Brown Eyed Handsome Man

~ Recording by Waylon Jennings

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:00Waylon JenningsBrown Eyed Handsome Man / Sorrow (Breaks a Good Man Down)Waylon JenningsSingle
RCA Victor74-0281
1.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:00Waylon JenningsBrown Eyed Handsome Man / Sorrow (Breaks a Good Man Down)Waylon JenningsSingle
RCA Victor74-0281
1.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:00Waylon JenningsBrown Eyed Handsome Man / Sorrow (Breaks a Good Man Down)Waylon JenningsSingle
RCA Victor74-0281
1.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:03Waylon JenningsWaylonWaylon JenningsAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)LSP-4260
1.2Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:00Waylon JenningsOnly Daddy That'll Walk the Line / Brown Eyed Handsome ManWaylon JenningsSingle
  • US1970-12-01
RCA Victor447-0836
1.23Brown-Eyed Handsome Man2:06Waylon JenningsCountry USA: 1970Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS Special Products, Time–Life MusicA-20901, CTD-04
1.2Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:03Waylon JenningsThe Essential Waylon JenningsWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)RCA07863-66857-2
1.2Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:03Waylon JenningsThe Essential Waylon JenningsWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 66857 2
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:04Waylon JenningsRockin’ CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)44523-2
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:04Waylon JenningsThe Journey: Six Strings AwayWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 16370
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:04Waylon JenningsRCA Country LegendsWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-11-06
Buddha Records (1998–2002, formerly known as Buddah Records)74465-99788-2
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:06Waylon JenningsLegendaryWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321881692
1.5Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:03Waylon JenningsLegendsWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2002-03-19
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
1.19Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:04Waylon JenningsNashville RebelWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-09-26
RCA Victor82876 89640 2
1.19Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:03Waylon JenningsNashville RebelWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2006-09-26
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:04Waylon JenningsWaylon / Singer of Sad SongsWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
Collectors’ Choice MusicCCM-2069
1.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:01Waylon JenningsWaylonWaylon JenningsAlbum
Columbia Nashville Legacy
Promotion
1.1Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:00Waylon JenningsBrown Eyed Handsome Man / Sorrow (Breaks a Good Man Down)Waylon JenningsSingle
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74-0281

Relationships

producer:Chet Atkins
bass:Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1968-12-03)
drums (drum set):Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1968-12-03)
guitar:Ray Edenton (on 1968-12-03)
Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist) (on 1968-12-03)
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1968-12-03)
Wayne Moss (on 1968-12-03)
Jerry Reed (on 1968-12-03)
piano:Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1968-12-03)
trumpet:Donald C. Sheffield (on 1968-12-03)
George Tidwell (on 1968-12-03)
lead vocals:Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1968-12-03)
recorded at:RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-12-03)
recording of:Brown Eyed Handsome Man (on 1968-12-03: cover)

Related works

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

lyricist and composer:Chuck Berry
publisher:Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
later translated versions:Détective privé
In de tijd van de rock ’n’ roll
part of:Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)