Greatest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1979 on RCA Victor. It documents Jennings' outlaw country years for RCA and includes several of his most well-known signature songs, the most recent of which had been the title track of I've Always Been Crazy, released the year before. Not counting the Mackintosh & T.J. soundtrack album and the White Mansions concept album, Greatest Hits became Jennings' eighth consecutive release to reach #1 on the charts; it was also one of his last chart-topping records, with What Goes Around Comes Around, released that same year, peaking at #2.

In 1984, RCA issued this album on CD with all 11 tracks but in 1989, RCA/BMG issued an abridged version of this album, this version is currently available.

As of 2007, this album is 5x Platinum certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

1979 release

1. "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" (Young) – 3:38

   From Lonesome, On'ry and Mean (1973)

2. "Ladies Love Outlaws" (Clayton) – 2:32

   From Ladies Love Outlaws (1972)

3. "I've Always Been Crazy" (Jennings) – 4:11

   From I've Always Been Crazy (1978)

4. "I'm a Ramblin' Man" (Pennington) – 2:46

   From The Ramblin' Man (1974)

5. "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" (Bryant) – 2:20

   From Only the Greatest (1968)

6. "Amanda" (McDill) – 2:56

   New overdub of a song that had appeared on The Ramblin' Man (1974)

7. "Honky Tonk Heroes" (Billy Joe Shaver) – 3:27

   From Honky Tonk Heroes (1973)

8. "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys" (Bruce, Bruce) – 2:32
   • With Willie Nelson

   From Waylon and Willie (1978)

9. "Good Hearted Woman" (Jennings, Nelson) – 2:59
   • With Willie Nelson

   From Wanted! The Outlaws (1976)

10. "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" (Emmons, Moman) – 3:19

    From Ol' Waylon (1977)

11. "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (Jennings) – 2:55

    From Dreaming My Dreams (1975)

1989 release

1. "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" (Young) – 3:38
2. "I've Always Been Crazy" (Jennings) – 4:11
3. "Honky Tonk Heroes" (Billy Joe Shaver) – 3:27
4. "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" (Emmons, Moman) – 3:19
5. "I'm a Ramblin' Man" (Pennington) – 2:46
6. "Amanda" (McDill) – 2:56
7. "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys" (Bruce, Bruce) – 2:32 (with Willie Nelson)
8. "A Good Hearted Woman" (Jennings, Nelson) – 2:59
9. "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (Jennings) – 2:55

Chart performance