Hangin' Tough is the thirty-fifth studio album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released on MCA Records in 1987.
Jennings, who was only recently drug-free at the time of the sessions, later expressed disappointment with the album and his performance: "After I signed with MCA, we gave it out best shot, through a couple of albums...On Will the Wolf Survive? and Hangin' Tough, it was like I was off in a corner of a separate room, clouded by delay, distanced. I wasn't leading the band. I was trying to get my feet back on the ground, and that took as much concentration as singing. Though I was off drugs, I was still smoking heavily, and my voice showed the wear and tear."
Track listing
Personnel Waylon Jennings - lead and backing vocals Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar Matt Betton - drums Jerry Bridges - bass guitar Larry Byrom - electric guitar John Jarvis - piano, synthesizer Ralph Mooney - steel guitar Mark O'Connor - mandola, mandolin Steve Schaffer - synclavier Gary Scruggs - electric guitar, acoustic guitar Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - electric guitar, acoustic guitar Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals Reggie Young - electric guitar
Chart performance Chart (1987) Peakposition
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