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Folk-Country
Studio album by Waylon Jennings
Released
March 14, 1966
Recorded
March – July 1965
Genre
Country
Length
29:06
Label
RCA Victor
Producer
Chet Atkins
Waylon Jennings chronology
Waylon at JD's
(1964)Waylon at JD's1964 Folk-Country
(1966) Leavin' Town
(1966)Leavin' Town1966
Folk-Country is the major-label debut album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1966 on RCA Victor. It is his first collaboration with producer Chet Atkins.
Contents
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1 Background
2 Reception
3 Track listing
4 Personnel
5 References
6 External links
Background[edit]
According to the book Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville, Chet Atkins first heard of Jennings through comedian Don Bowman, who had worked with Waylon on the radio in Lubbock, and country singer Bobby Bare. In March 1965, the singer made his first recordings for RCA in what would be a moderately successful but increasingly frustrated artistic partnership. In the authorized Jennings documentary Renegade Outlaw Legend, Jennings recalled that at the time he was in awe of the legendary Atkins: "That's God's right hand as far as country music. When you walked in there, the most important thing in your life is to impress him."
The album bears little resemblance to the sound Jennings would pioneer in the 1970s as part of the "outlaw" movement, with Atkins tempering Waylon's assertive vocal style and surrounding him with the hallmarks of the "Nashville sound" that had been enormously successful for previous RCA artists like Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves. Author Michael Striessguth observes in his book Outlaws:
"Chet threw plenty of Waylon's records against the wall and more than a few stuck...Waylon in the mid-1960s was controlled, even gentle, which helped put over the polite sound that defined much of his repertoire, but not his true style...So Waylon's early hits found him reaching for distant places in his range on songs such as Harlan Howard's 'Another Bridge to Burn,' Don Bowman's 'Now Everybody Knows,' and Waylon's own arrangement of 'Man of Constant Sorrow,' all of them drenched in background vocals as if they were Jim Reeves records."
The album contains four songs written or co-written by Jennings as well as four songs composed by country tunesmith Harlan Howard. In an uncharacteristic move, Atkins allowed Jennings to use members of his band the Waylors on the recording, something that would rarely be permitted again, much to Waylon's annoyance. Atkins marketed Jennings to the folk-pop audience, calling the album Folk-Country, as folk music was experiencing a renaissance on college campuses throughout the country, but the majority of the songs were mostly country-pop. As Jennings recalled later, "Folk-Country was Nashville's scheme to snare some of the hootenanny folk audience, which was then starting to cross over to rock...I didn't mind the label; to me, folk music was the original country music, sung by folks, plain and simple."[1][full citation needed] The album did contain one Jennings classic: the catchy, up-tempo "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)," which was released as a single (peaking at #16) and would remain a part of Jennings' live show for years.
Reception[edit]
Folk-Country peaked at #9 on the Billboard country album chart. AllMusic: Folk-Country is Waylon's true debut album for the RCA label, and while it is very much embryonic in terms of its revelation of the mature Jennings sound, its roots are clearly audible and the material, while safe, is more than satisfying...The single 'Stop the World (And Let Me Off)' is indicative of the kind of countrypolitan fare Atkins was developing at the label. And while this is only 1966, the listener can hear Jennings stretching the song to its limits - at least the limits imposed by a mainstream country single."
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
Allmusic
Track listing[edit]
"Another Bridge to Burn" (Harlan Howard) – 2:41
"Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" (Carl Belew, W. S. Stevenson) – 2:03
"Cindy of New Orleans" (Waylon Jennings) – 1:59
"Look Into My Teardrops" (Don Bowman, Howard) – 2:21
"Down Came the World" (Bozo Darnell, Jennings) – 2:17
"I Don't Mind" (Howard, Richard Johnson) – 2:55
"Just for You" (Jennings, Bowman, Jerry Williams) – 2:11
"Now Everybody Knows" (Bowman) – 2:39
"That's the Chance I'll Have to Take" (Jennings) – 2:05
"What Makes a Man Wander" (Howard) – 2:37
"Man of Constant Sorrow" (Traditional) – 2:44
"What's Left of Me" (Howard) – 2:33
Personnel[edit]
Kenny Buttrey - drums
Richie Albright - drums
Buddy Harman - drums
Gerald Gropp - guitar
Fred Carter - guitar
Jerry Reed - guitar
Pete Wade - guitar
Floyd Cramer - piano
Hargus Robbins - piano
Ray Stevens - piano
Bob Moore - bass
Henry Strzelecki - bass
Paul Foster - bass
Anita Kerr Singers - backing vocals
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Jennings, Waylon; Kaye, Lenny 1996, p. 104.
External links[edit]
Waylon Jennings' Official Website
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v
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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
"That's the Chance I'll Have to Take"
"Stop the World (And Let Me Off)"
"Anita, You're Dreaming"
"Time to Bum Again"
"(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me"
"Green River"
"Mental Revenge"
"The Chokin' Kind"
"Walk On Out of My Mind"
"I Got You" with Anita Carter
"Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"
"Yours Love"
"Something's Wrong in California"
"The Days of Sand and Shovels"
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
1970s
"Singer of Sad Songs"
"The Taker"
"(Don't Let the Sun Set on You) Tulsa"
"Mississippi Woman"
"Under Your Spell Again" with Jessi Colter
"Cedartown, Georgia"
"Good Hearted Woman"
"Sweet Dream Woman"
"Pretend I Never Happened"
"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"
"Storms Never Last" with Jessi Colter
"Shine"
"Just to Satisfy You" with Willie Nelson
"Women Do Know How to Carry On"
"Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"
"Breakin' Down"
"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'"
"The Devil's on the Loose"
"Working Without a Net"
"Will the Wolf Survive"
"What You'll Do When I'm Gone"
"Rose in Paradise"
"Fallin' Out"
"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)"
"Trouble Man"
"You Put the Soul in the Song"
"Wrong"
"Where Corn Don't Grow"
"What Bothers Me Most"
"The Eagle"
"Just Talkin'"
"Too Dumb for New York City"
"Wild Ones"
"I Know About Me Don't Know About You"
"Outlaw Shit"
Collaborations
Waylon & Willie
Albums: Waylon & Willie
WWII
Take It to the Limit
Clean Shirt
Super Hits
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"
"If I Can Find a Clean Shirt"
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
"Good Hearted Woman" with Willie Nelson (Re-recording)
"Suspicious Minds" with Jessi Colter (Re-release from Wanted! The Outlaws)
"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" with Johnny Cash
"Wish I Was Crazy Again" 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
"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" with Johnny Cash
"Ballad of Forty Dollars" with Johnny Cash
"Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" with John Anderson
"High Ridin' Heroes" with David Lynn Jones
"One Good Love" with Neil Diamond
Compilations
The Best of Waylon Jennings
Don't Think Twice
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
Heartaches by the Number
Greatest Hits
Waylon's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
The Best of Waylon
New Classic Waylon
Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years
The Journey: Six Strings Away
The Journey: Destiny's Child
The Restless Kid: Live at JD's
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Waylon Jennings
RCA Country Legends
Ultimate Waylon Jennings
16 Biggest Hits
Nashville Rebel
The Essential Waylon Jennings
Related
The Waylors
Outlaw country
Wanted! The Outlaws
"We Are the World"
The Highwaymen
Old Dogs
Jessi Colter
Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings
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