This is one of the classic "outlaw" country albums, with two of Waylon's greatest performances ever -- "Lonesome, On'ry & Mean," and "Just Pretend I Never Happened," as well as some off-the-radar gems, such as his version of Danny O'Keefe's "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" and Mickey Newbury's "Frisco Mabel Joy," which is a superior reading of a highly regarded song. It's worth noting that the best songs on here are the ones Waylon produced himself; Nashville studio heavies like Danny Davis and Ronny Light (who also contributed to this album) were really just in the way, proving that all that jive that Waylon was saying at the time about "creative control" was 100% right on the money...
If you're checking Waylon out, this disc's a must-have.
An Amazing album!! This is one album that i'm proud to own...Each and every song is an instant classic! Waylon is in his prime here...i would highly recommened this
ON THIS CD WAYLON Still got that outlaw sound. I like Gone to Denver and You can have her mybe two more.not what I call his best but still a ok cd.HEY 3 star`s not to bad. thank you.
This album should have been a nr.1 just as "Dreaming my Dreams".....however it was'nt. When you listen to "Lonesome On'ry & Mean you can hear Waylon at his best, the text's are deep and the melodies and the music is just GREAT country music! To me this is Waylons best album.
Jens Munk
