A Man Called Hoss is a concept album

Concept album

In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

 by Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...

, released on MCA Records

MCA Records

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 in 1987

1987 in music

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. It is a quasi-autobiographical record which chronicles Jennings' life and experiences in ten "chapters", each of which corresponds with a single track on the album; the titles of these chapters are: "Childhood", "Texas", "First Love", "Lost Love", "Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

", "Crazies", "Drugs", "Jessi

Jessi Colter

Jessi Colter is an American country music artist who is best known for her collaboration with her husband, country singer and songwriter Waylon Jennings and for her 1975 country-pop crossover hit "I'm Not Lisa"....

", "Reflections" and "The Beginning". Each song was written in collaboration with Roger Murrah, who is given credit on the album's cover. "Rough and Rowdy Days" was Jennings' second-to-last top ten single, reaching #6 on the country charts. The album, in turn, peaked at #22.

Track listing

All songs written by Waylon Jennings and Roger Murrah.

1. "Prologue" – 3:36
2. Chapter One – Childhood: "Littlefield" – 2:11
3. Chapter Two – Texas: "You'll Never Take the Texas Out of Me" – 2:58
4. Chapter Three – First Love: "You Went Out with Rock and Roll" – 2:21
5. Chapter Four – Lost Love: "A Love Song (I Can't Sing Anymore)" – 2:39
6. Chapter Five – Nashville: "If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now" – 2:53
7. Chapter Six – Crazies: "Rough and Rowdy Days" – 2:35
8. Chapter Seven – Drugs: "I'm Living Proof (There's Life After You)" – 3:17
9. Chapter Eight – Jessi: "You Deserve the Stars in My Crown" – 2:44
10. Chapter Nine – Reflections: "Turn It All Around" – 2:24
11. Chapter Ten – The Beginning: "Where Do We Go from Here" – 4:51

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	22