Cover Versions
Several cover versions of the song have been recorded, including the following:
- In 1971, Lynn Anderson also recorded a version of the song that became a Top 20 hit for her, for the album "Songs That Made Country Girls Famous".
- In 1981, the two songs ("Wild Side of Life" and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels") were combined into a duet by Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter on their album Leather and Lace. That song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
- In 1985, The two songs were also covered by the folk / rockabilly band The Knitters (a side project of the seminal LA punk band X) on a compilation album "Radio Tokyo Tapes, Vol. 3."
- Wells made a cameo guest-vocalist appearance on a cover version recorded by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, for the album Honky Tonk Angels and released as a single. Wells also appeared in a video for the song, which has aired on The Nashville Network, CMT and Great American Country.
- In 1999, Lynette Morgan & Her Tennessee Rhythm Riders covered the song as "Honky Tonk Angels" on their Little Red Wagon album.
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