The Grand Tour (album)

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The Grand Tour is an album by American country music artist George Jones. This album was released in 1974 (see 1974 in country music) on Epic his fifth for the label. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and contained the hit title track, which reached a peak of number 1 in August of 1974; it was his fifth number one song, and his sixth as of that point.

Reception

Allmusic's Thom Jurek gave the album a perfect score (5 of 5), saying that Jones "poured his heart into every syllable and its chilling quality after almost 30 years attests to this". He also praised other cuts on the record. He called "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) "one of those haunting, mid-tempo honky tonk love songs that won't let go after the first chorus has been sung".

Track listing

1. "The Grand Tour" (Norro Wilson, George Richey, Carmol Taylor) – 3:06
2. "Darlin'" (Ray Griff) – 2:05
3. "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" (H. B. Hall) – 2:59
4. "She'll Love the One She's With" (Hank Cochran, Grady Martin) – 2:45
5. "Once You've Had the Best" (Johnny Paycheck) – 2:40
6. "The Weatherman" (Wilson, Richey, Taylor) – 2:14
7. "Borrowed Angel" (Mel Street) – 3:04
8. "She Told Me So" (Bobby Braddock) – 2:54
9. "Mary Don't Go 'Round" (Earl Montgomery, J.R. Richards) – 2:06
10. "Who Will I Be Loving Now" (Taylor, A. Wilson) – 2:30
11. "Our Private Life" (George Jones, Tammy Wynette) – 2:20

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Country Albums	11

External links

• George Jones' Official Website
• Record Label