Waylon Jennings – Honky Tonk Heroes (Orange vinyl)
Rarity - Sealed
Vocals, Guitar - Waylon Jennings
Bass – Henry Strzelecki
Bass, Double Bass [String Bass] – Joe Allen
Cello – Byron Bach, Martha McCrory
Drums – Buddy Harman, Willie Ackerman
Electric Guitar – Billy Sanford, Dale Sellers, Reggie Young
Fiddle – Tommy Williams
Organ – Andy McMahon
Piano – David Briggs
Rhythm Guitar – Billy Reynolds, Dave Kirby, Eddie Hinton, Randy Scruggs, Steve Young,
Viola – Marvin Chantry
Violin – Brenton Banks, Lawrence Herzberg, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Steven Maxwell Smith
Backing Band – The Waylors:
- Rhythm Guitar – Jerry Gropp, Larry Whitmore
- Steel Guitar – Ralph Mooney
- Harmonica – Don Brooks
- Drums – Richie Albright
- Bass – Bee Spears
Written by Billy Joe Shaver (A1 to B4), Hillman Hall (A5), Waylon Jennings (B1), Donnie Fritts (B5), Troy Seals (B5)
1LP, standard sleeve
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Orange
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : VMP - Vinyl Me Please Country series
Original Label : RCA Victor
Recorded in 1973 at RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
Engineered by Al Pachucki, Tom Pick
Produced by Waylon Jennings, Tompall Glaser, Ronny Light, Ken Mansfield
Mastered at Welcome To 1979
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Liner Notes by Roger "Capt. Midnite" Schutt*, Jayson Greene
Photography by Jimmy Moore
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in 2022
Tracks:
Side A
- Honky Tonk Heroes
- Old Five And Dimers (Like Me)
- Willie The Wandering Gypsy And Me
- Low Down Freedom
- Omaha
Side B
- You Asked Me To
- Ride Me Down Easy
- Ain't No God In Mexico
- Black Rose
- We Had It All
Awards:
Included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Review :
« Emmylou Harris' major-label solo debut quickly establishes the pattern that the vast majority of her subsequent work would follow: Pieces of the Sky is bravely eclectic, impeccably performed, and achingly beautiful. Amid a collection of songs that ranks among her most well-chosen -- ranging from the catalogs of the Beatles ("For No One") to Boudleaux and Felice Bryant ("Sleepless Nights") and the Louvin Brothers (the hit "If I Could Only Win Your Love") -- the record's centerpiece is one of Harris' rare original compositions, "Boulder to Birmingham," her stirring tribute to fallen mentor Gram Parsons. » AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.43 / 5