The album is the brainchild of Scatter Records label owner and founder Witt Stewart while visiting his hometown of Lubbock, TX. After contacting Jessi Colter, the widow of the late icon Jennings, and immediately began recording on August 20, 2007, the project was born.
“This project started with double rainbows and ended with double rainbows....a promise I'd say; as I think this could have been a prayer Waylon may have prayed....artists doing what they love for love,” says Colter. “I couldn't lead such a monumental effort. But, Witt set his face like a flint to finishing what he began and I am expecting Waylon to break the sound barrier again with the help of way cool artists too numerous to name. Thank you God for the vision you gave Witt, the artists who showed love in their music and, Waylon who gave us all a reason to listen again to what music really means. Bravo!!!”
Two and half years and 33 tracks later, Stewart met with Big Machine Label Group President & CEO Scott Borchetta on a cold, windy day in New York City. From the moment they met, Stewart knew BMLG was the right partner to release the hallowed collection.
“It was clear that Scott had really "listened" to the music,” explains Stewart. “The comments he made and questions he asked, I knew he had spent a lot of time with the music. And with his track record, he knows a few things about a hit song. Add that, due to his genuine love for Waylon and Jessi, there was no other home for the project but his house.”
“The music of Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson was some of the first music I ever fell in love with and one of the biggest reasons I moved to Nashville to work in Country Music,” says Scott Borchetta, President & CEO of the Big Machine Label Group. “Ironically, my dad also worked Alabama’s first singles when they were with then-independent label Stargem Records. It all seems to have come full circle with Alabama releasing the first single from the Vol. I compilation with our label group.”
Leading the launch of the compilation series is legendary super group Alabama, who reunited to record Jennings’, “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way” for Vol. I -- the first new recording from Alabama in a decade.
“What an opportunity for us to go back in the studio, play and record live like we used to, and pay tribute to a TRUE legend in music...not in country music...in music period,” says Randy Owen, the lead singer of Alabama.
Adds Alabama’s Teddy Gentry,"This is probably as close as I'll get to being a real outlaw...Thanks Waylon!”
"Waylon was one of a kind,” continues Alabama’s Jeff Cook. “We did a lot of his songs in our early years. It's nice to be a part of this tribute album!"
The Scatter Records album The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated To The Music of Waylon Jennings will be distributed nationally on Feb 8, 2011 by The Valory Music Company, one of the Big Machine Label Group's labels. Volumes II and III will be released later in the 2011 year.
The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to The Music of Waylon Jennings, Volume I Official Track Listing:
1. This Time – Jamey Johnson
2. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way – Alabama
3. I’m A Ramblin’ Man – Randy Houser
4. Belle of the Ball – Shooter Jennings
5. Good Hearted Woman – Sunny Sweeney and Jessi Colter
6. Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand – James Otto
7. Just To Satisfy You – John Hiatt w Waylon Jennings
8. Rose In Paradise – Kris Kristofferson and Patty Griffin
9. You Ask Me To – Trace Adkins
10. Go Down Rockin' – Waylon Jennings
(Bonus Track)
11. The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want To Get Over You) – Chanel Campbell
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