Diamonds (Waylon Jennings song)

"Diamonds"
Single by Waylon Jennings
from the album Diamonds
ReleasedJune 21, 2026
RecordedDecember 28, 1978
StudioAmerican Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Sunset Sound Studio 3 (Los Angeles, California)
GenreCountry
Length4:00
Label
Songwriters
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Waylon Jennings singles chronology
"The Cowboy (Small Texas Town)"
(2025)
"Diamonds"
(2026)
Music video
"Diamonds" on YouTube

"Diamonds" is a song by American country music singer Waylon Jennings. It was released on June 21, 2026 as the lead single and title track to his forty-eighth studio album Diamonds.

Background

Recording

The song was co-written between Waylon Jennings and Glen Campbell and recorded on the night of December 28, 1978.[1] The session was produced between Jennings, Richie Albright, and Tony Joe White.[2][3]

The song was released on June 21, 2026 as the titletrack to the second installment, in a trio of posthumous albums for Waylon released by his son, Shooter Jennings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Waylon Jennings Unheard Music Released". Country Rebel. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Country Music Legend's New Album Announced 24 Years After His Death". Parade. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ Tubbs, Amanda (October 3, 2025). "New Waylon Jennings Album, "Songbird," Released 23 Years After His Death". Classic Country Music. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Shooter Jennings Is Releasing More Waylon Songs. This One Features Glen Campbell". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 26, 2026.