Armed and Crazy

Armed and Crazy
Studio album by
Johnny Paycheck
ReleasedNovember 1978 (1978-11)
RecordedJanuary 1978, June 1978
StudiosColumbia Recording Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length31:41
LabelEpic Records
ProducerBilly Sherrill
Johnny Paycheck chronology
Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
(1978)		 Armed and Crazy
(1978)		 The Outlaw
(1979)
Singles from Armed and Crazy
  1. "Friend, Lover, Wife"
    Released: October 21, 1978
  2. "The Outlaw's Prayer"
    Released: January 27, 1979

Armed and Crazy is the eighteenth studio album by American country music artist Johnny Paycheck. The album was released in November 1978, via Epic Records. It was produced by Billy Sherrill.[1][2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[3]

Armed and Crazy received mixed critical responses. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the album as a "glitzy, gaudy send-up" of Paycheck's outlaw persona.[3] Eric Siegel of The Baltimore Sun praised "Friend, Lover, Wife" and "Just Makin' Love Don't Make it Love" as highlights that showed Paycheck's capacity for sensitivity and introspection.[4]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Friend, Lover, Wife"
3:09
2."Armed and Crazy"Dean Darst2:48
3."Mainline"
3:02
4."Thanks to the Cathouse (I'm in the Doghouse with You)"
  • M. Barnes
  • Frank Saulino
  • James Valentini
4:12
5."Leave It to Me"Paycheck3:11
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Me and the I.R.S."
  • Don Scaife
  • Gladys Scaife
  • Ronny Scaife
  • Phil Thomas
2:35
2."Let's Have a Hand for the Little Lady"
  • D. St. John
  • S. St. John
  • C. Tharp
1:59
3."Just Makin' Love Don't Make It Love"Paycheck2:57
4."Look What the Dog Drug In"J. Chambers2:45
5."The Outlaw's Prayer"
5:03
Total length:31:41
Expanded Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Can't Hold Myself in Line" (with Merle Haggard)Merle Haggard3:43
12."Yesterday's News Just Hit Home Today"Haggard3:50
13."You Don't Have Very Far to Go" (with Merle Haggard)
2:58
14."No More You and Me" (with Merle Haggard)Haggard2:35
15."Someone Told My Story" (with Merle Haggard)Haggard3:11
Total length:47:58

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Armed and Dangerous
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 12
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 15

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Doug (December 9, 1978). "Sound Country". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, Vermont. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Outlaw Country Pioneer Johnny PayCheck's Album Armed And Crazy Celebrates 46th Anniversary Of Its Release In November". JWA Media. November 6, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Armed and Crazy - Johnny Paycheck : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ Siegel, Eric (December 10, 1978). "Country protest song now is workers' anthem". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. pp. D7. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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