- A Man Called Hoss
Infobox Album
Name = A Man Called Hoss
Type = Studio album
Artist =Waylon Jennings
Released =October 19 ,1987
Recorded =
Genre = CountryOutlaw country
Length =
Label = MCA
Producer =Jimmy Bowen
Waylon Jennings
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ksv1z8hajyvo link]
Last album = "Hangin' Tough"
(1987)
This album = "A Man Called Hoss"
(1987)
Next album = "Full Circle"
(1987)"A Man Called Hoss" is a
concept album byWaylon Jennings , released onMCA Records in 1987. It is a quasi-autobiographical record which chronicles Jennings' life and experiences in ten "chapters", each of which corresponds with 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, in turn, peaked at #22.Track listing
"All songs written by Waylon Jennings and Roger Murrah."
#"Prologue" – 3:36
#Chapter One – Childhood: "Littlefield" – 2:11
#Chapter Two – Texas: "You'll Never Take the 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
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