
Are You Ready For The Country is a Folk album by Waylon Jennings, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- twangy
- defiant
- outlaw
About
In 1976 Waylon Jennings reunited with Ken Mansfield, the producer who oversaw <i>Honky Tonk Heroes</i>. Mansfield understood Waylon’s strengths and for <i>Are You Ready For the Country</i> he crafted a sound that was as gentle and rich as its author’s voice. The title track is a cover of a tune from Neil Young’s <i>Harvest</i>. Though the refrain is delivered with some irony — Jennings had been singing country for almost twenty years at this point — much of the album borrows from the tonal palette of <i>Harvest</i>. “Them Old Love Songs,” “So Good Woman” and “A Couple More Years” are wistful and slightly brooding, with snare drums like heartbeats and pedal-steel flourishes that roll off the track like tears. Beyond the brilliant title song, three cover versions show Jennings ability as a master interpreter. “Can’t You See” is a proud repossession of Marshall Tucker’s Southern rock anthem, while “MacArthur Park” brings out the shadow and velvet in Jimmy Webb’s epic. However, it is Waylon’s reading of the gospel standard “Precious Memories” that stands above all and closes the album with grace.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Are You Ready For The Country3:09
- A2Them Old Love Songs3:09
- A3So Good Woman2:01
- A4Jack A Diamonds3:23
- A5Can't You See3:43
Side B
- B1MacArthur Park (Revisited)6:32
- B2I'll Go Back To Her3:06
- B3A Couple More Years4:07
- B4Old Friend3:16
- B5Precious Memories3:38
Credits
Performers
- Carter RobertsonBACKING VOCALS
- Gordon PayneBACKING VOCALS
- Rance WassonBACKING VOCALS
- Duke GoffBASS
- Sherman HayesBASS BACKING VOCALS
- Richie AlbrightDRUMS
- Bill C. GrahamFIDDLE
- John HugGUITAR
- Waylon JenningsGUITAR
- Jim GordonHORNS
- Mack JohnsonHORNS
- Maurice SpearsHORNS
- Ralph MooneyPEDAL STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Barny RobertsonPIANO BACKING VOCALS ARRANGED BY
- Graham NashFEATURING BACKING VOCALS
- The Thomas Buffum String EnsembleSTRINGS
- Don RobertsonFEATURING
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold
