Wanted! The Outlaws
Encyclopedia
Wanted! The Outlaws is an album
by Waylon Jennings
, Willie Nelson
, Jessi Colter
, and Tompall Glaser
, released in RCA Victor in 1976
, and consisting of previously released material. Released to capitalize on the new outlaw country
movement, Wanted! The Outlaws earned its place in music history by becoming the first country
album to sell a million copies. The original liner notes
were written by Chet Flippo, a contributor to Rolling Stone
, and offer a short introduction and some praise on each artist involved with the project.
The album quickly reached #1 on the country charts and peaked at #10 on the pop charts, with two hit singles released, "Suspicious Minds" and "Good Hearted Woman." The two peaked at #2 and #1, respectively, both featuring Jennings. Wanted! The Outlaws was reissued on CD
on RCA Records
in 1996
with ten bonus track
s. Only one of these, Steve Earle
's "Nowhere Road", had previously been unreleased.
13. "(I'm a) Ramblin' Man" - Waylon Jennings
14. "If She's Where You Like Livin' (You Won't Feel at Home with Me)" - Jessi Colter
15. "It's Not Easy" - Jessi Colter
16. "Why You Been Gone So Long" - Jessi Colter
17. "Under Your Spell Again" - Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter
18. "I Ain't the One" - Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter
19. "You Left a Long, Long Time Ago" - Willie Nelson
20. "Healing Hands of Time" - Willie Nelson
21. "Nowhere Road" - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
, Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
, Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter is an American country music artist who is best known for her collaboration with her husband, country singer and songwriter Waylon Jennings and for her 1975 country-pop crossover hit "I'm Not Lisa"....
, and Tompall Glaser
Tompall Glaser
Tompall Glaser is an American country music artist. Active since the 1950s, he has recorded both as a solo artist and with his brothers Chuck and Jim in the trio Tompall & the Glaser Brothers...
, released in RCA Victor in 1976
1976 in music
-January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....
, and consisting of previously released material. Released to capitalize on the new outlaw country
Outlaw country
Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music, most popular during the late 1960s and the 1970s , sometimes referred to as the outlaw movement or simply outlaw music...
movement, Wanted! The Outlaws earned its place in music history by becoming the first country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
album to sell a million copies. The original liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
were written by Chet Flippo, a contributor to Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, and offer a short introduction and some praise on each artist involved with the project.
The album quickly reached #1 on the country charts and peaked at #10 on the pop charts, with two hit singles released, "Suspicious Minds" and "Good Hearted Woman." The two peaked at #2 and #1, respectively, both featuring Jennings. Wanted! The Outlaws was reissued on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
on RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
in 1996
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
with ten bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
s. Only one of these, Steve Earle
Steve Earle
Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play....
's "Nowhere Road", had previously been unreleased.
Side one
- "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" (Sharon Rice) – 2:48
- Performed by Jennings
- "Honky Tonk Heroes" (Billy Joe ShaverBilly Joe ShaverBilly Joe Shaver is a Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre.-Biography:...
) – 3:27- Performed by Jennings
- "I'm Looking For Blue Eyes" (Jessi ColterJessi ColterJessi Colter is an American country music artist who is best known for her collaboration with her husband, country singer and songwriter Waylon Jennings and for her 1975 country-pop crossover hit "I'm Not Lisa"....
) – 2:15- Performed by Colter
- "You Mean to Say" (Colter) – 2:28
- Performed by Colter
- "Suspicious MindsSuspicious Minds"Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...
" (Mark JamesMark James (songwriter)Mark James is a songwriter, famous for writing hits for singers B.J. Thomas, Brenda Lee, and Elvis Presley, most notably Elvis' last US number one hit single, "Suspicious Minds."-History:...
) – 3:55- Performed by Jennings and Colter
Side two
- "Good Hearted Woman" [Live] (Waylon JenningsWaylon JenningsWaylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
, Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
) – 2:56- Performed by Jennings and Nelson
- "Heaven or Hell" (Nelson) – 1:37
- Performed by Jennings and Nelson
- "Me and Paul" (Nelson) – 3:45
- Performed by Nelson
- "Yesterday's Wine" (Nelson) – 2:58
- Performed by Nelson
- "T for Texas" (Jimmie RodgersJimmie Rodgers (country singer)James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
) – 4:12- Performed by Glaser
- "Put Another Log on the Fire (Male Chauvinist National Anthem)" (Shel SilversteinShel SilversteinSheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein , was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in his children's books...
) – 2:16- Performed by Glaser
Bonus tracks (20th anniversary reissue)
12. "Slow Movin' Outlaws" - Waylon Jennings13. "(I'm a) Ramblin' Man" - Waylon Jennings
14. "If She's Where You Like Livin' (You Won't Feel at Home with Me)" - Jessi Colter
15. "It's Not Easy" - Jessi Colter
16. "Why You Been Gone So Long" - Jessi Colter
17. "Under Your Spell Again" - Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter
18. "I Ain't the One" - Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter
19. "You Left a Long, Long Time Ago" - Willie Nelson
20. "Healing Hands of Time" - Willie Nelson
21. "Nowhere Road" - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson