It's Only Rock & Roll (Waylon Jennings album)
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- Waylon Jennings
- Randy Scruggs
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| Released | June 13th, 1983 | |||
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| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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It's Only Rock & Roll is the twenty-ninth studio album by Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Victor in 1983.
Understandably, considering his condition at the time, Jennings was not fond of his work during this period: "I was doing bad records. Missing shows due to laryngitis. Not picking up the guitar unless I was getting paid. Not caring."[1]
Reception
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It's Only Rock & Roll peaked at number 10 on the Billboard country albums chart, Jennings' worst showing since Honky Tonk Heroes in 1973.
Crispin Sartwell of Record was dismissive of the album's closing medley, saying that all of its material had been done far better on other albums, but asserted that every other track on It's Only Rock & Roll is "old-fashioned, kick-butt country and rock." He especially praised Jennings's rendition of "Lucille" for its simplicity and straightforwardness.[3]
Jim Worbois of AllMusic's brief retrospective review read: "While many labels were raiding their vaults to create "medley" records of artists no longer signed with them ... Jennings seems to have done it to himself. There are a couple nice songs on here, but it's not one of his best."[2]