What Goes Around Comes Around
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What Goes Around Comes Around is an album
by Waylon Jennings
, released on RCA Victor in 1979
. Released when the outlaw country
movement was already visibly past its prime, it was Jennings' first studio album to feature his distinctive logo on the cover, surrounded by neon and stars; I've Always Been Crazy
, released the year before, had the logo on the back cover. "I Ain't Living Long Like This", a song originally written by Rodney Crowell
, became the record's only hit, reaching the top of the country charts. The album itself stayed at number two on the country album charts for fourteen weeks, though his previous eight major albums hit number one; the release was restricted from the top position by Kenny Rogers
' influential solo album Kenny. Jennings would go on to have two more #1 albums after What Goes Around Comes Around – 1980
's Music Man
and 1986
's Will the Wolf Survive
– but the modest success of What Goes Around Comes Around was a sign which suggested that the outlaw movement was in fact on the wane.
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 Victor in 1979
1979 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...
. Released when the outlaw country
Outlaw country
Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music, most popular during the late 1960s and the 1970s , sometimes referred to as the outlaw movement or simply outlaw music...
movement was already visibly past its prime, it was Jennings' first studio album to feature his distinctive logo on the cover, surrounded by neon and stars; I've Always Been Crazy
I've Always Been Crazy
I've Always Been Crazy is a country album by Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Victor in 1978. Highlights include the title track and "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand"; these two songs set the tone for the album, which finds Jennings burned out on the outlaw country movement...
, released the year before, had the logo on the back cover. "I Ain't Living Long Like This", a song originally written by Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
, became the record's only hit, reaching the top of the country charts. The album itself stayed at number two on the country album charts for fourteen weeks, though his previous eight major albums hit number one; the release was restricted from the top position by Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
' influential solo album Kenny. Jennings would go on to have two more #1 albums after What Goes Around Comes Around – 1980
1980 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....
's Music Man
Music Man (album)
Music Man is an album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1980 on RCA Victor. It was Jennings' final album in a streak of releases which mostly reached #1 on the country charts...
and 1986
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
's Will the Wolf Survive
Will the Wolf Survive
Will the Wolf Survive is an album by Waylon Jennings, his debut for MCA Records after a twenty-year stay at RCA. First released in 1986, it proved a greater commercial success than the singer's previous several releases, the peak of Jennings' popularity having passed...
– but the modest success of What Goes Around Comes Around was a sign which suggested that the outlaw movement was in fact on the wane.
Track listing
- "I Ain't Living Long Like This" (Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
) – 4:44 - "What Goes Around" (Michael Smotherman) – 2:54
- "Another Man's Fool" (Ullrich) – 2:53
- "I Got the Train Sittin' Waitin'" (Reynolds) – 2:38
- "It's the World's Gone Crazy (Cotillion)" (Jennings, Shel SilversteinShel SilversteinSheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein , was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in his children's books...
) – 2:24 - "Ivory Tower" (Robertson) – 2:41
- "Out Among the Stars" (Mitchell) – 3:31
- "Come With Me" (Chuck Howard) – 2:59
- "If You See Her " (Newbury) – 3:24
- "Old Love, New Eyes" (Crowell/DeVito) – 4:38