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Heroes | 
| Artist: Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings
Label: Razor & Tie
Category: Music
Buy Used: $133.43
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 27111
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.5
UPC: 793018207829
EAN: 0793018207829
ASIN: B000002Z9E
Release Date: July 18, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Folks Out on the Road | | • | I'm Never Gonna Roam Again | | • | American by Birth | | • | Field of Diamonds | | • | Heroes | | • | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | | • | Love Is the Way | | • | Ballad of Forty Dollars | | • | I'll Always Love You (In My Own Crazy Way) | | • | One Too Many Mornings |
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Great duets album from Johnny and Waylon June 10, 2009
Peter Durward Harris (Leicester England)
Although this was the first time that Johnny and Waylon had teamed up to record an entire album, they had recorded a couple of duets before, scoring a seventies country hit together with There ain't no good chain gang. Later, both of them teamed up with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson as the Highwaymen. Perhaps because of those three Highwaymen albums, this one tends to get overlooked, but it does not deserve that fate.
Although this album contains several cover versions, none of them have been over-recorded. To country music fans, perhaps the most familiar songs will be Ballad of forty dollars (one of Tom T Hall's classic songs) and Even cowgirls get the blues (one of two Rodney Crowell songs here). The latter song has been recorded by several female singers including Emmylou Harris, who recorded it at mid-tempo pace (as Johnny and Waylon do here) with backing vocals by Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, and Lynn Anderson, who recorded an up-tempo version in 1980 and later re-recorded it for her sensational Cowboy's sweetheart album in the nineties. Tanya Tucker's sister LaCosta also recorded it, but I'm not sure if I ever heard her version. Apart from the version here, I haven't heard any other male versions although I know that Rodney Crowell recorded his own version.
Other covers include I'm never gonna roam again (the other Rodney Crowell song here), One too many mornings (Bob Dylan), Love is the way (Kris Kristofferson) and Folks out on the road (Eddy Raven). Johnny co-wrote the excellent Field of diamonds. The other songs (American by birth, Heroes, I'll always love you in my own crazy way) are all wonderful and could be original songs, but I'm not sure.
I regard this album as a classic. If you are a fan of Johnny or Waylon, or merely love top quality country music the way it used to be, you are likely to enjoy this album.
Nice blend of philosophical and humorous numbers... August 24, 2000
Patricia J. Moran (Florida Panhandle)
This CD includes "Field of Diamonds," a fast-moving piece which provides a nice philosophical counterpoint to the wry comments on human nature in "Ballad of Forty Dollars" ("some women do look good in black. . .") The supposedly sympathetic, "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" ("they need the reins laid on 'em loose. . .") can be borne because the music has the traditional Johnny Cash beat. The blending of voices from these veteran country singers gives younger performers a standard of performance to aim at. These guys obviously had a good time recording the songs--their joy is palpable. Since I personally like voices with a little "tooth," this is one of my favorites. I'm ordering another copy today.
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