The Grand Tour
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The Grand Tour is a classic 1974 country song by George Jones, renowned for its emotionally powerful portrayal of heartbreak and loss.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Grand Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer | The Nashville Edition (backing vocals) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nashville sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | number one on Billboard Hot Country Singles ⓘ |
| chartPerformanceTerritory | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by country music critics ⓘ |
| decadeRecognition | regarded as one of George Jones’s signature songs ⓘ |
| describes |
abandonment
ⓘ
loss of child ⓘ marital breakup ⓘ |
| followedBySingleOf | The Door NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | country ⓘ |
| hasBside | Our Private Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Aaron Neville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alan Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
piano ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ strings arrangement ⓘ |
| includedIn | various George Jones compilation albums ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Epic 5-11195 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3:10 ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed narrative lyrics
ⓘ
emotionally powerful vocal performance ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl single ⓘ |
| partOf | George Jones discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingleOf | Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Billy Sherrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-05-Grand Tour approximate ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| setting | family home ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| theme |
divorce
ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | honky-tonk ballad ⓘ |
| vocalType | male vocal ⓘ |
| writer |
Carmol Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Richey NERFINISHED ⓘ Norro Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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