- Music Man (album)
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Music Man Studio album by Waylon Jennings Released May 1980 Genre Country
Outlaw countryLength 32:13 Label RCA Victor Producer Richie Albright Professional reviews Waylon Jennings chronology What Goes Around Comes Around
(1979)Music Man
(1980)Leather and Lace
(1982)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.
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
Chart performance
Chart (1980) Peak
positionU.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 RogersTop Country Albums number-one album
July 12–26, 1980Succeeded by
Urban Cowboy by Various ArtistsPreceded by
Dream Street Rose by Gordon LightfootRPM Country Albums number-one album
July 19 - August 2, 1980Succeeded by
San Antonio Rose by Willie Nelson and Ray PriceCategories:- Waylon Jennings albums
- 1980 albums
- RCA Records albums
- 1980s country album stubs
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