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The Eagle (1990)

Where the lyrics of The Eagle take you, and where it was really made.

Wrong, Waylon Jennings' last top ten country hit, came from this album, yet Jennings later wrote that Epic did little with it.

Key places

Recorded at The Music Mill (1990)

Recording site The Music Mill — The album's recording location is listed as The Music Mill in Nashville. The point uses building-level coordinates for that studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Eagle: 38th studio album by American country singer Waylon Jennings
• Released in 1990 on Epic Records
• First of two solo albums Jennings made for Epic
• Jennings joined Epic after a two-year stay at MCA
• Mix of fast-paced songs and slower ballads
• Last new Jennings album made available on LP

Background

• Producer Bob Montgomery was keen to team Jennings with Willie
• That push produced the Waylon and Willie Clean Shirt album
• Epic thought the Clean Shirt album had too many Mexican horns
• Jennings later wrote in his memoir that Epic did not do much with The Eagle

Recording

• Recorded at The Music Mill in Nashville
• Waylon Jennings: lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
• Brent Mason: electric guitar
• Jimmy Capps: acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Paul Franklin: dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Barry Walsh: keyboards
• Jerry Bridges and Kevin Hogan: bass guitar
• Jeff Hale: drums

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

• "Wrong": a humorous track about a relationship that turned awry
• "Wrong" was Jennings' final top ten country hit, reaching #5
• "What Bothers Me Most" was a minor hit from the album
• Music video for "Wrong" directed by Robert Deaton and George J. Flanigen IV
• In the US, the LP was briefly issued only to Columbia House record club members
• In Europe, the album came out on all three formats; the LP was deleted shortly after release

Reappraisal

• In 1996, Gary Allan recorded "Her Man" for his debut album Used Heart for Sale
• In 1996, Travis Tritt recorded "Where Corn Don't Grow" for The Restless Kind
• Both versions were released as singles that year

Records

• Country albums chart: #9, Jennings' final top ten record
• Pop albums chart: briefly, highest position #172
• "Wrong" reached #5 on the country charts

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Jennings wrote in his memoir that Epic did little to promote The Eagle.
• The music video for "Wrong" was filmed and released.
• Gary Allan's debut album Used Heart for Sale included "Her Man" in 1996.
• The LP edition went only to Columbia House club members in the US.
• Two songs from the album were recorded by other artists in 1996.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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