I had no idea they are still making those Now That’s What I Call Music albums, but evidently they are and the latest one is pretty cool.
Now let me back up for a second, if you don’t know what a Now That’s What I Call Music album is here you go; it’s a CD with a collection of hit songs typically related to a genre, decade or year. Dozens of countries have their own series and many have seen great success in the United States with a bunch becoming certified platinum or gold and nearly every single one (Three to five each year since 1998) reached the billboard top five for a sixteen-year run.
Since 2014 they have not seen that sort of success and it’s probably due to the rise in streaming music, so they may be catering to the audience who still goes out and purchases hard copies of CDs with their latest, really cool album. Now That’s What I Call Outlaw Country
This collection includes standard outlaw artists like Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings, and Merle Haggard, and newer artists Like Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton, but what makes it really cool is that it includes the realest (is that a word?) but lesser-known outlaw artists such as Billy Joe Shaver and Jerry Jeff Walker. Below is the complete 18 song setlist.
1. Chris Stapleton- Traveller
2. Jamey Johnson- High Cost Of Living
3. Steve Earle- Copperhead Road
4. Miranda Lambert- Kerosene
5. Travis Tritt- T-R-O-U-B-L-E
6. Billy Joe Shaver- I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train
7. Johnny Cash- Folsom Prison Blues (Live)
8. The Charlie Daniels Band- The Devil Went Down To Georgia
9. Johnny Paycheck- Take This Job and Shove It
10. Waylon Jennings- Ladies Love Outlaws
11. Kris Kristofferson- Help Me Make It Through The Night
12. Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson- Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
13. Tanya Tucker- Texas (When I Die)
14. Emmylou Harris- Bluebird Wine
15. Jerry Jeff Walker- Up Against The Wall, Redneck (Live)
16. David Allan Coe- The Ride
17. Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson- Pancho & Lefty
18. Guy Clark- Desperados Waiting For A Train
Now you can purchase the album HERE or it is available to stream on most platforms.
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