The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001
GenreCountry
Length36:56
LabelBandit/BNA
ProducerEmory Gordy, Jr., Allen Reynolds, Keith Stegall
George Jones chronology
Cold Hard Truth
(1999)
The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
(2001)
The Gospel Collection
(2003)

The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 is the 57th studio album by American country music singer George Jones, released on September 11, 2001 on the Bandit Records label.

Content

The lead single was "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)", a duet with Garth Brooks that was also found on his 2001 album Scarecrow.[1] Significant tracks include "50,000 Names", written and originally recorded by Jamie O'Hara as a tribute to fallen soldiers of the Vietnam War, and "Tramp On Your Street", which marks the first time a Billy Joe Shaver song appeared on a Jones album. "What I Didn't Do" had been previously recorded by Steve Wariner.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Rock"Russell Smith, Jim Varsos3:24
2."Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" (featuring Garth Brooks)Keith Anderson, Kent Blazy, George Ducas, Kim Williams, Amanda Williams3:04
3."Wood and Wire"Kenny Beard, Michael Mahler3:49
4."50,000 Names"Jamie O'Hara3:50
5."The Man He Was"Harley Allen, John Wiggins2:51
6."I Got Everything"Al Anderson, Jim Hoke3:13
7."Half Over You"Karen Staley3:31
8."I Am"Stewart Harris, Curtis Wright3:06
9."Honey Hush"Dean Dillon3:33
10."Around Here"Richard Fagan, Jeff Moore2:35
11."What I Didn't Do"Wood Newton, Michael Noble3:46
12."Tramp on Your Street"Billy Joe Shaver4:14

Personnel

Adapted from The Rock liner notes.[2]

On all tracks except 2, 3, 6, 11

Musicians
Terchnical
  • Drew Bollman - assistant
  • Emory Gordy Jr. - producer
  • Todd Gunnerson - assistant
  • Russ Martin - recording
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering
  • Justin Niebank - recording, mixing
  • Jason Piske - assistant
  • Dennis Ritchie - assistant

Track 2 only

Musicians
  • Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
  • Mike Chapman - bass guitar
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  • Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
  • Joey Miskulin - accordion
  • Milton Sledge - drums
  • Bobby Wood - keyboards
Technical
  • Eric Conn - digital editing
  • Duke Duczer - assistant
  • Carlos Grier - digital editing
  • John Kelton - engineering
  • Mark Miller - mixing, recording
  • Denny Purcell - mastering
  • Allen Reynolds - producer
  • Keith Stegall - assistant

Tracks 3, 6, 11

Musicians
  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Brent Mason - electric guitar
  • Gary Prim - piano
  • John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
  • David Smith - bass guitar
  • Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
Technical
  • Steve Harbison - assistant
  • John Kelton - recording, mixing
  • Matt Rovey - assistant
  • Keith Stegall - producer
  • Hank Williams - mastering

Visual

  • Missy Herrington - design
  • Beth Lee - art direction
  • Jim Shea - photography

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] 95

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. Jones, George. The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 (CD booklet). Bandit/BNA. BG2 67029.
  3. "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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