Good Hearted Woman (song)
1971 single by Waylon Jennings
"Good Hearted Woman" | |||
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US single of Jennings's 1971 solo recording
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Single by Waylon Jennings | |||
from the album Good Hearted Woman | |||
B-side | "It's All Over Now" | ||
Released | December 14, 1971 | ||
Recorded | September 1, 1971 | ||
Genre | Country , country rock | ||
Length | 3 : 01 | ||
Label | RCA Nashville | ||
Songwriter(s) |
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson |
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Producer(s) | Ronny Light | ||
Waylon Jennings singles chronology | |||
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Duet recording | |||
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1976 US single of Jennings and Nelson's duet performance
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" Good Hearted Woman " is a song written by American country music singers Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson .
Writing
In 1969, while staying at the Fort Worther Motel in Fort Worth, Texas , [1] Jennings saw an advertisement in a newspaper promoting Tina Turner as a "good hearted woman loving two-timing men", a reference to Ike Turner . [2] Jennings went to talk to Nelson, who was in a middle of a poker game, about writing a song based on that phrase. Joining the game, he and Nelson expanded the lyrics as Nelson's wife Connie Koepke wrote them down. [1]
Recording
Jennings recorded the song for the first time as the title track of his 1972 album Good Hearted Woman , [1] [3] the single peaked at number three on the Billboard's Hot Country Singles . [4] Jennings had recorded a concert version for Waylon Live , which served as a basis for the duet with Nelson. "I just took my voice off and put Willie's on in different places," he explained. "Willie wasn't within 10,000 miles when I recorded it." He also added canned crowd noises to add to the live feel for the album Wanted: The Outlaws! . [5] The album cemented the pair's outlaw image and became country music's first platinum album. [6] The song peaked at number one on Billboard's Hot Country Singles and at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 . [7] The song won the Single of the Year award in the 1976 Country Music Association Awards , [8] and took Jennings and Nelson to the mainstream audiences, giving them nationwide recognition. [9] [10]
Charts
Waylon Jennings
Chart (1971-1972) |
Peak
position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 3 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
Chart (1976) |
Peak
position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 25 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [13] | 16 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 5 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1976) | Position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [14] | 2 |
Cover versions
- In 1976, a duet version of "Good Hearted Woman" performed by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson became the first of three number ones on the country chart for the duo.
- The 2005 album Texas Fed, Texas Bred: Redefining Country Music, Volume 1 includes a cover version performed by Guy Clark .
- LeAnn Rimes recorded a version of the song for her 2011 release, Lady & Gentlemen .
- Hank Williams III recorded a version of the song, later released in Long Gone Daddy .
- Tina Turner recorded song for her 1988 album Goes Country .
- George Jones recorded it and included in his 1980 album I Am What I Am . [15]
- Mel Street recorded a version for his 1972 album, Borrowed Angel .
- Micky and the Motorcars (with Cody and Willy Braun) recorded a version for Cross Canadian Ragweed's "The Red River Tribute" to Waylon Jennings (2003)
- Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt performed the song for Jerry Bradley at the induction ceremony of Jerry Bradley into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019.
- In 1981 Michal Tučný created Czech version under name Báječná ženská .
References
- 1 2 3 Horstman, Dorothy 1996 , p. 104.
- ↑ "Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - Good Hearted Woman" . New Musical Express . IPC MEDIA . Retrieved June 3, 2012 .
- ↑ Horstman, Dorothy 1996 , p. 426.
- ↑ " Billboard Hot Country Singles" . Billboard . Vol. 84, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 11, 1972. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved June 4, 2012 .
- ↑ "Songfacts: Good Hearted Woman by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson" .
- ↑ Hartman, Gary 2008 , p. 175 .
- ↑ "Wanted! The Outlaws" . Allmusic . Allrovi . Retrieved June 4, 2012 .
- ↑ "Country's Toppers Honored by CMA" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 23, 1976 . Retrieved June 3, 2012 .
- ↑ Larkin, Colin 2002 , p. 196.
- ↑ Busby, Mark 2004 , p. 332.
- 1 2 "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" . Billboard .
- ↑ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard .
- ↑ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard .
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1976" . Billboard . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com" . allmusic.com . Retrieved October 19, 2021 .
Works cited
- Busby, Mark (2004). The Southwest . Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313328053 .
- Hartman, Gary (2008). The History Of Texas Music . Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781603440028 .
- Horstman, Dorothy (1996). Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy . Country Music Foundation. ISBN 9780915608195 .
- Larkin, Colin (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music . Virgin. ISBN 9781852279479 .
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