Waylon Jennings - Rainy Day Woman - when the cowboy sings

The song reached number # 2 on the US Hot Country Songs charts, and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts, reached number # 18. The song was included in Waylon’s twenty-first studio album, The Ramblin ‘Man (RCA 1974)

Rainy Day Woman, song written and recorded by Waylon Jennings for the RCA Victor label, was recorded on July 15, 1974, at Glaser Sound Studio, 916 9thAve. South, Nashville, TN, along with five more songs, Waylon was accompanied on the recording by: Fred Newell (guitar), Reggie Young (Guitar), Larry Whitmore (guitar), Ralph Mooney (steel and dobro), Joe Allen, Leon Rhodes, Duke Goff and Sherman Hayes (bass), Larrie Londin, Ritchie Albrightand DJ Fontana (drums), Bunky Keels (piano), Andrew McMahon (organ), Kyle Lehning (trumpet and keyboards), Roger Crabtree (harmonica) and Shaun Jackson (violin). With the production of Waylon, the single was released on 21 December of 1974, on January 3, 1975, reached number # 2 on the US Hot Country Songs charts, and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts, reached number # 18.

The song was included in Waylon’s twenty-first studio album, The Ramblin ‘Man (RCA 1974), the album was released in September 1974, reaching number # 3, on November 16, 1974, on the US Top charts. Country Albums.

Versions:

Mel Tillis and The Statesiders 1975 (MGM)

Whiskey River Band 1978 (Northland Records)

Wichita 1978 (Hush)

Mark Chesnutt & Waylon Jennings 1994 (Decca)

Jay Berndt 2011 (Rusty Knuckles)

Ryan Bingham 2017 (Legacy)