Lonesome, On'ry and Mean

by Waylon Jennings

Lonesome, On'ry and Mean cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:54
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as a crucial bridge toward his total creative liberation, the album features early production collaborations with Ken Mansfield that significantly roughened his sound. Through exceptional covers of Kris Kristofferson and Danny O'Keefe, the artist successfully began shedding the slick Nashville establishment sound for a gritty, highly personalized aesthetic.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Lonesome, On'ry and Mean (3:41)
  2. Freedom to Stay (3:12)
  3. Lay It Down (3:17)
  4. Gone to Denver (2:30)
  5. Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues (3:22)
  6. You Can Have Her (2:40)
  7. Pretend I Never Happened (3:01)
  8. San Francisco Mabel Joy (3:49)
  9. Sandy Sends Her Best (2:34)
  10. Me and Bobby McGee (4:39)
  11. Laid Back Country Picker (3:13)
  12. The Last One to Leave Seattle (3:25)
  13. Big, Big Love (2:26)

Credits

  • Glen Spreen - arranged by [strings]
  • Bobby Dyson - bass, electric bass
  • Don Smith - bass
  • Henry Strzelecki - bass, piano
  • Lee Miller - bass
  • Norbert Putnam - bass
  • Roy Huskey Jr. - bass
  • Byron Bach - cello

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