The Essential Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
- Artist
- Waylon Jennings
- Label
- Sony Music
- Catalog number
- 88697934212
- Released
- 2011
- Country
- Europe
- Format
- Compilation
- Barcode
- 886979342125
What’s on it
The Essential Waylon Jennings has 42 tracks, about 1:58:13 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
1-1That's The Chance I'll Have To Make
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings
1-2Stop The World (And Let Me Off)
- Written-By
- Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson
1-3Anita, You're Dreaming
- Written-By
- Don Bowman, Waylon Jennings
1-4(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
- Written-By
- Gordon Lightfoot
1-5The Chokin' Kind
- Written-By
- Harlan Howard
1-6Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
- Written-By
- Jimmy Bryant
1-7Just To Satisfy You
- Written-By
- Don Bowman, Waylon Jennings
1-8Cedartown, Georgia
- Written-By
- Charles Cobble, Jimmie Peters, Mack Vickery, Sammi Smith
1-9The Taker
- Written-By
- Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein
1-10Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
- Written-By
- Kris Kristofferson
1-11Sweet Dream Woman
- Written-By
- Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor
1-12Ladies Love Outlaws
- Written-By
- Lee Clayton
1-13Lonesome, On'ry And Mean
- Written-By
- Steve Young (2)
1-14Freedom To Stay
- Written-By
- Bill Hoover (2)
1-15Pretend I Never Happened
- Written-By
- Willie Nelson
1-16You Can Have Her
- Written-By
- Bill Cook
1-17We Had It All
- Written-By
- Donnie Fritts, Troy Seals
1-18Honky Tonk Heroes
- Written-By
- Billy Joe Shaver
1-19You Ask Me To
- Written-By
- Billy Joe Shaver, Waylon Jennings
2-1This Time
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings
2-2It's Not Supposed To Be That Way
- Written-By
- Willie Nelson
2-3I'm A Ramblin' Man
- Written-By
- Ray Pennington
2-4Rainy Day Woman
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings
2-5Amanda
- Written-By
- Bob McDill
2-6Bob Wills Is Still The King
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings
2-7Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings
2-8Waymore's Blues
- Written-By
- Curtis Buck, Waylon Jennings
2-9Dreaming My Dreams With You
- Written-By
- Allen Reynolds
2-10Good Hearted Woman
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
2-11Are You Ready For The Country
- Written-By
- Neil Young
2-12Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)
- Written-By
- Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman
2-13The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To Get Over You)
- Written-By
- Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman
2-14Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
- Written-By
- Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce
2-15I've Always Been Crazy
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings
2-16A Long Time Ago
- Written-By
- Shel Silverstein, Waylon Jennings
2-17Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings
2-18I Ain't Living Long Like This
- Written-By
- Rodney Crowell
2-19Come With Me
- Written-By
- Chuck Howard (2)
2-20Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)
- Written-By
- Waylon Jennings
2-21Storms Never Last
- Written By
- Bosse Anderson, Jessi Colter
2-22Drinkin' And Dreamin'
- Written-By
- Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals
2-23Highwayman (The Highwaymen)
- Written-By
- Jimmy Webb
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Where it came from
The Essential Waylon Jennings was released in 2011 as part of Sony Music's long-running Essential series, a collection designed to provide a comprehensive career overview for legendary musical acts. It was compiled to serve as a definitive retrospective of Jennings' influential tenure as a central figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, pulling from his transition from traditional Nashville sounds to his more rugged, self-produced approach.
The album features classic tracks like 'Lonesome, On'ry and Mean' and 'Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,' highlighting the gravelly vocal delivery and rebellious spirit that defined his aesthetic. Critics generally received the compilation as an effective entry point for new listeners, praising the track selection for balancing his massive commercial hits with the grit that earned him his reputation as a pioneer of the genre.
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