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Full Circle (1988)

Where the lyrics of Full Circle take you, and where it was really made.

Jennings was partly responsible for the lyrics to six of the album's ten tracks, yet Full Circle peaked at only #36 on the charts.

Key places

Where Full Circle was recorded (1988)

Recording site Nashville — Full Circle was recorded at Groundstar Lab and Sound Stage Studio in Nashville. The map point is set at the city centre of Nashville, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Full Circle: 37th studio album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings
• Released in 1988 on MCA Records
• Jennings' fourth and final studio album for MCA before his move to Epic Records
• Yielded four minor country hits

Background

• Four singles: "Trouble Man" (#61), "Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)" (#28), "How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A." (#39), "You Put the Soul in the Song" (#59)
• Jennings was partly responsible for writing the lyrics to six of the album's ten tracks
• The album peaked at #36 on the charts

Recording

• Recorded at Groundstar Lab and Sound Stage Studio in Nashville
• Producers: Jimmy Bowen and Waylon Jennings
• Rick Marotta on drums; Leland Sklar and David Hungate on bass guitar
• Reggie Young, Dann Huff, Billy Joe Walker Jr. and Tony Joe White on electric guitar
• Jerry Douglas on dobro; Mark O'Connor on fiddle; Steve Schaffer on Synclavier

Cover

• Cover photography by Wayne Williams
• Art direction by Simon Levy; design by Dennas Davis

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Born June 15, 1937 in Littlefield, Texas; American country singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and author.
• Considered one of the pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music.
• Played in the Texas Longhorns as a teen; worked as a DJ at KLLL in Lubbock.
• Played bass for Buddy Holly on the Winter Dance Party tour; gave up his seat on the plane that crashed in 1959.
• Led the Waylors at JD's club in Phoenix, Arizona, developing a rock-influenced country style.
• Signed with RCA Victor in 1965; gained creative control in the early 1970s with Lonesome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes.
• Had a number-one hit with "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" from Dreaming My Dreams.
• Recorded Wanted! The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter, the first platinum country album.
• Narrated and sang the theme for The Dukes of Hazzard, "Good Ol' Boys", which became his biggest hit.
• Joined Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash in the Highwaymen.
• Overcame cocaine addiction in 1984.
• Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001; died February 13, 2002 in Chandler, Arizona.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Full Circle was a minor success on the charts, peaking at #36
• Four singles charted as minor country hits, all in the lower part of the country chart
• "Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)" reached #28, the highest of the four singles
• "How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A." reached #39
• "Trouble Man" reached #61 and "You Put the Soul in the Song" reached #59

Records

• Album chart peak: #36
• Singles chart peaks: #28, #39, #59, #61
• The album closed Jennings' run on MCA Records, which had produced four studio albums for the label
• The record came out in the same year Jennings was preparing his move to Epic Records
• Jennings was partly responsible for writing lyrics to six of the album's ten tracks, a share that the album's credits place alongside the singles' chart results

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Jennings was partly responsible for writing the lyrics to six of the album's ten tracks.
• The album opens with "Trouble Man" by Tony Joe White and Waylon Jennings.
• The final track, "Woman I Hate It", was written with Rodney Crowell and Waylon Jennings.
• Track credits include Roger Murrah with Jennings on three songs, including "How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A."

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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