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Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)

Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

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20 cited facts

  • 1977
  • 3:19
  • 103 BPM · G major

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  1. Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)

  2. Produced by Chips Moman, also In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley), Pancho and Lefty (Merle Haggard) and Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)

  3. Recorded at American Studios, also Amanda, Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) and Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson)

  4. Engineered by Neil Wilburn, also Last Year’s Man (Leonard Cohen), Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen) and The Partisan (Leonard Cohen)

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Credits

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Written by
Bobby Emmons and Chips Moman
Produced by
Chips Moman
Performed by
Carter Robertson, Clifford Barny Robertson, Gordon Payne, Johnny Christopher, Ralph Mooney, Rance Wasson, Reggie Young, Richie Albright, Sherman Hayes, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
Engineered by
Don Cobb and Neil Wilburn
Part of
Ol’ Waylon
Recorded at
American Studios
Released on
RCA Victor

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Carter Robertson

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Carter Robertson

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Clifford Barny Robertson

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Clifford Barny Robertson

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  3. 3MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Gordon Payne

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Gordon Payne

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  4. 4MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Johnny Christopher

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Johnny Christopher

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  5. 5MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Ralph Mooney

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Ralph Mooney

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  6. 6MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Rance Wasson

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Rance Wasson

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  7. 7MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Reggie Young

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Reggie Young

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  8. 8MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Richie Albright

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Richie Albright

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  9. 9MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Sherman Hayes

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Sherman Hayes

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  10. 10MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Waylon Jennings

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Waylon Jennings

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  11. 11MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Willie Nelson

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was performed by Willie Nelson

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  12. 12MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was produced by Chips Moman

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was produced by Chips Moman

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  13. 13MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was written by Bobby Emmons

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was written by Bobby Emmons

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  14. 14MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was written by Chips Moman

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was written by Chips Moman

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  15. 15MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) is part of the release Ol’ Waylon

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) is part of the release Ol’ Waylon

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  16. 16MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was recorded at American Studios

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was recorded at American Studios

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  17. 17MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)

    RCA Victor is the label of the song Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)

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  18. 18MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was engineered by Don Cobb

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was engineered by Don Cobb

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  19. 19MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was engineered by Neil Wilburn

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was engineered by Neil Wilburn

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  20. 20MusicBrainz Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was released on 1977-04

    Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) was released on 1977-04

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