Waylon Jennings - Classic Country Collection

Title: Classic Country Collection Artist: Waylon Jennings Release Date: 10/1/2001 Re-Released On: 10/7/2003 Label: Aim Records Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 752211300126 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Country, Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Outlaw Country Moods: Boisterous, Brash, Bravado, Freewheeling, Gutsy, Organic, Rambunctious, Rebellious, Rollicking, Rousing, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bright, Confident, Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Lively, Melancholy, Reflective, Reverent, Rowdy, Searching, Swaggering, Warm, Yearning, Bittersweet, Energetic, Fiery, Fun, Messy, Playful, Poignant, Restrained, Summery, Wistful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Sally Was a Good Ol' Girl
2. Lorena
3. It's So Easy
4. Burning Memories
5. Don't Think Twice
6. Dream Baby
7. Love's Gonna Live Here
8. Money (That's What I Want)
9. Crying
10. White Lightning
11. Abilene
12. Jole Blon
13. Big Mamou
14. [Untitled Track]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD Aim Records 3001

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Depending on your point of view, this collection of early Waylon Jennings material on the Aim Marketing imprint is either essential or completely throwaway with little room for in between thinking. The explanation for this is quite simple: Jennings had two very distinct periods during his career. The period between 1963-1971, and virtually everything else. Jennings recorded Ladies Love Outlaws in 1972 and the rest is history. This material, from his early association with RCA, is the folk and roots American music artist as he transformed himself into a country star. His early hit, a dynamite version of the Cajun anthem "Jole Blon," is here for context, as well as versions of Buddy Holly's "It's So Easy" (Waylon was a member of Holly's backing band the Crickets), Link Davis' Southern fried "Big Mamou," and Joe Melson and Roy Orbison's "Crying." Along the way there are fine stops at Cindy Walker's "Dream Baby," and Buck Owens' "Love's Gonna Live Here." The sound is nearly complete countrypolitain, but Jennings was a song interpreter in a league of his own, and the evidence is clear here. If you only like the man's outlaw stuff, you are missing out on a real wealth of material. And while this may not be the most essential collection of early Jennings material, it is certainly worth the attractive price tag. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Peter Noble Liner Notes