Willie Nelson

 

Artist:  Willie Nelson
Birth Name:  Willie Hugh Nelson
Born:  April 29, 1933
Origin:  Abbott, Texas, USA.
Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Vocals Pop
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Willie Nelson is an American Country Music Singer, Songwriter and Actor.  He was the one of the key of Outlaw Country that developed from the conservative restrictions of the Nashville Sound, along with Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser in album Wanted! The Outlaw, especially he joined the Country Supergroup The Highwaymen, with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson.  His music styles uses a variety including Country, Folk, Rock, Blues, Pop and Jazz and he is the Icon in Country Music, influencing the New Country, New Tradition and Alternative Country in 1980s and 1990s.  He was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1933, and he received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988, he was also inducted to the National Agricultural Hall Of Fame in 2011.

Title:   Heroes  (Gatefold Sleeve 180 Gram 2 LP Coloured Vinyl)  (2021)

Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Vocals Pop

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  A Horse Called Music (with Merle Haggard)  (4:37)

 2.  Roll Me Up  (with Snoop Dogg, Jamey Johnson, Kris Kristofferson)  (3:25)

 3.  That's All There Is To This Song  (3:02)

 4.  No Place To Fly (with Lukas Nelson)  (5:07)

Side Two:

 1.  Every Time He Drinks He Thinks Of Her (with Lukas Nelson)  (2:48)

 2.  Come On Up To The House (with Sheryl Crow & Lukas Nelson)  (5:16)

 3.  Hero (with Jamey Johnson & Billy Joe Shaver)  (4:38)

 4.  My Window Faces The South (with Lukas Nelson)  (2:33)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  The Sound Of Your Memory (with Lukas Nelson)  (6:10)

 2.  Cold War With You (with Ray Price & Lukas Nelson)  (4:04)

 3.  Just Breathe (with Lukas Nelson)  (4:02)

Side Four:

 1.  Home In San Antone (with Lukas Nelson)  (4:09)

 2.  Come On Back Jesus (with Lukas Nelson & Micah Nelson)  (3:24)

 3.  The Scientist   (5:03)

Personnel:

Willie Nelson:  Guitar, Vocals

Lukas Nelson:  Vocals, Guitar, Electric Guitar

Micah Nelson:  Vocals

Merle Haggard:  Vocals

Kris Kristofferson:  Vocals

Billy Joe Shaver:  Vocals

Ray Price:  Vocals

Snoop Dogg:  Vocals

Jamey Johnson:  Vocals

Sheryl Crow:  Vocals

Buddy Cannon:  Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals on "Heroes"

Melonie Cannon:  Background Vocals on "Heroes"

Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica

Butch Carr:  Synthesizers

Steve Brewster:  Drums

Jim Brown:   Piano, Wurlitzer, B-3 Organ

Tony Creasman:  Drums

Kevin Johnson:  Steel Guitar

Lance Miller:  Background Vocals on "Heroes"

Paul Shaffer:  B-3 Organ

Bobby Terry:  Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Justin Stanley:  Drums, Keyboards on "The Scientist"

Doyle Bramhall II:  Guitar, Bass on "The Scientist"

Greg Leisz:  Pedal Steel Guitar on "The Scientist"

Heroes is the sixtieth studio album by Willie Nelson, originally released on May 15, 2012 by Legacy, remastered and reissued on January 22, 2021 by Music On Vinyl, featuring Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Price, Billy Joe Shaver, Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow, Jamey Johnson,  Lukas Nelson, and more!.