RCA Country Legends (Waylon Jennings album)
RCA Country Legends is a compilation album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It is part of a series of similar RCA Country Legends albums released by RCA Records. It was released on November 6, 2001 and covers Jennings' biggest hits from 1965-1985.[1]
| RCA Country Legends | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | March 18, 1965–January 24, 1985 | |||
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| Length | 1:54:27 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Rob Santos | |||
| Waylon Jennings chronology | ||||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stop the World and Let Me Off" | Carl Belew, W. S. Stevenson | 2:27 |
| 2. | "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" | Gordon Lightfoot | 2:29 |
| 3. | "The Chokin' Kind" | Harlan Howard | 2:21 |
| 4. | "Walk on Out of My Mind" | Red Lane | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" | Jimmy Bryant | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Yours Love" | Howard | 2:18 |
| 7. | "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" | Chuck Berry | 2:04 |
| 8. | "The Taker" | Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Cedartown, Georgia" | Charles Cobble, Jimmy Peters, Sammi Smith, Mack Vickery | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Sweet Dream Woman" | Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Pretend I Never Happened" | Willie Nelson | 3:01 |
| 12. | "You Can Have Her" | Bill Cook | 2:39 |
| 13. | "You Asked Me To" | Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver | 2:32 |
| 14. | "This Time" | Jennings | 2:26 |
| 15. | "I'm a Ramblin' Man" | Ray Pennington | 2:48 |
| 16. | "Rainy Day Woman" | Jennings | 2:32 |
| 17. | "Dreaming My Dreams with You" | Allen Reynolds | 2:27 |
| 18. | "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" | Jennings | 2:56 |
| 19. | "Bob Wills Is Still the King" | Jennings | 3:00 |
| 20. | "Good Hearted Woman" (with Willie Nelson) | Jennings, Nelson | 2:55 |
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  |
RCA Country Legends received a perfect five-star rating from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic.[2] In his review, Erlewine praises the album as an effective introduction to Jennings and an essential part of not only any country collection but any collection of American music of the 20th century.[2]
Chart performance
RCA Country Legends peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of April 20, 2002 and #155 on the Billboard 200.[3]
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 155 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 19 |
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References
- "Jennings, Waylon - RCA Country Legends" Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2015-7-15.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "RCA Country Legends review". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- "Chart listing for RCA Country Legends". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
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