▁Music or ▁Records ▁label . ▁ ▁Background ▁New ▁Country ▁H its ▁features ▁Jones ' s ▁first ▁studio ▁recording ▁of ▁" Take ▁Me ", ▁a ▁song ▁he ▁co - w rote ▁with ▁Leon ▁Pay ne ▁and ▁would ▁record ▁more ▁fam ously ▁with ▁Tam my ▁W yn ette . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁hits ▁" L ove ▁Bug " ▁( in sp ired ▁by ▁Buck ▁O w ens ▁and ▁the ▁B akers field ▁sound ) ▁and ▁the ▁self - p ity ing ▁" Th ings ▁Have ▁G one ▁To ▁Pie ces ". ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁stuck ▁to ▁country ▁music ▁with ▁a ▁ven ge ance , ▁Jones ▁did ▁his ▁best ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁songs ▁under ▁the ▁country ▁um bre lla , ▁stating ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁document ary ▁Same ▁Ole ▁Me , ▁" I ' ve ▁always ▁tried ▁to ▁be ▁vers atile . ▁ ▁I ' ve ▁always ▁tried ▁to ▁do ▁up - tem pos ▁and ▁nov elt ies ▁and ▁ball ads ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁album ▁is ▁also ▁not ew orth y ▁for ▁its ▁cover , ▁which ▁features ▁the ▁singer ' s ▁backing ▁band ▁the ▁Jones ▁Boys . ▁ ▁Like ▁Buck ▁O w ens ' ▁Buck aro os ▁and ▁Mer le ▁H agg ard ' s ▁Str angers , ▁Jones ▁worked ▁with ▁many ▁mus icians ▁who ▁were ▁great ▁tal ents ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right , ▁including ▁Johnny ▁Pay check , ▁who ▁played ▁bass ▁and ▁sang ▁harm ony ▁with ▁Jones ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁st ard om