| Product Summary | | Label: Rca Records | | UPC: 00078636706429 | | Release Date: 8/19/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60609706 | | Item#: M33PFJ | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 1776 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - John Mellencamp ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Lonesome, On'ry And Mean - Travis Tritt ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) - Kenny Chesney/Kid Rock ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Stop The World (And Let Me Off) - Dwight Yoakam ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Storms Never Last - Jessi Colter ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line, The - Hank Williams Jr. ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Are You Ready For The Country? - Pinmonkey ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Sara Evans/Deana Carter ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Waymore's Blues - Ben Harper ~ Various Artists | | | 10. You Asked Me To - Alison Krauss ~ Various Artists | | | 11. This Time - Andy Griggs ~ Various Artists | | | 12. I've Always Been Crazy - Stargunn ~ Various Artists | | | 13. I Ain't Living Long Like This - Brooks & Dunn ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand - James Hetfield ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Dream, The - Waylon Jennings (bonus track) ~ Various Artists | |
| | Modern music owes much of its broad-based appeal and rugged individualism to Waylon Jennings, a man whose career stretched across 4 decades starting in the mid-50s when he was a protege of Buddy Holly. His music included an eclectic, groundbreaking repertoire that borrowed from country, rock and rockabilly. He has influenced both instrumental and vocal styles, shaped attitudes and launched major trends all by staying true to himself and his vision. Along the way, he won GRAMMY and CMA Awards, became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and sold more than 40 million records worldwide. An impressive roster of artists across many genres lend their talents in tribute to Waylon. The album also boasts one of Waylon's last recordings, a song called "The Dream." Track Listing:
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
John Mellencamp
Lonesome, On'ry And Mean
Travis Tritt
Luckenbach, TX
Kenny Chesney / Kid Rock
Stop The World (And Let Me Off)
Dwight Yoakam
Storms Never Last
Jessi Colter
Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
Hank Williams, Jr.
Are You Ready For The Country
Pinmonkey
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Deana Carter / Sara Evans
Waymore's Blues
Ben Harper
You Ask Me To Go
Alison Krauss
This Time
Andy Griggs
I've Always Been Crazy
Stargunn
I Ain't Living Long Like This
Brooks & Dunn
Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand
James Hetfield
The Dream
Waylon Jennings
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes liner notes by Chet Flippo. | | Digitally remastered using HDCD technology. | | This tribute to the late, great outlaw country pioneer Waylon Jennings arrives on the heels of LONESOME, ON'RY & MEAN, a Waylon tribute that featured artists of a less commercial bent like Guy Clark and Robert Earl Keen. Unsurprisingly (seeing as how this one packs more star power via Kenny Chesney, Travis Tritt, Deana Carter, et al), I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY made a bigger sales impact. No stranger to rootsy self-examination, John Mellencamp seems a natural fit for the jauntily introspective "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way." Travis Tritt hews closest to the traditional Waylon sound on "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean," but Dwight Yoakam adds a punchy lilt to "Stop the World and Let Me Off." | | Though Waylon's widow, Jessi Colter, amps up "Storms Never Last," Alison Krauss's version of "You Asked Me To" drops things down to about the same place as the original recording of the former. While it's nice to see that Kid Rock was able to restrain himself from turning his duet with Chesney on "Luckenbach, Texas" into a rap-metal monstrosity, it's equally refreshing to listen to Metallica's James Hetfield turn, "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand," into a raging cow-metal tune. Don't forget, Waylon was always about changing things up, and his legacy is that of bringing rock's rawness into country. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/19/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 67064 | | Label : RCA Nashville | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00078636706429 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (8/22-29/03, p.132)
- "...The outlaw inspires the first great [tribute album] in years..." - Rating: A- |
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