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Track Listings
| 1. Shotgun Willie |
| 2. Whiskey River |
| 3. Sad Songs And Waltzes |
| 4. Local Memory |
| 5. Slow Down Old World |
| 6. Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer) |
| 7. Devil In A Sleepin' Bag |
| 8. She's Not For You |
| 9. Bubblees In My Beer |
| 10. You Look Like The Devil |
| 11. So Much To Do |
| 12. A Song For You |
Product Description
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Willie's breakthrough solo album in critical terms (his first big success as a solo artist was to follow two years later with Red Headed Stranger) was recorded after he left Nashville in some degree of disillusionment and relocated to freer and easier Austin, Texas. It was also his first album for Atlantic's short- lived country division, and the production input by Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler--more famous for their work with R&B acts--allowed the blues emotions of Nelson's songs to flourish particularly on the haunting "Sad Songs and Waltzes" and "Slow Down Old World". In addition to the jokey title track, Nelson presents two stripped- down western swing numbers by Bob Wills in "Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)" and "Bubbles In My Beer", while in contrast to these upbeat moments he closes with Leon Russell's delicate "A Song For You" to complete a well-rounded album. --Tim Perry
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Frustrated by eight years without creative freedom or commercial success, Willie Nelson left RCA Victor in 1972 only to be signed by Atlantic Records VP Jerry Wexler, a longtime fan. Willie and a group of Texas, Nashville, and Manhattan musicians (Doug Sahm and Larry Gatlin among them) recorded three albums worth of material in New York, including this benchmark collection. A musical crazy quilt reflecting Nelson's own freewheeling repertoire, it mixed Willie compositions old ("Slow Down Old World") and new ("Shotgun Willie") with a Bob Wills favorite ("Bubbles in My Beer"), Johnny Bush's Texas barroom anthem "Whiskey River," and a stately rendition of Leon Russell's "A Song for You." Literate, sharply focused, and earthy, it proved a turning point, validating Willie's creative quest aesthetically. The triumph was also a commercial one. Acclaimed by the rock music press, Shotgun Willie attracted many younger fans to become Nelson's bestselling album to date, paving the way for his future superstardom at Columbia and beyond. --Rich Kienzle
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4.0 out of 5 stars
2009 releases are reprintings,
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This review is from: Shotgun Willie (Audio CD)
I have no complaints about the music. My problem is that Amazon lists a lot of Willie Nelson CDs as having a 2009 release, when they are only reprintings of the original CD releases. That is, the audio is the same, the front cover has the old-fashioned black left bar, and the spine has the 80's-signifying red letters on white.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Textbook of Willie Nelson's eclectic music,
By hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shotgun Willie (Audio CD)
Having broken free of RCA Nashville, Nelson spent a two album stint on Atlantic. This 1973 debut for the label covers a lot of ground, blending Nelson originals with covers (including a pair of Bob Wills titles and a pair from Leon Russell, including "A Song For You") across country, jazz and Texas storytelling tradition. As fruitfully as Nelson has conquered the charts over the years, album-styled music such as this is clearly his first love.Highlights include the (then) newly-penned autobiographical title track, a soulful version of "Whiskey River" that greatly changes mood from the live hit single, the tearful (and perhaps ironically self-fulfilling) original "Sad Songs and Waltzes," and a family take of Bob Wills' "Say All Night (Stay a Little Longer)." This is complex, thoughtful music with the sophistication of its country musical roots and its New York City recording location. Those familiar only with the more readily digestible hits will find a fuller philosophical and musical meal here.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best,
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This review is from: Shotgun Willie (Audio CD)
This is one of the best Willie cd's. There reallyisn't a bad track on the disc. The now Willie Standards Stay All Night and Whiskey River (a more mellow version) are included which are both great. Other great songs would be Sad Songs and Waltzes + Devil in a Sleepin Bag. This one is worth the money...
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