Waylon and Company
Encyclopedia
Waylon and Company is an album
by Waylon Jennings
, released on RCA Records
in 1983
and featuring duets with a large number of influential artists, including Hank Williams, Jr.
, Jessi Colter
, Willie Nelson
, Ernest Tubb
, Mel Tillis
, Jerry Reed
, Emmylou Harris
, Tony Joe White
and actor James Garner
. Waylon and Company peaked at #12 on the country charts; "I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)" and "The Conversation", the latter performed with Hank Williams, Jr., charted as singles, reaching #4 and #15, respectively.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
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 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...
in 1983
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...
and featuring duets with a large number of influential artists, including Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
, Jessi Colter
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"....
, 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...
, Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
, Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis
Lonnie 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....
, Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
, Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
, Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989...
and actor James Garner
James Garner
James Garner is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades...
. Waylon and Company peaked at #12 on the country charts; "I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)" and "The Conversation", the latter performed with Hank Williams, Jr., charted as singles, reaching #4 and #15, respectively.
Track listing
- "Hold On! I'm Comin'" (David PorterDavid Porter (musician)David Porter is an American soul musician. Porter is best known as the songwriting and production partner of Isaac Hayes at Stax Records during the 1960s...
/Isaac HayesIsaac HayesIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
) – 2:33- With Jerry Reed
- "Leave Them Boys Alone" (Dean DillonDean DillonDean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...
/Hank Williams Jr./Gary StewartGary Stewart (singer)Gary Stewart was a country musician and songwriter known for his distinctive vibrato voice and his southern rock influenced, outlaw country sound...
) – 3:32- With Hank Williams, Jr. and Ernest Tubb
- "Spanish Johnny" (Paul SiebelPaul SiebelPaul Siebel is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born on September 19, 1937 in Buffalo, NY. He is best known for other artist's cover versions of his songs, most notably "Louise"...
/David BrombergDavid BrombergDavid Bromberg is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Bromberg has an eclectic style, playing bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll equally well. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the...
) – 3:51- With Emmylou Harris
- "Just to Satisfy YouJust to Satisfy You (song)"Just to Satisfy You" is the title track from a 1969 Waylon Jennings album. At the album release, "Just to Satisfy You" was written by Waylon Jennings and Don Bowman and was not released as a single and had been a country hit for Bobby Bare in 1965. In 1982, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson...
" (Jennings/Don Bowman) – 2:49- With Willie Nelson
- "So You Want to Be a Cowboy Singer" (Tony Joe WhiteTony Joe WhiteTony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989...
/Jennings) – 2:59- With Tony Joe White
- "I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)"I May Be Used " is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in 1984, it was the third single from the album Waylon and Company. The song reached #4 on the Hot Country Songs chart....
" (Bob McDill) – 2:58 - "Sight for Sore Eyes" (Danny Morrison/Chester Lester) – 3:47
- With Jessi Colter
- "I'll Find It Where I Can" (Michael Clark/Zak VanArsdale) – 2:58
- With James Garner
- "The Conversation" (Hank Williams Jr/Jennings/Richie Albright) – 3:51
- With Hank Williams, Jr.
- "Mason Dixon Lines" (Dan Mitchell) – 2:44
- With Mel Tillis
Chart performance
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |