Willie Nelson - One for the Road

Artist:

Russell, Leon

UPC:

886972393728

See Also:

Stewart, Rod Harrison, George Elton John/Leon Russell - The Union Elton John/Leon Russell - The Union

Description:

Personnel: Willie Nelson (vocals, guitar); Leon Russell (vocals, keyboards); Jody Payne (guitar, background vocals); Bonnie Raitt (slide guitar); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Marty Grebb (saxophone); John Gallie (organ); Chris Ethridge (bass); Paul English, Rex Ludwick (drums); Ambrose Campbell (percussion); Jim Boatman, Maria Muldaur (background vocals).
Recorded at Paradise Studios, Burbank, California.
ONE FOR THE ROAD compiles the results of two separate Willie Nelson/Leon Russell recording sessions. The first, featuring Willie`s backing band, has the atmosphere of an informal jam session, with Nelson and Russell performing a wide range of country songs and standards. Both men ignored their own voluminous songwriting catalogues in choosing the material for this session, selecting instead such familiar chestnuts as "Don`t Fence Me In," "You Are My Sunshine," "Heartbreak Hotel," and "Trouble In Mind," the last of which features a guest vocal by Maria Muldaur and a slide guitar solo by Bonnie Raitt.
The second recording session was much more subdued, consisting almost exclusively of Willie`s vocals and Leon`s piano and electronic keyboard accompaniment. The material for these sessions is made up entirely of such standards as "Danny Boy," "Summertime," and "Stormy Weather." As a result, this CD plays like two separate, shorter discs, the first reminiscent of Willie`s outlaw classics PHASES AND STAGES and RED HEADED STRANGER, the second closer in spirit to STARDUST.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Detour
2. I Saw the Light
3. Heartbreak Hotel
4. Let the Rest of the World Go By
5. Trouble in Mind
6. Don`t Fence Me In
7. Wild Side of Life, The
8. Ridin` Down the Canyon
9. Sioux City Sue
10. You Are My Sunshine
11. Danny Boy
12. Always
13. Summertime
14. Because of You
15. Am I Blue
16. Tenderly
17. Far Away Places
18. That Lucky Old Sun
19. Stormy Weather
20. One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)

Album Information

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Progressive Country

Label:

Columbia (USA)

Producer:

Willie Nelson; Leon Russell

Catalog Number:

36064

Original Release Year:

1979

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Bonnie Raitt; Maria Muldaur; Mickey Raphael

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