Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson Version
| "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Waylon Jennings with Willie Nelson | |||||||||||
| from the album Waylon & Willie | |||||||||||
| B-side | "I Can Get Off on You" | ||||||||||
| Released | January 1978 | ||||||||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||||||
| Length | 2:31 | ||||||||||
| Label | RCA | ||||||||||
| Producer | Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson |
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Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson covered the song on their 1978 duet album Waylon & Willie. This rendition peaked at No. 1 in March 1978, spending four weeks atop the country music charts. It also reached #42 on the Billboard Hot 100, and won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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