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What was Waylon Jennings's first critically acclaimed album after gaining creative control from RCA Records?

  • Dreaming My Dreams

  • Honky Tonk Heroes

  • Are You Ready for the Country

  • Lonesome, On'ry and Mean

Answer

Waylon Jennings's first critically acclaimed album after gaining creative control from RCA Records was Honky Tonk Heroes. The album was released in 1973 and was a commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was also critically acclaimed, with Rolling Stone magazine calling it "one of the finest country albums of all time".
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