The Essential David Allan Coe

The Essential David Allan Coe is a compilation album including highlights from various periods of David Allan Coe's career.

The Essential David Allan Coe
Greatest hits album by David Allan Coe
Released	2004
Recorded	1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
Genre	Country
Length	47:08
Label	Legacy Records, Columbia Records
Producer	Ron Bledsoe, Billy Sherrill, David Allan Coe, Waylon Jennings, Gregg Geller
David Allan Coe chronology
The Essential David Allan Coe

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Tom Hull	B+[1]

Track listing

All songs written by David Allan Coe except where noted

1. "The Ride" (J.B. Detterline Jr, Gary Gentry) - 3:07
2. "Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)" - 2:49
3. "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (Steve Goodman) - 5:14
4. "Willie, Waylon and Me" - 3:12
5. "Longhaired Redneck" (David Allan Coe, Jimmy Rabbitt[2]) - 3:21
6. "If That Ain't Country" (David Allan Coe, Fred Spears) - 4:49
7. "Take This Job and Shove It" - 2:57
8. "(If I Could Climb) The Walls of the Bottle" (Don Goodman, Dan Seals) - 2:15
9. "Jack Daniel's, If You Please" - 3:17
10. "Tennessee Whiskey" (Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove) - 2:59
11. "Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat" (Walt Aldridge, Billy Henderson) - 3:22
12. "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" (Johnny Cunningham) - 3:39
13. "Don't Cry Darlin'" (Dean Dillion) - 2:49
14. "Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior" (Bobby Keel, David Allan Coe, Larry Latimer) - 3:00

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	72

References

1. Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. http://www.jimmyrabbitt.com/rabbittbio.htm Jimmy Rabbitt biography