Leavin' Town
Leavin' Town | ||||
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Studio album by Waylon Jennings | ||||
Released | October 1966 | |||
Recorded | February 1966 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor Studios, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 28:54 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
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Leavin' Town is the second studio album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released in 1966 via RCA Victor. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard country albums chart.
Background
Much like his debut album (also released in 1966), Leavin' Town features a more tempered vocal approach from Jennings and the countrypolitan production that was typical at RCA at the time. In his 2013 book Outlaws: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville, author Michael Striessguth notes, "One of the early hit singles, 'Anita, You're Dreaming,' co-written by Waylon and [Don] Bowman, found Waylon in a serious and cautious vocal mode that remembered Jim Reeves, only this time with a trace of Marty Robbins, whose famous Latin sound rose up on Waylon's albums more than a few times in the 1960s." In the authorized Jennings video biography Renegade Outlaw Legend, producer Chet Atkins recalled, "I was just trying to make a record that would sell that the disc jockeys would play. I never thought, 'Let's make a pop record' or "Let's make a folk record.' I didn't think too much in that direction." Jennings later recalled, "Chet did the arrangement on "Anita, You're Dreaming" because I was too close to that song."[1]
The LP contains three songs composed by Jennings as well as contributions from Bobby Bare, Mel Tillis, Harlan Howard, and Gordon Lightfoot. The LP's most successful single would be the Lightfoot composition "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me," which rose to #9. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes that Leavin' Town showcases Jennings "developing a distinctive blend of country and folk."
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Leavin' Town" | Bobby Bare | 2:09 |
2. | "Time to Bum Again" | Harlan Howard | 2:04 |
3. | "If You Really Want Me To, I'll Go" | Delbert McClinton | 2:03 |
4. | "Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind" | Howard | 2:55 |
5. | "But That's Alright" | Autry Inman | 2:07 |
6. | "Time Will Tell the Story" | Waylon Jennings | 2:06 |
7. | "You're Gonna Wonder About Me" | Mel Tillis | 2:28 |
8. | "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" | Gordon Lightfoot | 2:30 |
9. | "Anita, You're Dreaming" | Don Bowman, Jennings | 2:29 |
10. | "Doesn't Anybody Know My Name" | Rod McKuen | 2:59 |
11. | "Falling for You" | Ralph Mooney | 2:39 |
12. | "I Wonder Just Where I Went Wrong" | Bowman, Jennings | 2:25 |
References
- ^ Jennings, Waylon; Kaye, Lenny (1996). Waylon: An Autobiography. Warner Brooks. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-446-51865-9.
External links
- Waylon Jennings' Official Website
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- "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"
- "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"
- "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"
Waylon & Willie | |
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Other collaborations | |
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Collaboration singles | |
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- 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