Music Man (album)
| Music Man | ||||
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| Studio album by Waylon Jennings | ||||
| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country Outlaw country |
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| Length | 32:13 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Richie Albright | |||
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Music Man is an album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1980 on RCA Victor. It was Jennings' final album in a streak of releases which mostly reached #1 on the country charts. Notably, it features the well-known theme song from the popular television show The Dukes of Hazzard; undoubtedly, the success of the number-one album was due in part to the popularity of said theme, which reaching #1 on the country charts, also peaking at just outside the top 20 on the pop charts. Aside from that, "Clyde" and "Storms Never Last" charted as singles, peaking at #7 and #17 respectively. Few of the songs on the album were written by Jennings himself; instead, the singer opted for covers of artists like Jimmy Buffett and Kenny Rogers, among others.
[edit] Track listing
- "Clyde" (J. J. Cale) – 2:39
- "It's Alright" (Jennings) – 3:00
- "Theme from 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)" (Jennings) – 2:06
- "Nashville Wimmin'" (Harlan Howard) – 3:32
- "Do It Again" (Becker/Fagen) – 3:45
- "Sweet Music Man" (Kenny Rogers) – 3:34
- "Storms Never Last" (Jessi Colter) – 2:49
- "He Went to Paris" (Jimmy Buffett) – 3:19
- "What About You?" (Jack Anglin, Johnnie Wright) – 3:33
- "Waltz Across Texas" (Ernest Tubb) – 3:56
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 36 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 46 |
| Preceded by Gideon by Kenny Rogers |
Top Country Albums number-one album July 12–26, 1980 |
Succeeded by Urban Cowboy by Various Artists |
| Preceded by Dream Street Rose by Gordon Lightfoot |
RPM Country Albums number-one album July 19 - August 2, 1980 |
Succeeded by San Antonio Rose by Willie Nelson and Ray Price |
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