Willie Nelson - Across the Borderline

Artist:

Nelson, Willie

UPC:

886972417325

See Also:

Highwaymen (Country) (The) Carter Family (The) Robbins, Marty Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson/Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings - Highwaymen (Box) Willie Nelson/Ray Price/Merle Haggard - Last Of The Breed Willie Nelson - Seashores of Old Mexico Willie Nelson - One for the Road Willie Nelson/Asleep At The Wheel - Willie & The Wheel [Digipak] Willie Nelson/Asleep At The Wheel - Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel (Deluxe Edition) Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard/Ray Price - Live from The Last of the Breed Tour [3/3] Various Artists - Men of Country: Triple Feature Johnny Cash/Willie Nelson - VH1 Storytellers Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson - Pancho & Lefty

Description:

Personnel: Willie Nelson (vocals, guitar); Danny Timms (guitar, piano, organ, background vocals); Fred Tackett, John Leventhal, Mark Goldenberg, Reggie Young, John Selelowane, Ray Phiri, Grady Martin, Jody Payne (guitar); Robbie Turner (pedal steel, mandolin, bass); Paul Franklin (pedal steel); Eric Bazilian (mandolin); Johnny Gimble (violin); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Bobbie Nelson (piano, Hammond B-3); Benmont Tench (Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer, keyboards); David Campbell (harmonium); James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Mike Leech, Bee Spears (bass); Gene Chrisman, Smitty Smith, Paul English (drums); Billy English (percussion); Mingo Araujo (conga); Paulinho da Costa, Debra Dobkin (percussion); Jimmy Bralower (drum samples).
Additional guest artists: Mark O`Connor (violin, fiddle); Michael Brecker (keyboards); Mark Isham (trumpet); Don Was (bass); Jim Keltner (drums).
Engineers: Rik Pekkonen, Brian Masterson, Richard Travali.
At a time when Don Was was still being heralded for the resurrection of Bonnie Raitt`s career, he was brought in to helm Willie Nelson`s 1993 release ACROSS THE BORDERLINE. The results were spectacular (despite less-than-stellar sales figures) and even included a Raitt/Nelson duet on "Getting Over You." As was the case so many times in the past, Nelson`s choice of material wandered all over the map, once again reflecting the Red Headed Stranger`s assertation that a good song is a good song whether it`s a country one or not. Thus, he duetted with Sinead O`Connor on Peter Gabriel`s "Don`t Give Up," had Mose Allison play piano on Willie Dixon`s "I Love The Life I Live" and recorded Paul Simon`s "Graceland" and "American Tune," with the author providing guitar accompaniment. Other notable songwriters whose material is given the Nelson treatment are John Hiatt ("[The] Most Unoriginal Sin"), Lyle Lovett ("Farther Down The Line," "If I WereThe Man You Wanted") and Bob Dylan ("What Was It You Wanted.") Nelson and Zim even duet on their co-written "Heartland" a song overflowing with images of foreclosed farms and shattered dreams.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. American Tune
2. Getting Over You
3. Most Unoriginal Sin, The
4. Don`t Give Up
5. Heartland
6. Across the Borderline
7. Graceland
8. Farther Down the Line
9. Valentine
10. What Was It You Wanted
11. I Love the Life I Live
12. If I Were the Man You Wanted
13. She`s Not For You
14. Still Is Still Moving to Me

Album Information

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Progressive Country

Label:

Columbia (USA)

Producer:

Don Was

Catalog Number:

52752

Original Release Year:

1993

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Bonnie Raitt; Bob Dylan; Paul Simon; Sinead O`Connor; Kris Kristofferson; Milt Hinton; David Crosby; Mose Allison

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