Clean Shirt
Encyclopedia
Clean Shirt is a split album
by Waylon Jennings
and Willie Nelson
, released on Epic Records
in 1991
. The two singers' last collaboration, after Waylon and Willie (1978), WWII
(1982) and Take It to the Limit (1983), it was released at a time which coincided with both artists' commercial decline. All but the final two songs were written partly by Troy Seals
. Clean Shirt was the duo's least successful album, peaking at #28 on the country charts and barely making the Billboard 200
at #193; "If I Can Find a Clean Shirt" was the only charting single, reaching #51. The video for the song depicts a comical Waylon and Willie as two outlaw crooks in Mexico in the 19th century.
Split album
A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
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...
and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
, released on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
in 1991
1991 in music
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. The two singers' last collaboration, after Waylon and Willie (1978), WWII
WWII (album)
WWII is a duet album by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, released on RCA Victor in 1982. Featuring six solo Jennings songs and five duet tracks, it was originally intended to be, as the title suggests, a continuation of or sequel of sorts to 1978's extremely successful Waylon & Willie...
(1982) and Take It to the Limit (1983), it was released at a time which coincided with both artists' commercial decline. All but the final two songs were written partly by Troy Seals
Troy Seals
Troy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
. Clean Shirt was the duo's least successful album, peaking at #28 on the country charts and barely making the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
at #193; "If I Can Find a Clean Shirt" was the only charting single, reaching #51. The video for the song depicts a comical Waylon and Willie as two outlaw crooks in Mexico in the 19th century.
Track listing
- "If I Can Find a Clean Shirt" (Jennings, Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
) – 3:25 - "I Could Write a Book About You" (Jennings, Seals, Nelson, Max D. Barnes) – 2:45
- "Old Age and Treachery" (Jennings, Seals, Nelson, Barnes) – 3:35
- "Two Old Sidewinders" (Hank CochranHank CochranGarland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others...
, Barnes, Vern GosdinVern GosdinVern Gosdin was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed "The Voice" by his...
) – 2:48 - "Tryin' to Outrun the Wind" (Seals, Eddie Setser, Tom Davey) – 3:27
- "Good Ol' Nights" (Jennings, Seals, Barnes) – 2:20
- "Guitars That Won't Stay in Tune" (Seals, Setser) – 1:55
- "The Makin's of a Song" (Jennings, Seals, Barnes, Nelson) – 2:50
- "Put Me on a Train Back to Texas" (Jim Hurt, Billy Nelson, Roy Clayborne) – 2:50
- "Rocks from Rolling Stones" (Tony Colton, Eddy Shaver) – 3:40
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 193 |