his "tip of the hat" to the original versions and the artist that did record them.

The And One I Didn't refers to Jones' first new recording of, "He Stopped Loving Her Today" in more than 25 years. The new rendition features a more mature soulful approach and, in Jones' own words, "I sing it better today than I did originally."

One of the many highlights featured on HITS I MISSED...And One I Didn't is a rendition of Hank Williams, JR's penned, "The Blues Man" performed as a duet with Dolly Parton.

Classics that Jones sings on this album include:
Funny How Time Slips Away
Here In The Real World
Today I Started Loving You Again
The Blues Man
Busted
Too Cold At Home
On the Other Hand
Detroit City
Skip a Rope
Pass Me By
If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Jones has been celebrating his 50th Anniversary as a recording artist and continues to headline more than 90 shows a year. His George Jones Country Style Breakfast Sausage continues to win new fans and is sold in more than 10,000 supermarkets nationally.