I'm a Ramblin' Man
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm a Ramblin' Man
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Waylon Jennings
| album = The Ramblin' Man
| B-side = Got a Lot Goin' for Me
| released = July 1974
| format =
| recorded =
| studio = Glaser Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:49
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = Ray Pennington
| producer = Waylon Jennings, Ray Pennington
| prev_title = This Time
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Rainy Day Woman
| next_year = 1974
}}
"I'm a Ramblin' Man" is a song written by Ray Pennington. He recorded the song in 1967 for Capitol Records and took it to number 29 on the country charts.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=321|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
It was later recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. The song was Jennings' second number one on the country chart and stayed at number one for a single week.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=174}} "I'm a Ramblin' Man" also appeared on the Australian charts.
The song was featured on the official soundtrack of the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine.
==Content==
Chart performance
=Ray Pennington=
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!align="left"|Chart (1967) !align="center"|Peak |
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|29|artist=Ray Pennington}} |
=Waylon Jennings=
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!align="left"|Chart (1974) !align="center"|Peak |
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Waylon Jennings}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|75|artist=Waylon Jennings}} |
align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks
|align="center"|2{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3869.pdf| title=RPM Country Playlist - October 19, 1974}} |
align="left"|Canadian RPM Top Singles
|align="center"|78{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3881b.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - October 26, 1974}} |
align="left"|Australian Kent Music Report
|align="center"|75 |
References
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External links
- {{youtube|voPzJclQrjo|Ray Pennington - Ramblin' Man}}
{{Waylon Jennings}}
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Category:Waylon Jennings songs
Category:Songs written by Ray Pennington
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
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