RCA Country Legends (Waylon Jennings album)

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2001 compilation album by Waylon Jennings

RCA Country Legends

Compilation album by

Waylon Jennings

Released| November 6, 2001
Recorded| March 18, 1965–January 24, 1985
Genre|

* Country
* outlaw country

Length| 1:54:27
Label| RCA Nashville
Producer| Rob Santos
Waylon Jennings chronology
| Never Say Die: Live
(2000)  | RCA Country Legends
(2001)  | Ultimate Waylon Jennings
(2004)

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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[edit]

Disc 1No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Stop the World and Let Me Off"| Carl Belew, W. S. Stevenson| 2:27
2.| "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me"| Gordon Lightfoot| 2:29
3.| "The Chokin' Kind"| Harlan Howard| 2:21
4.| "Walk on Out of My Mind"| Red Lane| 2:22
5.| "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"| Jimmy Bryant| 2:04
6.| "Yours Love"| Howard| 2:18
7.| "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"| Chuck Berry| 2:04
8.| "The Taker"| Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein| 2:22
9.| "Cedartown, Georgia"| Charles Cobble, Jimmy Peters, Sammi Smith, Mack Vickery| 2:50
10.| "Sweet Dream Woman"| Al Gorgoni, Chip Taylor| 3:00
11.| "Pretend I Never Happened"| Willie Nelson| 3:01
12.| "You Can Have Her"| Bill Cook| 2:39
13.| "You Asked Me To"| Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver| 2:32
14.| "This Time"| Jennings| 2:26
15.| "I'm a Ramblin' Man"| Ray Pennington| 2:48
16.| "Rainy Day Woman"| Jennings| 2:32
17.| "Dreaming My Dreams with You"| Allen Reynolds| 2:27
18.| "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"| Jennings| 2:56
19.| "Bob Wills Is Still the King"| Jennings| 3:00
20.| "Good Hearted Woman" (with Willie Nelson)| Jennings, Nelson| 2:55

Disc 2No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Can't You See"| Toy Caldwell| 3:47
2.| "Are You Ready for the Country"| Neil Young| 3:12
3.| "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)"| Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman| 3:19
4.| "The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)"| Emmons, Moman| 2:10
5.| "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (with Willie Nelson)| Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce| 2:34
6.| "I've Always Been Crazy"| Jennings| 4:13
7.| "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand"| Jennings| 3:00
8.| "Amanda"| Bob McDill| 3:01
9.| "Come with Me"| Chuck Howard| 3:02
10.| "I Ain't Living Long Like This"| Rodney Crowell| 4:49
11.| "Clyde"| JJ Cale| 2:43
12.| "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"| Jennings| 2:09
13.| "Storms Never Last" (with Jessi Colter)| Jessi Colter| 3:05
14.| "Shine"| Jennings| 2:51
15.| "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"| Al Collins, Little Richard| 3:27
16.| "I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)"| McDill| 2:58
17.| "Never Could Toe the Mark"| Jennings| 2:59
18.| "America"| Sammy Johns| 3:27
19.| "Waltz Me to Heaven"| Dolly Parton| 3:08
20.| "Drinkin' and Dreamin'"| Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals| 3:00

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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[edit]

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]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (2002)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[4] | 155
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 19

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (2002)  | Position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 75

## References[edit]

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.

* v
* t
* e

Waylon Jennings

* Albums
* Singles

Studio albums|

* Waylon at JD's
* Folk-Country
* Leavin' Town
* Nashville Rebel
* Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan
* Love of the Common People
* The One and Only
* Hangin' On
* Only the Greatest
* Jewels
* Just to Satisfy You
* Waylon
* Singer of Sad Songs
* The Taker/Tulsa
* Cedartown, Georgia
* Good Hearted Woman
* Ladies Love Outlaws
* Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
* Honky Tonk Heroes
* This Time
* The Ramblin' Man
* Dreaming My Dreams
* Are You Ready for the Country
* Ol' Waylon
* I've Always Been Crazy
* What Goes Around Comes Around
* Music Man
* Black on Black
* It's Only Rock + Roll
* Waylon and Company
* Never Could Toe the Mark
* Turn the Page
* Sweet Mother Texas
* Will the Wolf Survive
* Hangin' Tough
* A Man Called Hoss
* Full Circle
* The Eagle
* Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A.
* Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank
* Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt
* Waymore's Blues (Part II)
* Right for the Time
* Closing In on the Fire
* Waylon Forever
* Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings

Live albums|

* Waylon Live
* Never Say Die: Live
* Live from Austin, TX
* Never Say Die: The Final Concert

Notable singles|

1960s

* "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)"
* "The Chokin' Kind"
* "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"
* "The Days of Sand and Shovels"
* "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"

1970s

* "Under Your Spell Again" with Jessi Colter
* "Good Hearted Woman"
* "Sweet Dream Woman"
* "You Can Have Her"
* "We Had It All"
* "You Ask Me To"
* "This Time"
* "I'm a Ramblin' Man"
* "Rainy Day Woman"
* "Dreaming My Dreams with You"
* "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"
* "Bob Wills Is Still the King"
* "Can't You See"
* "Are You Ready for the Country"
* "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)"
* "I've Always Been Crazy"
* "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand"
* "Amanda"
* "Come With Me"
* "I Ain't Living Long Like This"

1980s – 1990s

* "Clyde"
* "Good Ol' Boys"
* "Shine"
* "Just to Satisfy You" with Willie Nelson
* "Women Do Know How to Carry On"
* "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"
* "Hold On, I'm Comin'" with Jerry Reed
* "The Conversation" with Hank Williams Jr.
* "I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)"
* "Never Could Toe the Mark"
* "America"
* "Waltz Me to Heaven"
* "Drinkin' and Dreamin'"
* "Working Without a Net"
* "Will the Wolf Survive"
* "What You'll Do When I'm Gone"
* "The Broken Promise Land"
* "Rose in Paradise"
* "My Rough and Rowdy Days"
* "If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now"
* "How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A."
* "Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)"
* "Wrong"
* "Where Corn Don't Grow"
* "The Eagle"

Collaborations|

Waylon & Willie

* Albums: Waylon & Willie
* WWII
* Take It to the Limit
* Clean Shirt

* Singles:"The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)"
* "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
* "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
* "Take It to the Limit"

Other collaborations

* Country-Folk with The Kimberlys
* Leather and Lace with Jessi Colter
* Heroes with Johnny Cash
* Old 97's & Waylon Jennings with Old 97's

Collaboration singles

* "MacArthur Park" with The Kimberlys
* "Suspicious Minds" with Jessi Colter
* "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" with Johnny Cash
* "The Wild Side of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" with Jessi Colter
* "Leave Them Boys Alone" with Hank Williams Jr. and Ernest Tubb
* "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" with John Anderson

Compilations|

* The Best of Waylon Jennings
* Don't Think Twice
* Heartaches by the Number
* Greatest Hits
* Waylon's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
* The Best of Waylon
* 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Waylon Jennings
* RCA Country Legends
* Ultimate Waylon Jennings
* 16 Biggest Hits
* Nashville Rebel

Related|

* The Waylors/Waymore's Outlaws
* Outlaw country
* Wanted! The Outlaws
* "We Are the World"
* The Highwaymen
* Old Dogs
* Jessi Colter
* Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings
* Buddy Holly
* The Day the Music Died

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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