The Lost Nashville Sessions

by Waylon Jennings

Overview

Waylon Jennings entered Scotty Moore's Music City Recorders on July 13, 1970 to record a session for a radio program called The Navy Hoedown. Jennings and his touring band went in and cut 14 songs, reaching back for the early hits "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" and "Stop the World and Let Me Off," but concentrating on his sinewy progressive country of the dawn of the '70s -- the music that presaged the outlaw country that would turn him into a superstar. This is the music that's been revived and refurbished by Robby Turner, Waylon's latter-day steel guitarist and producer who performed a similar task on 2012's Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings. Where that album rescued unfinished original material, The Lost Nashville Sessions adds flair to existing studio recordings -- a big difference, since this is essentially sprucing up 1970 recordings so they more comfortably fit a 2016 aesthetic. Turner remains faithful to the rangy sound of Jennings in 1970 but all the additional harmonies, keyboards, guitars, and replaced rhythm sections give this a clean, tidy appearance that pushes Waylon toward an uncanny valley: it sounds pleasant, but ultimately it's disconcerting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/02/2016
Label:	Country Rewind Records
UPC:	0027779020725
Rank:	7041

Tracks

1. Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
2. The Choking Kind
3. Stop the World and Let Me Off
4. Anita, You're Dreaming
5. Just to Satisfy You
6. Green River
7. Singer of Sad Songs
8. Love of the Common People
9. MacArthur Park
10. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
11. Mental Revenge
12. Time to Bum Again
13. Sunday Mornin' Coming Down
14. Young Widow Brown

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Waylon Jennings   Primary Artist,Guitar (Electric),Vocals
Eugene Moles   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Robby Turner   Dobro,Keyboards,Guitar (Steel),Vocals (Background)
Richie Albright   Drums
Colene Walters   Vocals (Background)
Paul Martin   Drums,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Jamie Martin   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Robby Turner   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Jimmy Bryant   Composer
Ronnie Wilkins   Composer
Mel Tillis   Composer
Thomas Gramuglia   Executive Producer
Alex Zanetis   Composer
Harlan Howard   Composer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
John Jungklaus   Tape Transfer
Mack Evans   Mixing,Engineer
Sky Corbin   Composer
Preshias Harris   Liner Notes
Paul Martin   Engineer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Carl Belew   Composer
Don Bowman   Composer
John Hurley   Composer
W.S. Stevenson   Composer
Waylon Jennings   Composer