The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 Explained

The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
Type:	studio
Artist:	George Jones
Cover:	Jonesrock.jpg
Released:	September 11, 2001
Genre:	Country
Length:	36:56
Label:	Bandit/BNA
Producer:	Emory Gordy, Jr., Allen Reynolds, Keith Stegall
Prev Title:	Cold Hard Truth
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	The Gospel Collection
Next Year:	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.

Personnel

Adapted from The Rock liner notes.The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 . Jones . George . CD booklet . Bandit/BNA . BG2 67029.

On all tracks except 2, 3, 6, 11

Musicians

• Monisa Angell - viola
• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Richard Bennett - electric guitar
• Bruce Christensen - viola
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Emory Gordy Jr. - bass guitar
• Gerald Greer - violin
• Connie Heard - violin
• John Hobbs - piano, Hammond B-3 organ
• John Hughey - steel guitar
• Carl Jackson - background vocals
• Anthony LaMarchina - cello
• Patty Loveless - background vocals
• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Kathryn Plummer - viola
• Mike Rojas - keyboards
• John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
• Lisa Silver - background vocals
• Pamela Sixfin - violin
• Chris Teal - violin
• Gary VanOsdale - viola
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• John Wiggins - background vocals
• Dennis Wilson - background vocals
• Curtis Young - background vocals

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. 2017. 188. 978-0-89820-229-8.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020701173700/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_country.html. July 1, 2002. Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.