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:  A Beautiful Time (2022)

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

Label:  Legacy Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  I'll Love You Till The Day Die (4:11)

 2.  My Heart Was A Dancer (3:11)

 3.  Energy Follows Thought (3:18)

 4.  Dreamin' Again (3:57)

 5.  I Don't Go To Funerals (2:27)

 6.  A Beautiful Time (4:57)

 7.  We're Not Happy (Till You're Not Happy) (3:17)

 8.  Dusty Bottles (3:31)

 9.  Me And My Partner (2:12)

10. Tower Of Song (5:00)

11. Live Every Day (3:12)

12. Don't Touch Me There (2:38)

13. With A Little Help From My Friends (3:43)

14. Leave You With A Smile (3:42)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  I'll Love You Till The Day Die (4:11)

 2.  My Heart Was A Dancer (3:11)

 3.  Energy Follows Thought (3:18)

 4.  Dreamin' Again (3:57)

 5.  I Don't Go To Funerals (2:27)

 6.  A Beautiful Time (4:57)

 7.  We're Not Happy (Till You're Not Happy) (3:17)

Side B:

 1.  Dusty Bottles (3:31)

 2.  Me And My Partner (2:12)

 3.  Tower Of Song (5:00)

 4.  Live Every Day (3:12)

 5.  Don't Touch Me There (2:38)

 6.  With A Little Help From My Friends (3:43)

 7.  Leave You With A Smile (3:42)

Personnel:

Willie Nelson:  Lead Vocals, Trigger

Barry Bales:  Upright Bass

Kevin "Swine" Grant:  Upright Bass

Mike Johnson:  Steel Guitar

James Mitchell:  Electric Guitar

Bobby Terry:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Steel, Bass, Piano

Catherine Marx:  Wurlitzer, Piano, B-3 Organ

Jim "Moose" Brown:  Piano, B-3 Organ, Synthesizer, Wurlitzer

Lonnie Wilson:  Drums, Percussion

Chad Cromwell:  Drums

Fred Eltringham:  Drums, Percussion

Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica

Buddy Cannon:  Background Vocals

Melonie Cannon:  Background Vocals

A Beautiful Time is the seventy-second solo studio album by Willie Nelson, released on April 29, 2022 by Legacy Recordings, includes original songs by Willie Nelson, as well as covers of The Beatles, and Leonard Cohen, and released the single "I'll Love You Till The Day Die", written by Chris Stapleton and Rodney Crowell.