The Essential David Allan Coe

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The Essential David Allan Coe
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Greatest hits album by
Released2004
Recorded1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
Genre Country
Length47:08
Label Legacy Records, Columbia Records
Producer Ron Bledsoe, Billy Sherrill, David Allan Coe, Waylon Jennings, Gregg Geller
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Tom Hull B+ [1]

The Essential David Allan Coe is a compilation album of highlights from singer/songwriter David Allan Coe's career.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by David Allan Coe except where noted

  1. "The Ride" (J.B. Detterline Jr, Gary Gentry) - 3:07
  2. "Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)" - 2:49
  3. "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (Steve Goodman) - 5:14
  4. "Willie, Waylon and Me" - 3:12
  5. "Longhaired Redneck" (David Allan Coe, Jimmy Rabbitt [2] ) - 3:21
  6. "If That Ain't Country" (David Allan Coe, Fred Spears) - 4:49
  7. "Take This Job and Shove It" - 2:57
  8. "(If I Could Climb) The Walls of the Bottle" (Don Goodman, Dan Seals) - 2:15
  9. "Jack Daniel's, If You Please" - 3:17
  10. "Tennessee Whiskey" (Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove) - 2:59
  11. "Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat" (Walt Aldridge, Billy Henderson) - 3:22
  12. "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" (Johnny Cunningham) - 3:39
  13. "Don't Cry Darlin'" (Dean Dillion) - 2:49
  14. "Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior" (Bobby Keel, David Allan Coe, Larry Latimer) - 3:00

Chart performance

Chart (2004)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums72

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References

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  2. "Jimmy Rabbitt Bio and Musicography". Archived from the original on April 18, 2008.