Track Listing
1. Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
2. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
3. Taker, The
4. Good Hearted Woman
5. You Asked Me To - (Single Remix)
6. Amanda
7. Rainy Day Woman
8. Waymore's Blues
9. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
10. Wild Side Of Life / It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels - (with Jessi Colter)
11. Wurlitzer Prize, The (I Don't Want to Get Over You)
12. Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)
13. Storms Never Last - (with Jessi Colter)
14. Just to Satisfy You - (with Willie Nelson)
15. Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)
16. Never Could Toe the Mark
17. America
18. Broken Promise Land, The
19. Drinkin' and Dreamin'
20. Whatever Happened to the Blues - (previously unreleased)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Jessi Colter, Willie Nelson | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Waylon Jennings (vocals, guitar); Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter (vocals); The Waylors, Tompall Glaser.
Producers include: Chet Atkins, Danny Davis, Ronny Light, Waylon Jennings, Tompall Glaser.
Compilation producer: Steve Lindsey.
Recorded between 1968 and 1994. Includes liner notes by Wade Jessen.
Digitally remastered by Benny Quinn (Masterfonics, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee).
This is part of RCA's Essential Series.
Basically a single-disc distillation of the box set THE ONLY DADDY THAT'LL WALK THE LINE, this compilation effectively spans Jennings' long and varied career, pulling out a few of the many highlights. The early days are represented by such classic tracks as "Good Hearted Woman" (written with fellow country outlaw Willie Nelson) and "The Taker." On these tunes, Jennings comes across as a raw but intelligent honky-tonker whose main aim is getting to the heart of the matter.
His outlaw streak is most apparent on mid-'70s songs like "Waymore Blues" and "Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way," where his legendary, groundbreaking fusion of country music with rock sensibilities invests the music with unprecedented verve and grit. Jennings' finest album HONKY TONK HEROES is inexplicably unrepresented here, but things are rounded out nicely by duets with his wife Jessi Colter ("Storms Never Last") and Willie Nelson ("Just to Satisfy You"). Definitive? Maybe not. Essential? Definitely.
Editorial Reviews
3 Stars (out of 5) - ...a fine introduction to Waylon's best years, containing many classic tracks, while the music has been brilliantly remastered by Benny Quinn....a fine package for those who can't afford his recent box set, this demands a Volume 2.
Q (12/01/1996)
...[Waylon Jennings'] rough-hewn style helped usher in a period of realism and minimalism in Nashville...- Rating: AQ (12/96, p.154) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - ...a fine introduction to Waylon's best years, containing many classic tracks, while the music has been brilliantly remastered by Benny Quinn....a fine package for those who can't afford his recent box set, this demands a Volume 2.
Entertainment Weekly
...[Waylon Jennings'] rough-hewn style helped usher in a period of realism and minimalism in Nashville...
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