The One and Only/Heartaches by the Numbers

Performer: Waylon Jennings
Distributor: Gotham Distributing Corp.

Notes: 2 LPs on 1 CD: THE ONE AND ONLY (1967)/HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBERS (1972). This two-fer from Collectables features a pair of out of print LPs by Waylon Jennings: One and Only and Heartaches by the Numbers both originally issued on RCA Camden in 1967 and 1972, respectively. Highlights among the 19 tracks include several cover versions of popular songs of the era including "Heartaches by the Number," "Tiger by the Tail," and "Folsom Prison Blues." ~ Al Campbell

Texan country singer Waylon Jennings was always a bit of a rocker. Early on, he played bass with Buddy Holly, and his first solo records included Beatles covers, highly unusual for a country artist at the time. Jennings was one of the key figures of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, rejecting the lush countrypolitan sound in favor of a raw, electrified approach that owed more to the Rolling Stones than to Billy Sherrill. With a small band and simple arrangements, Jennings introduced contemporary rock-oriented grooves into his hard-hitting country sound, adding some funky grit to common-man poetics on tunes about the tougher side of life. He inspired a subsequent generation of country iconoclasts, and spurred on contemporaries like Willie Nelson and Tompall Glaser.

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