High-Tech Redneck is an album by American country music singer George Jones. It was released in 1993 on the MCA Nashville Records label. This album went Gold in 1994. Its lead-off single was its title track, which peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1994.[1] The other single from this album to make a chart appearance in Billboard was his duet with Sammy Kershaw on "Never Bit a Bullet Like This", a song also found on Kershaw's 1993 album Feelin' Good Train.
The album was dedicated to Conway Twitty who had died in June 1993, and it features a cover of Twitty's "Hello Darlin'" to close out the CD. "A Thousand Times a Day" was later recorded by Patty Loveless on her 1997 album The Trouble with the Truth from which it was released as a single. "The Visit" was later record by Chad Brock on his 2000 album Yes! from which it was released as a single.
Track listing
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| 1. |
"High-Tech Redneck" | Byron Hill, Zack Turner |
2:26 |
| 2. |
"I've Still Got Some Hurtin' Left to Do" | Donny Kees, Richard Ross |
2:51 |
| 3. |
"The Love in Your Eyes" | Wayland Holyfield, Norro Wilson |
3:52 |
| 4. |
"The Visit" | Gene Ellsworth, Brad Rodgers, Charles Stefl |
3:21 |
| 5. |
"Silent Partners" | Bobby Braddock |
3:03 |
| 6. |
"Tear Me Out of the Picture" | Bill Rice, Sharon Rice, Mike Lawler |
3:25 |
| 7. |
"A Thousand Times a Day" | Gary Burr, Gary Nicholson |
3:06 |
| 8. |
"Never Bit a Bullet Like This" (featuring Sammy Kershaw) | Jim Foster, Mark C. Petersen |
2:21 |
| 9. |
"Forever's Here to Stay" | Larry Bastian, Buddy Cannon |
3:38 |
| 10. |
"Hello Darlin'" | Conway Twitty |
2:43 |
Personnel
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1993) |
Peak
position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums |
30 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 |
124 |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Peak chart
positions |
|---|
| US Country |
CAN Country |
| 1993 |
"High-Tech Redneck" |
24 |
62 |
| 1994 |
"Never Bit a Bullet Like This" |
52 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
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Certifications
References
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| | Compilations | |
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| | Singles | |
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| | Collaborative singles | |
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| | Guest singles | |
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