"Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)" | ||||
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Single by Waylon Jennings | ||||
from the album Full Circle | ||||
B-side | "Hey Willie" | |||
Released | January 7, 1989 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:12 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny MacRae, Steve Clark | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen, Waylon Jennings | |||
Waylon Jennings singles chronology | ||||
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"Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)" is a song recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in January 1989 as the second single from the album Full Circle . The song reached #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Johnny MacRae and Steve Clark.
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, and hired him to play bass. Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens. During the 1970s, Jennings was instrumental in the inception of Outlaw country movement, and recorded country music's first platinum album, Wanted! The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter.
Full Circle is an album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released on MCA Records in 1988. Jennings' fourth and final studio album for MCA before his move to Epic Records, it yielded four minor country hits: "Trouble Man" (#61), "Which Way Do I Go " (#28), "How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A." (#39) and "You Put the Soul in the Song" (#59). Jennings was partly responsible for writing the lyrics to six of the album's ten tracks. Full Circle was a minor success on the charts, peaking at #36.
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Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 28 |
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