Jewel of the South

Jewel of the South is the title of the ninth studio album released by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. Released in 1995 (see 1995 in country music), It was his second as well as his last album under the MCA Records label. Like its predecessor, It failed to chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Only one track "Please Remember Me" was released as a single where it reached #69 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Tim McGraw would release a successful cover of the song in from his 1999 album A Place in the Sun which hit #1 in both the United States and Canada as well as reaching #10 on The Billboard Hot 100.

Jewel of the South
Studio album by Rodney Crowell
Released	June 20, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	37:58[1]
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell chronology
Let the Picture Paint Itself (1993) Jewel of the South (1995) Soul Searchin (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	C+ link

During a 2008 interview, Crowell cited the track "Jewel of the South" as "one of the best songs" he has written and is surprised no other artist has covered it.[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by Rodney Crowell except when noted

1. "Say You Love Me" – 3:47
2. "Candy Man" (Neil Fredericks, Beverly "Ruby" Ross) – 3:03
3. "Please Remember Me" (Crowell, Will Jennings) – 3:45
4. "The Ballad Of Possum Potez" – 3:29
5. "Thinking About Leaving" – 4:06
6. "The Ladder Of Love" – 2:54
7. "Just Say Yes" (Crowell, Keith Sykes) – 4:02
8. "Storm Of Love" (Harlan Howard, Buck Owens) – 3:01
9. "Love To Burn" (Crowell, Hank DeVito, Jennings) – 3:26
10. "Jewel Of The South" – 4:50
11. "Qué es amor (What Is Love)" (Crowell, Jennings, Roy Orbison) – 1:35

Personnel

• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Barry Beckett – piano
• Richard Bennett – electric guitar
• Rosemary Butler – background vocals
• Max Carl – background vocals
• Jon Carroll – organ, piano
• Claudia Church – background vocals
• Mike Clarke – drums
• Rodney Crowell – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Béla Fleck – banjo
• Kim Fleming – background vocals
• Vince Gill – background vocals
• Mike Haynes – trumpet
• Jim Horn – saxophone
• John Jorgenson – electric guitar
• Tim Lauer – organ
• Albert Lee – electric guitar
• Mark Luna – background vocals
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica
• Raul Malo – background vocals
• Steve Nathan – organ, piano
• Bill Owsley – background vocals
• Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
• Carmella Ramsey – background vocals
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
• Kim Richey – background vocals
• Chris Rodriguez – background vocals
• Matt Rollings – piano
• Steuart Smith – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar
• Michael Utley – organ
• Kenny Vaughan – electric guitar
• Hank DeVito – acoustic guitar
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar
• Willie Weeks – bass guitar, background vocals

Sources

1. AOL Music profile for Jewel of the South
2. Cooper, Peter, Rodney Crowell: Closer to Heaven, American Songwriter, October 31, 2008.