The Eagle (album)

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The Eagle
The Eagle cover
Studio album by Waylon Jennings
Released July 1990
Genre Country
Outlaw country
Length 29:54
Label Epic
Producer(s) Richie Albright
Bob Montgomery
Professional reviews
Waylon Jennings chronology
Highwayman 2
(1990)
The Eagle
(1990)
Clean Shirt
(1991)


The Eagle is an album by Waylon Jennings, released on Epic Records in 1990. It was the first of his two solo albums on the label, which he joined after a two-year stay at MCA. The selections themselves are a mixture of fast-paced songs and slower ballads. "Wrong", a humorous track about a relationship that turned awry, was Jennings' final top ten country hit, reaching #5 on the charts. The album also yielded the minor hits "What Bothers Me Most", "The Eagle" and "Where Corn Don't Grow", peaking at #66, #22 and #67, respectively; "Where Corn Don't Grow" was later covered by Travis Tritt on The Restless Kind (1996), Tritt's version bearing numerous similarities to Jennings'. Additionally, a music video for "Wrong", directed by Robert Deaton and George J. Flanigen IV, was filmed and released. The Eagle was the singer's final top ten record, reaching #9 on the country charts; it also briefly appeared on the pop charts, with its highest position being #172.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Workin' Cheap" (Troy Seals, Max D. Barnes) – 2:55
  2. "What Bothers Me Most" (Seals, Barnes) – 3:25
  3. "The Eagle" (Hank Cochran, Red Lane, Mack Vickery) – 2:55
  4. "Her Man" (Kent M. Robbins) – 2:42
  5. "Wrong" (Steve Seskin, Andre Pessis) – 3:02
  6. "Where Corn Don't Grow" (Roger Murrah, Mark Allan) – 3:17
  7. "Reno and Me" (John Hadley, Kevin Welch) – 3:11
  8. "Too Close to Call" (Chester Lester) – 2:44
  9. "Waking Up with You" (Murrah, Jennings, Charlie Craig) – 2:34
  10. "Old Church Hymns and Nursery Rhymes" (Beth Nielsen Chapman) – 3:48