He Stopped Loving Her Today

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Written by: Bobby Braddock, Curly Putnam
Produced by: Billy Sherrill
Released: March '80 on Epic
Charts: Did not chart

Dogged by alcohol problems, debt and a messy divorce, former country star Jones was set for a comeback after he left rehab in 1980. So he recorded one of his great heartbreak ballads, "Stopped Loving Her," a tune about a man whose devotion ends with his death. Jones' nuanced performance was a hit on the country charts and won him a Grammy.

Appears on: I Am What I Am (Epic/Legacy)

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