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Waylon Jennings - Greatest Hits [RCA] (Audio CD)
by Waylon Jennings

(26 customer reviews)

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Product Details

Audio CD Release Date:	October 25, 1990
Studio:	RCA
Number Of Discs:	1
Average Customer Rating:	based on 26 reviews

Track Listing

1.	Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
2.	I've Always Been Crazy
3.	Honky Tonk Heroes
4.	Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
5.	I'm a Ramblin' Man
6.	Amanda
7.	Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys
8.	A Good Hearted Woman [Version]
9.	Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way

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Average Customer Review: 4.5

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12 of 13 found the following review helpful:

Classic real country Jan 08, 2004 By Mark Garnsey
If you like real genuine country, not today's yuppy country love tunes (They have a place but not 24/7), then try listening to Waylon Jennings. You can't classify the man because he sings all kinds of songs. Compare his deep smooth baritone mixed with the midrange and even high notes. Not to knock Tim Mcgraw, but just listen to the vocals between the two. There's no match. It's like Sinatra Vs. Tiny Tim. (McGraw fans take a breath, it's my opinion)
The only bad thing about this CD is that they left off "Ladies Love Outlaws" which was on the original LP release. Why? Who knows? The song is available on CD.
If you like up tempo, and have cast all country as goat roping whining music, Listen to "Are you Sure Hank Done it This Way", "Lonesome On'ry and Mean", and "Honky Tonk Heroes". After that you'll understand Waylon's roots in rock and roll, as Buddy Holly's Bass player.
If you like a country ballad that tells a story without putting you to sleep like some other artists, play "Amanda". For the classic rugged tunes with great lyrics the famous duet with Willie Nelson of "Good Hearted Woman", "Luckenbach, Texas" and Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up To Be Cowboys" are songs that you can't hear enough of.
Waylon's outlaw style is personified in the lyrics to "I'm A Rambling Man", and the original penned by Waylon himself, "I've Always Been Crazy". The hit "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" is the up tempo version of a man and wife's struggles.
Released in 1979, but some of the recordings and hits date back to the 60's. With some of these great go to songs still being found on juke boxes all over the country today, it shows that outlaw and rugged country fans are loyal to the end. It seems to me some of the newer country fans have lost that. It's kind of like rock and roll today. Many people like the song, and know it, but can't tell you the singer or the name of the band. With so many new artists coming and going after a big album, a second fair but going down album, and a third that bombs, no one can tell who's singing anymore.
With Waylon, there's no mistaking it. If you like this album, I recommend "New Classic Waylon", and for more vintage material in a Live album, Get "Waylon Live". Waylon won a grammy for Macarthur Park, which is a Sinatra type of song. He sings classic Rough outlaw country, ballads, humorous songs, and older rock and roll all with equal ease. If you like a little humorous storytelling, listen to "Nobody Knows I'm Elvis" (Waymore's Blues Part II CD, and "Troubleman" and "How Much is it Worth to Live in L.A." on the New Classic Waylon CD. If you don't like it, then your taste isn't here where so many others are, then you'll have to look for different artists.
The thing about Waylon is that the man could flat out sing. Oh, and you won't find him on the cover of his cd's or albums barefooted with crossed legs, sitting on a white sheep skin rug, with a CD full of pop tunes inside like you will in today's "Country" music rack. He'll be the one in a black vest and hat with Jeans, beard, and those things called cowboy boots.

7 of 8 found the following review helpful:

One of the greatest country albums ever Jul 09, 1998
Now after calling this one of the greatest country albums ever I do have to mention one little problem. I used to have this record on LP and I know that at least three tracks are missing. I keep waiting for a re-release of the original version. Now for the praise. Waylon is one of those artists that has a real history to him. He played bass for Buddy Holly and he is the one that gave his seat on that fatefull plane ride to the Big Bopper. I belive since he was a bass player he likes to add a lot of bass to his music and you will hear it from the first track "Lonesome, Onry, and Mean" all the way to the last track. The song "Good Hearted Woman" is one of the most honest songs ever written. If you have never heard of Waylon or the whole Outlaw Country thing and want to get a fair sample of this is the album for you. Of course you should also check out Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash (Check out his Billboard ad on his homepage), Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P. Nunn, Asleep at the Wheel, Junior Brown, and Chris Wall. There are probably a hundred others that I should mention but this will give you a good taste of Texas Country music.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

ralph Jul 22, 2001 By tony johnson
hay this is country as it should be foot tappin-storey tellin-and just plain great music. an enjoyable recording to listen to ,as my pop says , great and he aint a country fan.

6 of 7 found the following review helpful:

It wasn't meant for Waylon to ride the American Pie Apr 30, 2002 By Anita C. Bryant
He HAD to miss that plane so he could become the legendary Outlaw that he was. This album captures the songs that made him famous across genres. It isn't profound or cutting edge. It never claimed to be. It's just a damned fine example of good sing along country music. I had a blast at a new year's party singing along to it. Miss you Waylon. Godspeed.

5 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Take It On The Road Feb 18, 2000 By B K Fisher
This is the best record I've ever had with me on a long road trip. Play it over and again and you won't tire of this outlaw. "Lonesome Onry and Mean" was the first song I learned on guitar (all the way through anyway), and is a great example of Waylons' rock and roll influences. "Are you sure Hank Done It This Way" is a combination of Waylon's rockabilly roots and the "Nashville" sound that he has such disdain for. The throwaway cut here is "Luckenbach, Texas." Waylon himself has proclaimed: "I just hate that song." You get the classic country ballad "Amanda", which is always worth a wet eye or two. All in all a great album by the most wanted outlaw of them all.

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