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| | Product Details | | Studio: | RCA Victor | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Format: | Original recording | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 15 reviews |
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 A Masterpiece Sep 17, 2003
This is truly a masterpiece by the man that is quite possibly the greatest country artist of all time. I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself is a laugh riot, Lucille offers a touching look at a wifes leaving, This is Getting Funny (But There Ain't Nobody Laughing) explores the awkwardness of breakups, and Belle of the Ball magnificently expresses a man's loving beyond his stature. Of course Luckenbach, Texas is here, too. But the standout track is If You See Me Getting Smaller, which almost seems like an elegy since his passing. If you can listen to that song and not feel at least a little sad that he's gone, you are a bigger man than me.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 "Country" music at its peak... Jul 03, 2005
By A. Ort
"aorto"
This was the first album I ever owned. I still have the original LP and recently revisited it. Growing up around country music from birth, the stereotypes of the country sound - of drinking, pickup trucks, wives leaving and all the other things that came through the expression of country's raw roots - climaxed with this album. It became popular. Everything after this album became derivative and country slowly moved toward the "pop" sound it has achieved today.
By this time, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (couldn't say one without the other) had become not only famous, they had become icons, bringing "outlaws" to the mainstream. CBs, truckers, Smokey and the Bandit and the whole genre had gone mainstream. 'Luckenbach, Texas' became a huge hit (which is quite a paradox because the song speaks directly to the fatigue that Waylon, and many others, had experienced due to achieving stardom).
It would seem that an attempt was made at a big selling album as the songs "Lucille" and "Sweet Caroline" were popular in their own rights. But it worked. It is a great, great album.
The hidden gem on here is the second song "If You See Me Getting Smaller." It is highly personal and confessional and you can feel the emotions of a man coming to grips with the consequences of decisions made in his life.
"Willie, you're my constant companion
You know the light and shade
We have spent a million dollars
To find out what we've made
We have made the maidens marvel
At the things we do and say
Down, down and out brother
Up, up and away
If you see me getting smaller I'm leaving
Don't be grieving
Just got to get away today..."
It's only four stars because it is a super short LP, as are the songs. I was left hungry for more. But I have never tired of listening to it. A little comedy, a little bit of confession and even a little bit of religion makes this a gem for anyone's collection.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
ol'waylon rules Aug 22, 1999
i have over 60 waylon albums and this is by far my favorite. on this album you get to hear what waylon can do and what he is all about. brand new goodbye song is a must hear for anyone who thinks they know what country is. ol'waylon is a must have for anyone who thinks garth made big changes in the industry because this album changed the industry when it didnt want to change
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Track Listing Jan 04, 2009
By Erik De Jonge
Track Listings
Side A
1. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings, Emmons, Bobby
2. If You See Me Getting Smaller - Waylon Jennings, Webb, Jimmy [1]
3. Lucille - Waylon Jennings, Bowling, Roger
4. Sweet Caroline - Waylon Jennings, Diamond, Neil
5. I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself - Waylon Jennings, Knox, Buddy
6. Belle of the Ball - Waylon Jennings, Jennings, Waylon
Side B
1. Medley of Elvis Hits: That's All Right/My Baby Left Me - Waylon Jennings, Crudup, Arthur
2. Till I Gain Control Again - Waylon Jennings, Crowell, Rodney
3. Brand New Goodbye Song - Waylon Jennings, Moman, Chips
4. Satin Shoes - Waylon Jennings, Ramsey, Willis Alan
5. This Is Getting Funny (But There Ain't Nobody Laughing) - Waylon Jennings, Smotherman, Michael
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A great Waylon album May 16, 2005
By Peter Durward Harris
"Pete the music fan"
This was the first Waylon album I ever bought, simply because it was his current album at the time. Although I have bought many great Waylon albums in the years since, this remains among my favorites.
The big hit here is, of course, Luckenbach Texas. The other songs include covers of Lucille (Kenny Rogers), Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond), Till I gain control again (a Rodney Crowell song that has also been recorded by Emmylou Harris and Crystal Gayle among others) and the Elvis medley. Note that Waylon later recorded a cover of Lucille (Little Richard) - this sometimes confuses people. I suspect that Waylon is the only singer ever to record covers of both Lucille songs.
Apart from the songs already mentioned, there are several other great songs including If you see me getting smaller, I think I'm gonna kill myself, Belle of the ball, Brand new goodbye song and This is getting funny.
Overall, this is a great album that every Waylon fan should have. It may not be the place to begin a Waylon collection (I recommend the double-CD RCA Country legends for starters) but anybody collecting Waylon's original albums should have this high on their priority list.
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