Personnel: George Jones (vocals); Bruce Watkins (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Hargus M. "Pig" Robbins (piano); Glenn Worf (bass); Eddie Bayers, Owen Hale (drums); Johy Wesley Ryles, Larry Marrs, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless (background vocals).

Recorded at Javalina Recording Studio, The Sound Station and Wedgewood Sound, Nashville, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Evelyn Shriver.

"Choices" won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

COLD HARD TRUTH was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Album. "Choices" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Song.

It's hard to believe that an artist could redefine himself five decades into his career, but that's what George Jones does here. It's not that he explores new stylistic ground. Rather, he casts off the overproduction and watered-down crossover attempts of his '80s/early-'90s work in favor of a focused, unfussy sound that evokes memories of his '50s heyday. Jones got into a bad car accident before finalizing his vocal performances for this album, so the rough takes were used, which gives a greater sense of intimacy and immediacy to COLD HARD TRUTH. His voice hasn't mellowed with age, but the bottom end of his range has grown more resonant, and he uses it here to greater effect than ever before. As usual, Jones is at his best when essaying ballads of failed romance and life gone wrong, as on the title tune. The uptempo "Sinners & Saints" finds Jones debunking the latter in deference to the former--guess which he identifies with.

Q (11/99, pp.124-6) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...his voice remains as magnificent as ever; still sliding, swaying almost, upwards through the register before hitting all the right notes. With...sympathetic, old-school settings and 10 very decent songs too, there's no need to close up the honky tonks just yet..."

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 

 Another Great One from George Jones
George Jones is still one of the great classic country performers. This has alot of great songs on it like, "Sinners & Saints", "Choices", "Real Deal", and "Cold Hard Truth".
Submitted by cindywhite123 (Cincinnati, OH , USA) 
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 The Best Keeps Getting Better!
George Jones continues to amaze me with his voice. This is the type of album I've been waiting for since "The Bradley Barn Sessions" album. This is one of the best he's done. The production is wonderful. I enjoyed the ENTIRE album!
Submitted by a reviewer (Hazelwood, MO)
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 He still has what it takes!!!!!!!!
i will be buying the CD as soon as I can.
Submitted by a reviewer (spokane wash.)
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 Just gets better
George turned his life around and did a great job."Cold Hard Truth" tells of the terrible things he has lived through."Our Bed Of Roses",he sings deep from his soul with alot of passion. What a great way to end the cd with"When The Last Curtain Falls"like it is a person final good-bye.His voice has aged like fine wine.This is an extraordinary cd to buy.
Submitted by Car6Whi (Lancaster, New Hampshire, USA)
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