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 Man2:03Waylon 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
1.7Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:04Waylon JenningsRCA Country LegendsWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-11-06
Buddha Records (1998–2002, formerly known as Buddah Records)74465-99788-2
1.19Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:04Waylon JenningsNashville RebelWaylon JenningsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-09-26
RCA Victor82876 89640 2
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 (on 1968-12-03)
recording of:Brown Eyed Handsome Man (on 1968-12-03: cover)

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)