The Essential Waylon Jennings

The Essential Waylon Jennings

ASIN: B000002WX9

Track Listings

1. Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line [Ivy J. Bryant (BMI)]

2. Brown Eyed Handsome Man [Chuck Berry (BMI)]

3. Taker [Kris Kristofferson]

4. Good Hearted Woman [Waylon Jennings]

5. You Asked Me To [Waylon Jennings][Mix]

6. Amanda [Bob McDill (BMI)]

7. Rainy Day Woman [Waylon Jennings (BMI)]

8. Waymore's Blues [Waylon Jennings]

9. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way [Waylon Jennings (BMI)]

10. Wild Side of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels [Arlie Carte - Jessi Colter, Waylon Jennings

11. Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)

12. Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) [Waylon Jennings (BMI)]

13. Storms Never Last [Jessi Colter] - Jessi Colter, Waylon Jennings

14. Just to Satisfy You [Waylon Jennings] - Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

15. Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will) [Richard Penniman]

16. Never Could Toe the Mark [Waylon Jennings (BMI)]

17. America [Sammy Johns (BMI)]

18. Broken Promise Land [Wilburn S. Rice]

19. Drinkin' and Dreamin' [Troy Seals]

20. Whatever Happened to the Blues [Waylon Jennings]

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Drawn from Waylon's 20 restless years with RCA, we hear him constantly challenging and reinventing himself. Waylon understood simplicity, and heeded Buddy Holly's advice to master rhythm. Few more rhythmically adventurous country records were ever made. Rooted for the greater part in the '70s when Waylon was at his commercial and artistic peak, this 16-song collection includes classics like "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line," "Good Hearted Woman," "Waymore's Blues," "Just to Satisfy You," "Storms Never Last," and 11 others. It's hard to fault each song individually, save to say that most of them come from albums which deserve to be heard in their entirety. --Colin Escott

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Waylon Jennings
Manufacturer: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD

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The Essential Waylon Jennings
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Not quite living up to its title

Waylon

A good CD for a long road travel

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The Essential Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
The Taker
Good Hearted Woman
You Asked Me To (Single Re-Mix)
Amanda
Rainy Day Woman
Waymore's Blues
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
Wild Side Of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels
The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To Get Over You)
The Dukes Of Hazzard (Theme): Good Ol' Boys
Storms Never Last
Just To Satisfy You
Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)
Never Could Toe The Mark
America
The Broken Promise Land
Drinkin' And Dreamin'
Whatever Happened To The Blues

Amazon.com essential recording

Drawn from Waylon's 20 restless years with RCA, we hear him constantly challenging and reinventing himself. Waylon understood simplicity, and heeded Buddy Holly's advice to master rhythm. Few more rhythmically adventurous country records were ever made. Rooted for the greater part in the '70s when Waylon was at his commercial and artistic peak, this 16-song collection includes classics like "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line," "Good Hearted Woman," "Waymore's Blues," "Just to Satisfy You," "Storms Never Last," and 11 others. It's hard to fault each song individually, save to say that most of them come from albums which deserve to be heard in their entirety. --Colin Escott

Customer Reviews:

Not quite living up to its title.......2005-08-16

This is a good introduction to Waylon's music but I would have expected any collection of his RCA music titled Essential to include Luckenbach Texas - and that's only the most obvious omission among several. Compare this compilation with the more recent single CD (Ultimate), the American double CD (RCA country legends) or the Australian triple CD (Legendary) - this last compilation was issued in the UK titled Legends.

Once you get past the shock of some obvious omissions, look on the bright side - this includes some wonderful tracks instead of the obvious ones, especially a couple of great duets with Jessi Colter (his wife) - Storms never last and the medley, Wild side of life / It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels. Also included are Just to satisfy you (a duet with Willie Nelson that is also on Ultimate but not on RCA country legends) and Wurlitzer prize.

Even on this collection, some of Waylon's essential tracks are included such as Only Daddy that'll walk the line, Good hearted woman, Amanda, Are you sure Hank done it this way and Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard.

So this is a great collection in its own way, but other collections are stronger - look at those before deciding that this is the one you really want.

Waylon.......2004-05-07

Outlaw Country At Its Best A Man That Change The Game Of Country
Music Forever A Legend Indeed A Must Own For Jennings Fans.

A good CD for a long road travel.......2003-10-16

A good Country album featuring a powerful voice with all the brilliant chrome of a Harley Davidson. Had he been born in another latitude, Waylon may have ended up singing classical opera. But is great he didn't. Country music would have missed a great singer. The Essential W.J. is great for listening during a long road travel with sentimental songs like Storms never last and the Wurlitzer Price along with and lighter, heavy rythm material like the Good Ol'Boys and Rainy Day woman.

HELP.......2003-03-22

I am looking for a tape that was made in, oh somewhere in the 80's. One of the songs was Lucille. One other one i remember was a song of all the titles of his greatest hits album. The song just rolled along that way. God i wish i could remember the rest of the songs on that album. It would bring back such fond memories. Thanks to anyone who can help with the name of the album or where i can get one. Anything would be helpful. Thanks,
e-mail me a t ..., or ....com

Half Essential.......2002-12-19

The Essential Series by RCA, which this cd is a part of, rarely lives up to its title(The newer RCA Legends series, despite having fewer tracks, tends to do a better job). Like most Essential cd's, the first half of this cd is filled with great songs by a truly great artist. Many of the songs on the second half, however, have no business whatsoever being on a Waylon Jennings compilation, especially when there are countless Outlaw classics that could take their place.

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