Live: American Outlaws

Live: American Outlaws

Live: American Outlaws

Live: American Outlaws

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Overview

Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson first performed as the Highwaymen in 1985, after which they became a going concern for the next decade. Hits didn't often arrive -- their 1985 debut reached the top of Billboard's Country Album charts and its title track achieved the same feat on the singles chart -- but they became a reliable concert attraction after the release of Highwayman 2 in 1990. The 2016 archival release of Live: American Outlaws is the first official document of this part of the supergroup's life, providing the first-ever CD release of the March 14, 1990 show recorded at Nassau Coliseum that was previously released on VHS in 1991 (the video portion has been remastered and released as a DVD in this set), along with a third CD featuring a six-song set from 1992's Farm Aid V, four songs from 1993's Farm Aid VI, and a spruced-up outtake of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings," where Nelson and Kristofferson added new vocal harmonies to a recording from Cash and Jennings' 1986 LP Heroes. Although all three of the concerts here were events by some measure, the Farm Aid gigs were high-profile charity shows, while the Nassau gig was intended for home video release. Considering this, it's odd how none of the three live dates feel like major events. All are matter-of-fact performances, the four Highwaymen relying on some measure of seasoned chops and personal charm as they trade songs, or perhaps just lines, on a collection of greatest-hits and new tunes they're plugging. The latter served as an excuse to get the band out on the road and they fade into the woodwork here, overshadowed by a collection of tunes that amount to some of the greatest songs of the 20th century. None of the renditions here are anywhere close to definitive -- the Highwaymen wear their age on their sleeves a bit, plus the productions are slick and overblown in a manner standard to big-budget shows of the '80s and '90s -- but something that would've seemed as little more than an enjoyable night out in 1990 now seems like something modestly special. Hearing these four Titans interact on-stage, harmonizing and cracking wise, it's hard not to marvel at the fact that for a while, Jennings, Nelson, Cash, and Kristofferson actually roamed from town to town, singing their songs along the way. This is a simple document of that time that seems more momentous now that the era has passed. [Live: American Outlaws was also released as a CD/DVD set.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 05/20/2016
Label: Columbia / Sony Music
UPC: 0888751000025
Rank: 5512

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Mystery Train
  2. Highwayman
  3. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
  4. Good Hearted Woman
  5. Trouble Man
  6. Amanda
  7. There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
  8. Ring of Fire
  9. Folsom Prison Blues
  10. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
  11. Sunday Morning Coming Down
  12. Help Me Make It Through the Night
  13. The Best of All Possible Worlds
  14. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
  15. City of New Orleans
  16. Always on My Mind
  17. Me and Bobby McGee

Disc 2

  1. Silver Stallion
  2. The Last Cowboy Song
  3. Two Stories Wide
  4. Living Legend
  5. The Pilgrim: Chapter 33
  6. They Killed Him
  7. I Still Miss Someone
  8. Ragged Old Flag
  9. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
  10. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
  11. Night Life
  12. The King Is Gone (So Are You)
  13. Desperados Waiting for a Train
  14. Big River
  15. A Boy Named Sue
  16. Why Me
  17. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
  18. On the Road Again

Disc 3

  1. Mystery Train
  2. Highwayman
  3. The King Is Gone (So Are You)
  4. I've Always Been Crazy
  5. The Best of All Possible Worlds
  6. City of New Orleans
  7. Folsom Prison Blues
  8. Highwayman (Intro)
  9. Shipwrecked in the Eighties
  10. Desperados Waiting for a Train
  11. One Too Many Mornings

Disc 4

  1. The King Is Gone (So Are You) [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  2. Sunday Morning Coming Down [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  3. Night Life [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  4. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  5. Help Me Make It Through the Night [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  6. Why Me [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  7. Ragged Old Flag [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  8. The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  9. There Ain't No Good Chain Gang [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  10. Trouble Man [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  11. Amanda [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  12. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  13. Good Hearted Woman [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  14. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  15. Silver Stallion [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  16. I Still Miss Someone [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  17. Credits [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  18. Willie Nelson [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  19. Waylon Jennings [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  20. Kris Kristofferson [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  21. Johnny Cash [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  22. Odds and Ends [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  23. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  24. Big River [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  25. A Boy Named Sue [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  26. On the Road Again [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  27. Folsom Prison Blues [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  28. Intro [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  29. Highwayman [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  30. The Best of All Possible Worlds [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  31. City of New Orleans [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  32. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  33. Ring of Fire [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  34. Always on My Mind [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  35. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  36. Me and Bobby McGee [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  37. The Last Cowboy Song [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  38. Two Stories Wide [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  39. They Killed Him [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  40. Living Legend [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  41. Desperados Waiting for a Train [Live 5.1 Surround Sound]
  42. Intro
  43. Highwayman
  44. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
  45. Good Hearted Woman
  46. Trouble Man
  47. Amanda
  48. There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
  49. Ring of Fire
  50. Folsom Prison Blues
  51. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
  52. Sunday Morning Coming Down
  53. Help Me Make It Through the Night
  54. The Best of All Possible Worlds
  55. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
  56. City of New Orleans
  57. Always on My Mind
  58. Me and Bobby McGee
  59. Silver Stallion
  60. The Last Cowboy Song
  61. Two Stories Wide
  62. Living Legend
  63. The Pilgrim: Chapter 33
  64. They Killed Him
  65. I Still Miss Someone
  66. Ragged Old Flag
  67. (Ghost) Riders In the Sky
  68. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
  69. Night Life
  70. The King Is Gone (So Are You)
  71. Desperados Waiting for a Train
  72. Big River
  73. A Boy Named Sue
  74. Why Me
  75. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
  76. On the Road Again
  77. Credits
  78. Willie Nelson
  79. Waylon Jennings
  80. Kris Kristofferson
  81. Johnny Cash
  82. Odds and Ends

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Highwaymen   Primary Artist
Johnny Cash   Primary Artist
Waylon Jennings   Primary Artist
Willie Nelson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kris Kristofferson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gene Chrisman   Drums
Robby Turner   Pedal Steel
Mike Leech   Bass
Danny Timms   Vocals,Keyboards
Bobby Emmons   Keyboards
Bobby Wood   Keyboards
J.R. Cobb   Guitar
Reggie Young   Guitar
Jon Small   Director
Martin Torgoff   Director
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Lee Clayton   Composer
Waylon Jennings   Composer,Liner Notes,Group Member
Wayne Carson   Composer
Johnny Christopher   Composer
Walt Breeland   Composer
Sam Phillips   Composer
Roger Ferris   Composer
Rob Santos   Executive Producer
Mark James   Composer
Merle Kilgore   Composer
Guy Clark   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer,Group Member
Dave Kirby   Composer
David Carroll Kirby   Composer
David Bowen   Editing Assistant
Hal Bynum   Composer
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering
Tony Joe White   Composer
Tony Castle   Mixing,Remixing
Bobby Emmons   Composer
Chips Moman   Composer,Remixing,Audio Production,Original Recording Producer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer,Group Member,Guitar Technician
Johnny Cash   Composer,Group Member
Ron Peterson   Composer
June Carter Cash   Composer
Roy Cash, Jr.   Composer
David Cherry   Engineer
Herman Parker Jr.   Composer
Mark Neuman   Production Director
Ken Hahn   Audio Post-Production
Ray Palagy   Audio Post-Production
Frank Harkins   Creative Director
Adam Pinch   Engineer
Herman Parker   Composer
Jon Small   Producer
Deborah Newman   Executive Producer
Rob Agnello   Engineer
Roger D. Ferris   Composer
Doug Kleeger   Audio Engineer
Alan Messer   Photography
Jim McGuire   Photography
Federico Ruiz   Design,Art Direction
Reid Scelza   Engineer
John Jackson   Executive Producer
T.J. White   Composer
Lisa Kristofferson   Photography
John Harris   Engineer
Richard Alcock   Executive Producer
June Carter   Composer
Jack Jackson   A&R
Sean Brennan   Transfers,Digital Transfers
Jeff Zimmerman   Photography Director
Adam Little   Editing
Jerry Durkin   Executive Producer
Alisa Tager   Coordination
Karen Robin   Photography
Greg Dougherty   Editing
John Lala   Production Manager
Michael Negrin   Photography Director
Jeanine Lust   Production Coordination
Joe Molinare   Production Manager
Nina Goldberg   Production Manager
Kenny Barrickman   Post Production Arranger
Tres Driscoll   Editing Assistant
Martin Torgoff   Writer
Stan Jones   Composer
Patsy Bruce   Composer
Paul Buskirk   Composer
Shel Silverstein   Composer
Steve Goodman   Composer
Biff Dawes   Engineer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Bob McDill   Composer
Mickey Raphael   Producer,Audio Production,Compilation Producer
Mark Rothbaum   Executive Producer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Ed Bruce   Composer
Fred Foster   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
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