A Man Called Hoss
A Man Called Hoss | ||||
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Studio album by Waylon Jennings | ||||
Released | October 19, 1987 | |||
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Length | 32:29 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
A Man Called Hoss is a concept album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released on MCA in 1987.
Background
It is a quasi-autobiographical record which chronicles Jennings' life and experiences in ten "chapters", each of which corresponds to a single track on the album; the titles of these chapters are: "Childhood", "Texas", "First Love", "Lost Love", "Nashville", "Crazies", "Drugs", "Jessi", "Reflections" and "The Beginning". Each song was written in collaboration with Roger Murrah, who is given credit on the album's cover. "Rough and Rowdy Days" was Jennings' second-to-last top ten single, reaching #6 on the country charts. The album itself peaked at #22.[2]
He later recalled, "Somebody talked me into doing a narration between the cuts, and I've regretted that part of the album, though it remains one of my favourite records. If you have to tell somebody the story as you're singing it, you don't have faith in the power of the songs, and the songs didn't need any extra help."[3] Jennings performed the album as a one-man show in California and at Duke University.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Waylon Jennings and Roger Murrah.
- "Prologue" – 3:36
- Chapter One – Childhood: "Littlefield" – 2:11
- Chapter Two – Texas: "You'll Never Take Texas Out of Me" – 2:58
- Chapter Three – First Love: "You Went Out with Rock and Roll" – 2:21
- Chapter Four – Lost Love: "A Love Song (I Can't Sing Anymore)" – 2:39
- Chapter Five – Nashville: "If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now" – 2:53
- Chapter Six – Crazies: "Rough and Rowdy Days" – 2:35
- Chapter Seven – Drugs: "I'm Living Proof (There's Life After You)" – 3:17
- Chapter Eight – Jessi: "You Deserve the Stars in My Crown" – 2:44
- Chapter Nine – Reflections: "Turn It All Around" – 2:24
- Chapter Ten – The Beginning: "Where Do We Go from Here" – 4:51
Personnel
- Waylon Jennings - vocals, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Larrie Londin, Eddie Bayers - drums
- Jerry Bridges - bass guitar
- John Jarvis, Matt Rollings, Barry Walsh - piano
- Billy Joe Walker Jr., Gary Scruggs - acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young, Gary Scruggs - electric guitar
- Mike Lawler - synthesizer
- Larrie Londin - percussion
- Ralph Mooney - steel guitar
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle, viola
- Jim Horn, George Tidwell - trumpet
- Quitman Dennis - tenor saxophone
- Jim Horn - baritone and alto saxophone
- Dennis Good - trombone
- Technical
- Producer: Jimmy Bowen, Waylon Jennings
- Art direction: Simon Levy
- Cover photography: Matt Barnes
Chart performance
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 22 |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Waylon Jennings – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Jennings & Kaye 1996, p. 306.
- Sources
- Jennings, Waylon; Kaye, Lenny (1996). Waylon: An Autobiography. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-51865-9.
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- "My Rough and Rowdy Days"
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- "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"
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Other collaborations | |
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Collaboration singles | |
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- The Best of Waylon Jennings
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- 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
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