Honky Tonk Heroes

~ Release by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson & Billy Joe Shaver (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Not to be confused with Waylon Jennings's 1973 album of the same name.

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-27 00:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Honky Tonk Heroes (Like Me)
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Heroes
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Return Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1973)
42:59
2Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Castle (publisher), Return Music, Return Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1972)
43:54
3I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
Old Chunk of Coal
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
BJ Shaver Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1978)
2:12
4Ain’t No God in Mexico
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
Ain’t No God in Mexico
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Return Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1973)
22:22
5You Asked Me To
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
You Asked Me To
writer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (in 1973)
2:40
6Oklahoma Wind
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
Oklahoma Wind
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) (in 1980)
3:42
7I Couldn’t Be Me Without You
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
recording of:
I Couldn’t Be Me Without You
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1976)
2:02
8Tramp on Your Street
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
Tramp On Your Street
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Co-Heart Music Group, Inc. (in 1993)
4:32
9Easy Come Easy Go (aka: Ride Me Down Easy)
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
cover recording of:
Ride Me Down Easy
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Return Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1973)
3:56
10We Are the Cowboys
recording engineer:
Eric Paul (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Phil Bowden
executive producer:
Freddy Fletcher and Willie Nelson
producer:
Eric Paul (Engineer) and Eddy Shaver
recorded at:
Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States
recording of:
We Are the Cowboys
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) (in 1984)
4:23

Credits

Release

art direction:Gary Newyear
Jenny Newyear
photography and design:David Zettner
liner notes:Eric Paul (Engineer)
bass:David Cochran (bass player)
drums (drum set):David Crockett (Rock drummer)
guitar:Willie Nelson
Eddy Shaver
piano:Bucky Meadows (American session musician)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Pedernales Records Inc. (in 1999)
mastered at:Terra Nova in Austin, Texas, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7576190 [info]
ASIN:US: B00004LMAS [info]