Ol' Waylon

Ol' Waylon
Studio album by Waylon Jennings
Released	April 1977
Genre	Country Outlaw country
Length	34:37
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Chips Moman
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Waylon Jennings chronology
Waylon Live (1976) Ol'Waylon (1977) Waylon & Willie (1978)

Ol' Waylon is an album by Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Victor in 1977. It plays to Jennings' established outlaw country image. The album features one of his signature songs, a track featuring Willie Nelson called "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)", as well as the Neil Diamond song "Sweet Caroline", a version of Kenny Rogers' "Lucille" and a medley of the two Arthur Crudup songs previous recorded by Elvis. Ol' Waylon eventually became one of Jennings' highest-selling albums, due in no small part to the phenomenal success of the chart-topping "Luckenbach, Texas"; it was also the singer's fourth solo album in a row to reach the top of the country charts, remaining there for thirteen weeks.

Track listing

1. "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" (Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman) – 3:22
2. "If You See Me Getting Smaller" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:39
3. "Lucille" (Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum) – 4:07
4. "Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond) – 3:10
5. "I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself" (Buddy Knox) – 2:23
6. "Belle of the Ball" (Jennings) – 3:26
7. Medley: – 2:37

   "That's All Right Mama" (Arthur Crudup)

   "My Baby Left Me" (Crudup)

8. "Till I Gain Control Again" (Rodney Crowell) – 4:18
9. "Brand New Goodbye Song" (Moman, Reggie Young) – 2:54
10. "Satin Sheets" (Willis Alan Ramsey) – 2:43
11. "This is Getting Funny (But There Ain't Nobody Laughing)" (Michael Smotherman) – 2:48

Production

• Produced By Chips Moman
• Production Assistants: Gretchen Brennison, Jeremy Holiday
• Engineers: Don Cobb, Neil Wilburn
• Mastering: Vic Anesini, Steve Hoffman

Personnel

• Drums: Ritchie Albright
• Bass: Sherman Hayes
• Guitars: Ritchie Albright, Johnny Christopher, Waylon Jennings, Gordon Payne, Rance Wasson, Reggie Young
• Steel: Ralph Mooney
• Keyboards: Clifford Robertson
• Horns, Horn Arrangements: Harrison Calloway Jr., Ronnie Eades, Muscle Shoals Horns, Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson
• Vocals: Johnny Christopher, Jessi Colter, Gordon Payne, Steve Pippin, Carter Robinson, Toni Wine

Chart performance

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	15
Canadian RPM Top Albums	65

Preceded by Kenny Rogers by Kenny Rogers	Top Country Albums number-one album June 4-August 27, 1977	Succeeded by Moody Blue by Elvis Presley
Preceded by The Sound in Your Mind by Willie Nelson	Top Country Albums number-one album of the year 1977	Succeeded by Stardust by Willie Nelson