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RCA Country Legends (Waylon Jennings album)

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RCA Country Legends
Compilation album by
Waylon Jennings
ReleasedNovember 6, 2001
RecordedMarch 18, 1965–January 24, 1985
Genre
Length1:54:27
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerRob Santos
Waylon Jennings chronology
Never Say Die: Live
(2000) 		RCA Country Legends
(2001) 		Ultimate Waylon Jennings
(2004)

RCA Country Legends is a compilation album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It is part of a series of similar RCA Country Legends albums released by RCA Records. It was released on November 6, 2001 and covers Jennings' biggest hits from 1965-1985.[1]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop the World and Let Me Off"Carl Belew, W. S. Stevenson2:27
2."(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me"Gordon Lightfoot2:29
3."The Chokin' Kind"Harlan Howard2:21
4."Walk on Out of My Mind"Red Lane2:22
5."Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"Jimmy Bryant2:04
6."Yours Love"Howard2:18
7."Brown Eyed Handsome Man"Chuck Berry2:04
8."The Taker"Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein2:22
9."Cedartown, Georgia"Charles Cobble, Jimmy Peters, Sammi Smith, Mack Vickery2:50
10."Sweet Dream Woman"Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor3:00
11."Pretend I Never Happened"Willie Nelson3:01
12."You Can Have Her"Bill Cook2:39
13."You Asked Me To"Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver2:32
14."This Time"Jennings2:26
15."I'm a Ramblin' Man"Ray Pennington2:48
16."Rainy Day Woman"Jennings2:32
17."Dreaming My Dreams with You"Allen Reynolds2:27
18."Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"Jennings2:56
19."Bob Wills Is Still the King"Jennings3:00
20."Good Hearted Woman" (with Willie Nelson)Jennings, Nelson2:55
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't You See"Toy Caldwell3:47
2."Are You Ready for the Country"Neil Young3:12
3."Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)"Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman3:19
4."The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)"Emmons, Moman2:10
5."Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (with Willie Nelson)Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce2:34
6."I've Always Been Crazy"Jennings4:13
7."Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand"Jennings3:00
8."Amanda"Bob McDill3:01
9."Come with Me"Chuck Howard3:02
10."I Ain't Living Long Like This"Rodney Crowell4:49
11."Clyde"JJ Cale2:43
12."Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"Jennings2:09
13."Storms Never Last" (with Jessi Colter)Jessi Colter3:05
14."Shine"Jennings2:51
15."Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"Al Collins, Little Richard3:27
16."I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)"McDill2:58
17."Never Could Toe the Mark"Jennings2:59
18."America"Sammy Johns3:27
19."Waltz Me to Heaven"Dolly Parton3:08
20."Drinkin' and Dreamin'"Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals3:00

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

RCA Country Legends received a perfect five-star rating from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic.[2] In his review, Erlewine praises the album as an effective introduction to Jennings and an essential part of not only any country collection but any collection of American music of the 20th century.[2]

Chart performance

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RCA Country Legends peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of April 20, 2002 and #155 on the Billboard 200.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Jennings, Waylon - RCA Country Legends" Oxford Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "RCA Country Legends review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "Chart listing for RCA Country Legends". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  4. ^ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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