The Best of Waylon Jennings
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The Best of Waylon Jennings is a 1970 album by Waylon Jennings
released on RCA Records
. It contains several singles and popular album tracks. In Europe, RCA added three songs to the album (including Waylon's then-current single, "Singer Of Sad Songs"), making the European version slightly superior to the U.S. version.
"Delia's Gone" has also been recorded by Johnny Cash
for The Sound of Johnny Cash
(1962) and American Recordings
(1994).
In 1978, RCA reissued this album with upgraded cover art. Five years later, RCA issued an abridged (8-song) budget version of this LP. In 1988, RCA reissued the original 10-song album on Compact Disc as RCA 6327-2-R.
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 RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. It contains several singles and popular album tracks. In Europe, RCA added three songs to the album (including Waylon's then-current single, "Singer Of Sad Songs"), making the European version slightly superior to the U.S. version.
"Delia's Gone" has also been recorded by Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
for The Sound of Johnny Cash
The Sound of Johnny Cash
The Sound of Johnny Cash is the thirteenth album by country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1962 . Among other songs, it contains "In the Jailhouse Now", a Jimmie Rodgers cover which reached No. 8 on the Country charts, and "Delia's Gone", which Cash would re-record years later, on American...
(1962) and American Recordings
American Recordings (album)
American Recordings is a Grammy Award-winning album by the country singer Johnny Cash. It was released in April 1994 , the first album issued by American Recordings after its name change from Def American...
(1994).
In 1978, RCA reissued this album with upgraded cover art. Five years later, RCA issued an abridged (8-song) budget version of this LP. In 1988, RCA reissued the original 10-song album on Compact Disc as RCA 6327-2-R.
Track listing (US Version)
- "The Days of Sand and ShovelsThe Days of Sand and Shovels"The Days of Sand and Shovels" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in April 1969, it was the second single from his album The Best of Waylon Jennings. The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...
" (Doyle Marsh/George Reneau) - "MacArthur ParkMacArthur Park (song)"MacArthur Park" is a song by Jimmy Webb, originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association. Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best-known covers are Donna Summer's...
" (Jimmy WebbJimmy WebbJimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He wrote numerous platinum selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park"...
) (with The Kimberlys) - "Delia's Gone" (Waylon Jennings/Tommy Jennings)
- "Walk on Out of My Mind" (Red Lane)
- "Anita, You're Dreaming" (Don Bowman/Jennings)
- "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" (Jimmy BryantJimmy BryantJimmy Bryant was a prominent American session guitarist. He was billed as "The Fastest Guitar in the Country".-Biography:Ivy J. Bryant, Jr. was born in Moultrie, Georgia, the oldest of 12 children...
) - "Just to Satisfy You" (Bowman/Jennings)
- "I Got You" (Gordon Gaibraith/Ricci Mareno) (with Anita CarterAnita CarterIna Anita Carter , the youngest daughter of Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, was a versatile American singer who experimented with several different types of music and played stand-up bass with her sisters Helen Carter and June Carter Cash as The Carter Sisters...
) - "Something's Wrong in California" (Wayne Carson/Rodney Lay)
- "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to TownRuby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" is a song written by Mel Tillis. The song was made famous by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition in 1969. "Ruby" was originally recorded in 1967 by Johnny Darrell, who scored a number nine country hit with it that year....
" (Mel TillisMel TillisLonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
)
Track listing (European Version)
- "Love Of The Common People" (Ronnie Wilkins/John Hurley)
- "The Days Of Sand and Shovels" (Doyle Marsh/George Reneau)
- "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy WebbJimmy WebbJimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He wrote numerous platinum selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park"...
) (with The Kimberlys) - "Delia's Gone" (Waylon Jennings/Tommy Jennings)
- "Walk On Out of My Mind" (Red Lane)
- "Anita, You're Dreaming" (Don Bowman/Jennings)
- "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" (Jimmy BryantJimmy BryantJimmy Bryant was a prominent American session guitarist. He was billed as "The Fastest Guitar in the Country".-Biography:Ivy J. Bryant, Jr. was born in Moultrie, Georgia, the oldest of 12 children...
) - "Just To Satisfy You" (Bowman/Jennings)
- "I Got You" (Gordon Gaibraith/Ricci Mareno) (with Anita Carter)
- "Something's Wrong In California" (Wayne Carson/Rodney Lay)
- "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" (Mel TillisMel TillisLonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
) - "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" (Chuck BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
) - "Singer Of Sad Songs" (Alex Zanetis)
Track listing (1983 U.S. Version)
- "The Days Of Sand And Shovels" (Doyle Marsh/George Reneau)
- "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy WebbJimmy WebbJimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He wrote numerous platinum selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park"...
) (with The Kimberlys) - "Delia's Gone" (Waylon Jennings/Tommy Jennings)
- "Walk On Out Of My Mind" (Red Lane)
- "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" (Jimmy BryantJimmy BryantJimmy Bryant was a prominent American session guitarist. He was billed as "The Fastest Guitar in the Country".-Biography:Ivy J. Bryant, Jr. was born in Moultrie, Georgia, the oldest of 12 children...
) - "Just To Satisfy You" (Bowman/Jennings)
- "Anita, You're Dreaming" (Don Bowman/Jennings)
- "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" (Mel TillisMel TillisLonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
)