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The Taker/Tulsa (1971)

Where the lyrics of The Taker/Tulsa take you, and where it was really made.

Recorded in two cities over about eighteen months, this 1971 RCA album became a country chart hit, and its title single reached the Top 5.

Key places

Recorded in Nashville (1970)

Recording site RCA Studio B — "The Taker" was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee on 22 April 1970. The point marks RCA Studio A, the Nashville recording site listed for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded in Hollywood (1970)

Recording site The Music Grinder (Hollywood) — "Lovin' Her Was Easier" and "Casey's Last Ride" were recorded in Hollywood, California on 7 December 1970. The pin sits at the city centre, not at a building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Taker/Tulsa is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings
• Released in 1971 by RCA Records
• Italian Wikipedia gives the release as February 1971 on RCA Victor Records
• Produced by Danny Davis and Ronny Light
• Ten tracks in total: five on side A and five on side B
• Title track "The Taker" and "(Don't Let the Sun Set on You) Tulsa" are among the songs listed

Background

• Waylon Jennings is an American country music artist
• The album was issued by RCA, which released it in 1971
• Its lead single, "The Taker", became a Top 5 hit

Recording

• Sessions ran from June 1969 to December 1970
• Most tracks were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee
• "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" and "Casey's Last Ride" were recorded in Hollywood, California on 7 December 1970
• "The Taker" was recorded in Nashville on 22 April 1970
• "Grey Eyes You Know" was recorded in Nashville on 12 June 1969, the earliest session listed
• The first session group on two tracks included Sonny Curtis, Alvin Casey and Billy Ray Reynolds on guitars and Ralph Mooney on steel guitar
• Other tracks had a separate band list, with Charlie McCoy on harmonica and organ and Buddy Harman among the drummers

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

• Released in 1971 by RCA Records
• Italian Wikipedia gives the release as February 1971 on RCA Victor Records
• Produced by Danny Davis and Ronny Light
• The single "The Taker" was a Top 5 hit single
• Session guitarists on the Hollywood tracks included Sonny Curtis, Alvin Casey and Billy Ray Reynolds
• Ralph Mooney played steel guitar and Glen Hardin played piano on those tracks
• Joe Osborne played bass and John Guerin played drums on the same tracks
• On the other tracks, Fred Carter, Jimmy Capps, Dale Sellers, Chip Young and Jerry Shook played guitars
• Pete Drake and Curly Chalker played steel guitar, and Charlie McCoy played harmonica and organ
• Buddy Harman, Kenneth Buttrey and John Huffman played drums on the Nashville tracks

Records

• Billboard country albums chart: peak at number 12
• Lead single "The Taker": Top 5 hit
• The album's chart run is recorded as a country albums chart entry only

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

Trivia

• "The Taker" was recorded in Nashville on 22 April 1970
• "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" and "Casey's Last Ride" were recorded in Hollywood on 7 December 1970
• "Sunday Mornin' Coming Down" and "(I'd Be) a Legend in My Time" were both recorded in Nashville on 29 October 1969
• "Grey Eyes You Know" was the earliest recorded track on the album, dated 12 June 1969
• The album has no separate side titles; its tracks are split across Lato A and Lato B

Sources: it.wikipedia.org

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