Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings - Take It To The Limit

Artist:

Nelson, Willie

UPC:

079895455424

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); Waylon Jennings, Chips Moman, Johnny Christopher (guitar, background vocals); Reggie Young, Grady Martin (guitar); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Jon Marett (saxophone); Bobby Wood (keyboards, background vocals); Bobbie Nelson, Bobby Emmons (keyboards); Mike Leech, Bee Spears (bass); Gene Chrisman, Paul English (drums); Toni Wine, Lisa Silver, Sherry Huffman, David Allan Coe, Gary Talley (background vocals).
Engineers: Chips Moman, David Cherry, Larry Greenhill.
Recorded at Moman`s Studio, Nashville, Tennessee and Pedernales Studio, Spicewood, Texas.
Like many of Willie Nelson`s mid-to-late-1980s efforts, TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT is more pop than country. Slick production, complete with lush background vocals and saxophone solos, creates the setting for the disc`s ten songs. The material leans toward dramatic ballads such as the title track (a Seventies hit for the Eagles) and "We Had it All." TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT also includes cover versions of Simon and Garfunkel`s "Homeward Bound," David Allen Coe`s "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)," and a mellow re-recording of Rodney Crowell`s "Till I Gain Control Again," which previously appeared on WILLIE AND FAMILY-LIVE.
Although Waylon gets equal billing on the album cover, he only sings on half the tracks, best among them the title track and a cover version of George Jones` 1950s first hit, "Why Baby Why." Those expecting a reprise of 1978`s WAYLON AND WILLIE, a classic of "outlaw country," may be disappointed by this highly polished production, but fans of 1980s hit country radio should enjoy it.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. No Love at All
2. Why Do I Have to Choose
3. Why Baby Why
4. We Had It All
5. Take It to the Limit
6. Homeward Bound
7. Blackjack County Chains
8. Till I Gain Control Again
9. Old Friends
10. Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)

Album Information

Release Date:

06/24/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Progressive Country

Label:

Sony Music Distribution (USA)

Catalog Number:

54554

Original Release Year:

1983

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Bobbie Nelson; David Allan Coe

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