I Ain't Living Long Like This#Waylon Jennings version
"I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a song written by Rodney Crowell that was first recorded by Gary Stewart on his 1977 album Your Place or Mine (with Rodney Crowell and Nicolette Larson on backing vocals). Emmylou Harris then recorded the song for her 1978 album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town. Crowell released his version as well in 1978 on his debut album Ain't Living Long Like This.
Waylon Jennings version
{{Infobox song
| name = I Ain't Living Long Like This
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Waylon Jennings
| album = What Goes Around Comes Around
| B-side = It's the World Gone Crazy (Cotillion)
| released = December 1979
| recorded = June 20, 1979
| studio = American Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
| venue =
| genre = Country rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/article/20120825/ENTERTAINMENT/308259752|title=Waylon Jennings' music, career decisions carry long-lasting impact, inspiration|author=Kerns, William|date=August 25, 2012|access-date=August 2, 2019}} outlaw country, rock and roll
| length = 4:44
| label = RCA
| writer = Rodney Crowell
| producer = Richie Albright
| prev_title = Come with Me
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Clyde
| next_year = 1980
}}
- In 1979, Waylon Jennings recorded the song for his album What Goes Around Comes Around. His version was his eleventh number one on the country chart.{{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=175}}
=Chart performance=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| align="left"|Chart (1979–1980)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Waylon Jennings}} |
| align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (1980)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1980/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1980: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1980}}
| align="center" | 19 |
Other recordings
References
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Category:Songs written by Rodney Crowell
Category:Waylon Jennings songs
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
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