I've Always Been Crazy (song) explained

I've Always Been Crazy
Type:single
Artist:Waylon Jennings
Album:I've Always Been Crazy
B-Side:I Never Said It Would Be East
Released:June 1978
Recorded:1978
Length:4:12
Label:RCA
Prev Title:There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand
Next Year:1978

"I've Always Been Crazy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in June 1978 as the first single and title track from his 1978 album I've Always Been Crazy. The song became his sixth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.[1]

Single and album edits

The single version, released for radio airplay and commercial single release, cuts out an instrumental bridge in the middle of the song, and has an earlier fade. However, most radio stations that play "I've Always Been Crazy" as an oldie play the full album version.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 175.