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Prine requested to be uncredited on the song, as he thought it was a "goofy, novelty song" and did not want to "offend the country music community". Goodman released the song on his 1971 debut album Steve Goodman to little acclaim. It was more famously recorded by country music singer David Allan Coe on his 1975 album Once Upon a Rhyme.
Coe's version became his first country Top 10 hit single, peaking at No. 8 in 1975, and includes a spoken epilogue where Coe relates a correspondence he had with Goodman, who stated the song he had written was the 'perfect country and western song'. Coe wrote back stating that no song could fit that description without mentioning a laundry list ...
Coe’s version became his first country Top 10 hit single, peaking at #8 in 1975, and includes a spoken epilogue where Coe relates a correspondence he had with songwriter Steve Goodman, who stated the song he had written was the "perfect country and western song." Coe wrote back stating that no song could fit that description without ...
Four of the album's eleven songs are covers, including the love song “If You'll Hold the Ladder (I'll Climb to the Top)” and Bobby Braddock’s “The Great Nashville Railroad Disaster (A True Story),” the latter having a similar feel to Coe's later hit “The Ride.” “Back to Atlanta” recalls Coe's 1974 composition “Atlanta Song ...
Compiles material from tour-only albums 1990 Songs for Sale, Standing Too Close to the Flame and Granny's Off Her Rocker along with a brand new spoken intro and outro by Coe. [57] 2002 The Original Outlaw of Country Music — — 2004 The Essential David Allan Coe: 72 — 2005 At His Best — — Castles in the Sand/Hello in There PLUS — —
Longhaired Redneck was Coe's third album for Columbia in three years and the first where he wrote or co-wrote all the songs. Coe had already written several hits for other artists and scored his own Top 10 hit in 1975 with the Steve Goodman-John Prine composition "You Never Even Called Me by My Name."
Pages in category "David Allan Coe songs" ... The Ride (David Allan Coe song) Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms; S. She Used to Love Me a Lot (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay;
Tennessee Whiskey did not crack the country albums chart. AllMusic said "Coming on the heels of the brilliant Invictus Means Unconquered in 1980, Tennessee Whiskey from 1981 is another strong David Allan Coe outing, full of interesting song choices and hard country performances à la Merle Haggard and George Jones."