VOL № CW034 — December 2023
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Sound-wise, 1971’s Willie Nelson & Family is no different than the 11 studio albums that precede it: They are awash in the Countrypolitan sound, with strings, horns and backing singers. But the version of ‘’Sunday Mornin,'' complete with its guitar solo — one of the first on Nelson’s legendary Trigger guitar — feels like the first act of defiance and a statement of intent. ‘’If Kris Kristofferson can do this, I can do it too,'' Nelson seemed to be saying. Within 18 months, he’d be in New York making Shotgun Willie, free to follow his muse wherever he went, cementing Kristofferson’s outlaw country jumpoff point. And that’s why Willie Nelson & Family is such an interesting artifact: It’s the last album Willie made in his ‘’Before'' timeline; it’s the point ...
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 What Can You Do to Me Now? |
| 2 Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down |
| 3 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry |
| 4 Fire and Rain |
| 5 Kneel at the Feet of Jesus |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 I'm a Memory |
| 2 Yours Love |
| 3 I Can Cry Again |
| 4 That's Why I Love Her So |
| 5 Today I Started Loving You Again |
