The Ramblin' Man
The Ramblin' Man | ||||
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Studio album by Waylon Jennings | ||||
Released | September 1974 | |||
Recorded | February – July 1974 | |||
Studio | Glaser Sound (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Outlaw Country | |||
Length | 32:21 41:50 (with bonus tracks) | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Waylon Jennings | |||
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Singles from The Ramblin' Man | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Ramblin' Man is a studio album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Victor in 1974.
Recording and composition
With a slightly more commercial sound than some of his recent records, The Ramblin' Man remained true to Jennings' outlaw country image and uncompromising musical vision. The album, which was recorded at Glaser Sound Studios, was released at what was still considered to be the height of the outlaw movement in country music, and this was reflected in its chart success, with the LP peaking at #3 on the country charts, Jennings best showing since Love of the Common People in 1967. Jennings produced it himself, although Tompall Glaser co-produced "Rainy Day Woman" and Ray Pennington co-produced "Oklahoma Sunshine" and "I'm a Ramblin' Man," the latter of which he also wrote. Pennington recorded "I'm a Ramblin' Man" in 1967 for Capitol Records and took it to #29 on the country charts.[2] Jennings' version would be his second #1 on the country chart and also appeared on Australian charts.[3] "Rainy Day Woman" was released in December 1974 as the second single from the album and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[4] Curiously, the Bob McDill ballad "Amanda" was not released as a single at this time; more than 4½ years later, new overdubs were added to the original track and placed on his first greatest hits album. The song was issued as a single and it became one of the biggest country hits of 1979.
The album also includes a gutsy cover of the Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider," cementing Jennings' fearless reputation as a leader of the "progressive" country sound. The photo on the album cover was shot at Muhlenbrink's (formerly the Red Dog Saloon).
Critical reception
AllMusic: "If he had created a sketch of outlaw on Honky Tonk Heroes, he perfected the marketable version of it here, making it a little slicker, a little more commercial, and a whole lot more unstoppable. If the songs aren't the equal of Honky Tonk Heroes or even This Time, The Ramblin' Man has a wilder sound and a greater diversity of songs that make it seem more unruly than its immediate predecessor and more blatantly outlaw...There are moments of reflection, yet even those feed into the outlaw picture."
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm a Ramblin' Man" | Ray Pennington | 2:49 |
2. | "Rainy Day Woman" | Jennings | 2:31 |
3. | "Cloudy Days" | Billy Ray Reynolds | 2:41 |
4. | "Midnight Rider" | Gregg Allman | 3:24 |
5. | "Oklahoma Sunshine" | Hal Bynum, Bud Reneau | 3:29 |
6. | "The Hunger" | Lee Fry | 3:31 |
7. | "I Can't Keep My Hands Off of You" | Bobby Borchers, Mack Vickery | 3:38 |
8. | "Memories of You and I" | Lee Clayton | 4:16 |
9. | "It'll Be Her" | Reynolds | 3:03 |
10. | "Amanda" | Bob McDill | 2:56 |
Bonus tracks
- "Got a Lot Going for Me" (Dave Kirby) – 2:32
- "The Last Letter" (Rex Griffin) – 4:07
- "The One I Sing My Love Song To" (Wayland Holyfield) – 2:49
Personnel
- Waylon Jennings - guitar, vocals
- Joe Allen - bass guitar
- Leon Rhodes - bass guitar
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Richie Albright - drums
- Larry Whitmore - rhythm guitar
- Dave Kirby - electric guitar
- Thomas Jackson - fiddle
- Alfred Newell - guitar
- Billy Ray Reynolds - guitar
- Kyle Lehning - piano, engineer
- Bunky Keels - piano
- Carl Gay - guitar
- Duke Goff - guitar
- Randy Scruggs - guitar
- John W. Wilkin - guitar
- Roger Crabtree - harmonica
- David Roys - engineer (Technician)
- Herb Burnette - art direction
- Bob Jones - photography
- Ray Pennington - producer
- Ray Pachucki - engineer
- Bobby Thompson - rhythm guitar
- Ralph Mooney - steel guitar
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 174.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 174.
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- 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
- Waylon Live
- Never Say Die: Live
- Live from Austin, TX
- Never Say Die: The Final Concert
- "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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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