Album
Lonesome, On'ry & Mean
1973 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Lonesome, On'ry & Mean is a Country album by Waylon Jennings, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked.
About
If <i>Lonesome, On'ry & Mean</i> cast Waylon Jennings as the father of "outlaw country," he used his newfound freedom to craft a profoundly personal, powerful statement that injected rock rhythms and attitude into old-school C&W. An anthem of the outlaw movement if there ever was one, the galloping title track is the weary artist lashing out at the producer-controlled confines of Music Row. Welcome to Waylon's world, a place of pealed-back honky-tonk blues ("Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues), where the underlying ache of "Me And Bobby McGee" becomes palpable when wrapped in that larger-than-life baritone, a tender letter to an ex is enough to make you want to curl up and cry ("Sandy Sends Her Best"), and a country-rock cover of Johnny Cash's "Gone To Denver" and sadder-bastard take on Willie Nelson's "Pretend I Never Happened" sound more vital than the originals. With one album, Waylon might have robbed Nashville of its formula, but he returned to it some soul.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Lonesome, On'ry & Mean3:37
- A2Freedom To Stay3:09
- A3Lay It Down3:14
- A4Gone To Denver2:28
- A5Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues3:20
Side B
- B1You Can Have Her2:38
- B2Pretend I Never Happened3:01
- B3San Francisco Mabel Joy3:45
- B4Sandy Sends Her Best2:33
- B5Me And Bobby McGee4:37
Sound DNA
- Country
- Outlaw & Texas Country
- twangy
- defiant
- outlaw
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Billy Ray ReynoldsGUITAR
- Billy SanfordELECTRIC GUITAR ORGAN
- Bobby DysonBASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Brenton BanksVIOLIN
- Buddy HarmanDRUMS
- Byron BachCELLO
- Charlie McCoyGUITAR HARMONICA
- Dale SellersELECTRIC GUITAR
- David BriggsPIANO
- David KirbyELECTRIC GUITAR
- David VanderkooiCELLO
- Don BrooksHARMONICA
- Don SmithBASS
- Fred Carter, Jr.ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Gary VanosdaleVIOLA
- George BinkleyVIOLIN
- Hargus RobbinsPIANO
- Henry StrzeleckiBASS PIANO
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 18 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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